Are you looking to advance your administrative skills in the field of Procurement? If you are organised, analytical, and committed to improving our business's reputation, we invite you to consider this opportunity.

Join our team at NHS Shared Business Services Integrated Procurement Services, where you will be instrumental in handling our clients' eCommerce catalogues across various systems. Your efforts will secure a smooth and efficient end-to-end Purchase to Pay process, contributing to our innovative approach to service management.

This role features a flexible hybrid working model, allowing you to primarily work from home, with quarterly office visits for collaborative sessions. This is a fixed term contract role for the duration of 12 consecutive months. 

If you are motivated to make a significant impact and develop your career, we encourage you to apply.

What you'll be doing:

Ensuring that the service provided is professional, responsive and flexible to the changing needs of the customers, balanced against the need to deliver meaningful outputs that support the team and wider colleagues.Conducting quarterly reviews of client catalogues to guarantee accuracy, monitor usage and recommend enhancements that optimise value for our clients.Working closely with the Transactional Procurement team to eliminate any obstacles to placing new orders with suppliers.Proactively collaborating with Finance and Accounting colleagues to prevent issues and drive process improvements during the Purchase to Pay (P2P) process.Taking the initiative to lead and report on your own workload, ensuring that customer requirements are met with precision and efficiency.Handling client and supplier inquiries, including calls, to swiftly and accurately resolve any issues.

What you’ll bring:

Comfortable using IT systems, with skills in MS Office, CRM tools, and a confirmed understanding of Oracle.Ability to efficiently lead and respond to multiple requests from collaborators.Strong organisational skills, effective time management, and a proactive approach to administrative tasks and delivery.Good communication and social skills, enabling you to work well with team members at different levels, both internally and with external customers.Confidence in presenting information to clients in a clear and easy-to-understand manner.

It would be great if you had:

Procurement experience

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, 12 month FTC

Location: Salford

Security Clearance Level: DBS

Internal Recruiter: Kayleigh

Salary: Up to £24,500 depending upon experience and development needs

Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Would you like to join us on our journey?