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Procurement Category Support Specialist


Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
LondonLocation
London
5 hours ago
Posted date
5 hours ago
N/A
Minimum level
N/A
Full-timeEmployment type
Full-time
BuyerJob category
Buyer
Job summary

The Procurement Shared Services Team within NHS LPP delivers all tendering and associated activity on behalf of the above categories for our members.

The Category Support Specialist will lead on end to end tendering via the Atamis e-procurement portal, advising internal and external stakeholders of the best route to market to meet their objectives.

The post holder will have demonstrable experience of having delivered tenders and working in a purchasing function.

The post holder will be expected to provide advice to a range of stakeholders including senior managers, and directors within the NHS and provide professional advice to suppliers on compliant procurement processes.

A detailed understanding of EU and UK Procurement Law will be required which will have been obtained either by experience or masters / equivalent training.

Support the development and delivery of sourcing strategies for NHS LPP Member's non-pay spend.

Carry out Tender and supplier contracting initiatives as directed by the Procurement Assistant Director e.g. create Frameworks, Dynamic Markets, run Further Competitions and bespoke projects.

Main duties of the job

Develop and implement Tender activity as directed by the Procurement Assistant Director working with NHS LPP Members. This will involve creating Framework Agreements and Dynamic Markets and running Further Competitions off these.

Maintain overall understanding of NHS LPP Member spend using a variety of data sources including benchmarking and supplier management information, to establish a detailed knowledge of Member expenditure by Supplier & Commodity.

About us

The post holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated including, but not limited to:

Information Governance

All staff must comply with information governance requirements. These includes statutory responsibilities (such as compliance with the Data Protection Act), following national guidance (such as the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice) and compliance with local policies and procedures (such as the Trust's Confidentiality policy). Staff are responsible for any personal information (belonging to staff or patients) that they access and must ensure it is stored, processed and forwarded in a secure and appropriate manner.

NHS LPP are proud to be accredited by Investors In People & Disability awareness.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Develop and implement full end to end Tender activity as directed by the Procurement Assistant Director working with NHS LPP Members.

Please see Job description for full details.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Develop and implement full end to end Tender activity as directed by the Procurement Assistant Director working with NHS LPP Members.

Please see Job description for full details.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of sourcing including tendering from initial scoping to contract award
  • Experience of preparing and presenting reports
Desirable

  • Experience in a healthcare related organisation.
Knowledge / Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education
  • Evidence of CIPS qualification and progress towards professional chartered status
  • Previous procurement experience or training to a masters level or equivalent.
Skills

Essential

  • Excellent administration & organisational skills
  • Excellent IT skills

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

  • Experience of sourcing including tendering from initial scoping to contract award
  • Experience of preparing and presenting reports
Desirable

  • Experience in a healthcare related organisation.
Knowledge / Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education
  • Evidence of CIPS qualification and progress towards professional chartered status
  • Previous procurement experience or training to a masters level or equivalent.
Skills

Essential

  • Excellent administration & organisational skills
  • Excellent IT skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address

London Procurement Partnership

India House, 45 Curlew Street

London

SE1 2ND

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JOB SUMMARY
Procurement Category Support Specialist
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London
5 hours ago
N/A
Full-time

Procurement Category Support Specialist