Procurement Assistant

Job Title: Procurement AssistantFunction: CommercialLocation: Hybrid - working two days per week from our Daresbury : Two fixed-term maternity cover opportunities available: one 9-month contract and one 12-month : 29316Closing Date: 15th July 2026We have a great opportunity for aProcurement Assistant within our Medical Technologies. 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 day you specific procurement goals or provide support to others while following established procurement systems and protocols Explore and develop a strong understanding of external developments or emerging issues and evaluate their potential impact on or usefulness to the organisation. Gather and report on information on existing contract performance and provide as input to the new contract process. Carry out simple contract management tasks. Conduct research using primary data sources and select information needed for the analysis of key themes and moderately complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices such as standard office responsible for gathering and summarising data for reports. Extract relevant data from information provided by others and input it into spreadsheets or standard working knowledge of the organisations policies and procedures and of regulatory codes and codes of conduct relevant to own work adhering to mandatory procedures to ensure own work is undertaken to the required stakeholder engagement by arranging actions meetings and and collate information on the key cost drivers market dynamics and issues areas of innovation and alternative suppliers for more senior colleagues to provide solid market information for decision a quality service to customers while identifying opportunities to secure new business or support retention. Responsibilities may include processing cases dealing with complex queries and investigating and resolving customer can we offer youWe 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 recognise our employees hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes long service and colleague recognition awards.27 days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to purchase an additional 5 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 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 to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Supply Chain who are weOur 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 thanorders each year to more than 17000 all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient skills will help you thrive in this roleKnowledge of Microsoft Office including strong confidence using Excel and its previous experience within a commercial/hospital/medical equipment and delivers communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. For example listens attentively and takes an others well informed conveys information clearly concisely and professionally when speaking or partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. For example finds many ways to add value to the team; probes to draw out richer input from others; is a valued resource who goes out of the way to help without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analysing data from multiple sources to draw appropriate conclusions and make suitable recommendations. Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas requesting actions and formulating plans or policies. Communicates with other people without requiring supervision and provides technical guidance when required on speaking in a clear concise and compelling Inclusive CommitmentAt 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 doesnt 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 who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to keep our recruitment process efficient we may close the advert early if application numbers are high. If youre interested we recommend applying promptly.