NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Category Officer
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NWSSP Category Officer Vacancy
NWSSP is responsible for the full Procure to Pay process for all Health Boards, Trusts, and Special Health Authorities in Wales. A vacancy has arisen for a Category Officer within the National Medical Sourcing team.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your procurement career in a dynamic, challenging, and high-profile environment. Candidates must be able to demonstrate the application of commercial skills, negotiation, and relationship management of internal and external stakeholders.
Key Requirements
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
- Have a 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
Although preferred, it is not essential to have experience of this category, as this learning can be provided as part of 'on the job' training and procurement/commercial skills are transferable.
Working Environment
The organisation recognises the challenges of recruiting high calibre candidates and has a number of bases across Wales. Whilst the base would be Cardiff, hybrid working is a benefit of this role after a period of induction, the successful candidate will be office-based/home-based 3/2 days per week and discussions may be held in this regard with the successful candidate.
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Role Responsibilities
An opportunity has arisen for a Category Officer to join the NHS Shared Services - Procurement Services' Team providing professional support to all Health Boards and Trusts across Wales. The successful applicant will, following a period of induction into the team, support the Category Manager to:
- Maximise opportunities
- Rationalisation & ensure value for money
- Identify demand
- Award and publish contracts in line with the published category contract programme ensuring compliance with Organisational standards and relevant legislation
The ideal candidate will have office experience with an understanding and application of basic purchasing principles, keen analytical skills with advanced Microsoft Office knowledge.
Language Skills
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Our Values
At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of:
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- Working Together
- Taking Responsibility
- Innovating
Benefits
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. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer, and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/
Agile Working
NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Vicky Evans
- Job title: Assistant Head of National Sourcing
- Email address: vicky.evans@wales.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 02921 500498
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