Procurement Business Manager

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Job Overview: Procurement Services have a vacant Procurement Business Manager position. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your procurement career in a dynamic, challenging and high profile environment. In addition to the criteria outlined in the specification, you should demonstrate how you apply commercial acumen and utilise skills to deliver in the complex changing environment throughout NHS Wales. The post will be working on behalf of Health Education & Improvement Wales, and will focus on stakeholder engagement, staff development and increased visibility of contract content and expenditure. To be successful in this post, the candidate will be of a continuous improvement mindset; need to be flexible and responsive to changes in priorities; be of a resilient personality; demonstrable track record in delivering creative and innovative service improvement solutions; manage heavy workload at pace; ensure policies and procedures are adhered to ensuring strategic and operational targets are delivered.

Main Duties of the Job:

• Supporting the teams understanding of the strategic direction of all NHS Wales organisations and the alignment with the NWSSP strategic objectives as part of the Integrated Medium-Term Plan (IMTP).
• The post holder will support the leadership of the Assistant Head of National Sourcing in the delivery of a comprehensive sourcing plan, Non Pay Savings, Compliance, P2P, Audit and ensuring operational management and performance monitoring of the Health Education & Improvement Wales Sourcing team.
• Apply innovative and strategic thinking to continuous service improvement initiatives and be prepared to challenge historical practice when appropriate, ensuring best practice is adopted which improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the Procurement Team.
• Ensure the operational management and performance monitoring of the whole Procurement team in line with departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
• Support the Assistant Head of National Sourcing in responding to FOI and Audit and Assurance queries.

Discover how you can enjoy life to the full & progress your fulfilling career by sharing in our values, working together, taking responsibility, listening and learning and innovation. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation: At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating. Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people. Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers. Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities: You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person Specification:

• Qualified to CIPS Level 5 (Advanced Diploma) OR Procurement or business related Degree
• Strategic sourcing - Performance improvement - EU Procurement - What the business needs are across the procurement services - Delivering value for money - The whole supply chain process - Best practice principles / benchmarking - E-procurement - The impact of sustainability in supply chains - The importance of compliance - Process improvement / operations management - Legal requirements of a contract

• Knowledge of Health Boards and Trusts Procurement processes/ procedures

• Proven experience of delivering complex procurement projects: assessment of business need, evidence of tendering, specification writing, evaluation criteria, contract award reports, contract management, implementation of contracts, engaging key stakeholders
• Demonstrate experience of dealing with contract legislation, compliance and probity issues.
• Experience of people / staff supervision / management – preferably management experience within a procurement or supply environment.

• Awareness of Quality standards and working with ISO policies and procedures.

• Ability to drive and manage comprehensive data gathering on products and suppliers
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills with customers and external parties, a good builder of productive relationships and the skill to be able to maintain effective business partnering relationships.

Other Information: We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities. If you are short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the email address with which you registered. Please ensure that you check your email account regularly. Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage. When applying for this post it is essential that you read the Job Description and Person Specification (where available) and demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Applicant requirements: Welsh language skills are desirable.