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We are seeking a highly skilled Procurement Specialist to join our dynamic specialist Clinical Procurement and Market Management team within NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit.
Main Responsibilities- Deliver strategic Clinical Procurements and Market Management services in line with best practice guidance under the regulation for NHS England, leading on specific projects within a portfolio of projects/programmes that delivers high value, improved patient care and cost efficiency savings across the CSU customer base.
- Assist the Senior Procurement Manager in the delivery of the annual work plan ensuring performance to key milestones and agreed key performance indicators are achieved.
- Design and deliver specialist training, advice and guidance on the regulations and the use of the e-tendering tools to customers, evaluators and subject matter experts to support evaluation and market testing processes.
- Support the delivery of clinical procurements within a portfolio of projects/programme that delivers high value, improved patient care and cost efficiency savings across the CSU customer base.
- Use of e-tendering tools to support procurements and to become an expert within this field.
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is a multi award-winning organisation that has achieved the prestigious Investors in People Gold Award for 'We invest in people' and 'We invest in wellbeing' and is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity.
We reward the hard work and commitment of our people with the following benefits:
- A competitive salary with annual pay reviews
- A generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
- Flexible working and family friendly policies, including enhanced parental leave and pay
- A wide range of in-house and external learning and development opportunities
- Access to salary sacrifice and discount schemes
- Access to employee assistance and occupational health services.
Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area.
- Worked within a procurement environment.
- Delivered procurements that complied with Public Sector Procurement law.
- Worked with procurement systems and e-solutions.
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise.
Desirable
- Has carried out some data analysis to inform procurement interventions.
- IT skills to develop and create reports, documents and spread-sheets, and the ability to present reports to a high standard.
- Has working knowledge of procurement systems and process.
- Working understanding and Knowledge of relevant Public Sector Procurement Regulations such as Provider Selection Regime, Public Contract Regulations 2015 and Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition 2013 Regulations.
- Willing to or already working towards registration for full Member of Associate/Student of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS).
