Job Title: Procurement Assistant

Function: Commercial

Location: Hybrid working 2 days a week in our Daresbury office.

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £28,489 with potential to rise to £31,655 over 3 years

Closing Date: Friday 22nd May, 2026.

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a Procurement assistant to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.

We have a great opportunity for a Procurement Assistant within our Commercial Diagnostic team. The Procurement Assistant will work as an integral member of the category teams, ensuring the procurement processes are managed within identified KPIs. They will support the delivery of the end-to-end procurement process for our customers/stakeholders, working to always deliver a high level of customer service to all stakeholders ensuring that relationships and processes are managed effectively allowing overall targets to be achieved.

Every day you will

• Support procurement activities by delivering agreed objectives and following established procurement systems, processes, and protocols
• Collect, analyse, and report on contract performance, market trends, cost drivers, and supplier information to support new and existing contracts
• Undertake basic contract management activities, including maintaining records, supporting reviews, and contributing to the development of new contracts
• Prepare accurate reports, documents, and spreadsheets using standard office software, ensuring data is gathered, summarised, and presented clearly
• Provide effective stakeholder and customer support by coordinating meetings and actions, managing queries, resolving issues, and supporting engagement activities

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and colleague recognition awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Confident use of Microsoft Office applications, including advanced Excel skills, to analyse data, maintain accurate spreadsheets, produce reports, and support procurement and contract management activity
• Experience working within, or exposure to, a commercial or procurement environment, with an understanding of how contracts, suppliers, and value-for-money considerations support organisational objectives
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to listen effectively, understand the needs of different audiences, and share information clearly, concisely, and professionally both verbally and in writing
• Ability to build positive working relationships and collaborate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders, contributing to shared goals and adding value through a proactive and supportive approach
• Capable of working independently with minimal supervision, analysing data from multiple sources, drawing appropriate conclusions, and making well-reasoned recommendations to support decision-making

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn't match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@supplychain.nhs.uk who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.

To keep our recruitment process efficient, we may close the advert early if application numbers are high. If you're interested, we recommend applying promptly.

We reserve the right to close any vacancy from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.