Procurement Assistant

Job Title: Procurement AssistantFunction: CommercialLocation: Hybrid - within our Gradient Mill office (Wakefield) Type: Fixed Term 9 months contractSalary: 29316 Closing Date: 31st July 2026We have a great opportunity for a Procurement Assistant to join our Commercial Medical and Surgical Consumables team. The Procurement Assistant will work as an integral member of the category teams ensuring procurement processes are managed in line with identified KPIs. The role supports the delivery of the end-to-end procurement process for customers and stakeholders consistently providing a high level of customer service and ensuring that relationships and processes are managed effectively to enable overall team and organisational targets to be team is responsible for managing six key categories:Pressure Area Care and Patient Handling (PACPH)Maternity Obstetrics Gynaecology and Sexual Health ProductsAids for Daily LivingInfant Feeding and AccessoriesObstetrics and Vinyl PessariesSurgical ImplantsWheelchairs Specialist Seating and ServicesGiven the breadth and complexity of these categories the Procurement Assistant role is critical in ensuring continuity of service maintaining procurement performance standards and supporting the delivery of customer requirements. The procurement assistant role means the team can continue to meet operational demands maintain stakeholder service levels and deliver against its procurement day you will. Supporting Sourcing/Category Strategy development and framework renewals with two frameworks at Category/Sourcing Strategy stage and work soon to commence on the future merging of PACPH Wheelchairs and Aids for Daily managementProduce quotes and Issue URNs for direct productsCreating NPM documentation and monitoring timely price increases assessing customer impact and liaising with suppliers to mitigate increases before new product line creation and portfolio range alternatives for the Wellbeing portfolio with a large number of stocked and direct lines and pressure from inventory to provide alternatives PROC processes ensuring accurate completion in line with Data Quality bespoke quarterly market share reports for inventory with minor supplier issues and assisting Category Managers and Category Buyer with more complex supplier communication (ICNs) with resilience product data including ensuring all images are uploaded and product hierarchies with tender Relationship Management (SRM) programme with each PA managing a set of to the role of Procurement Assistant being part of the Procurement Assistant Forum within Rehab and Community and encouraging wider integration across the whole MSRC Category 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 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 roleExperience working on Microsoft Office and Excel at an advanced previous experience within a commercial/hospital/medical equipment environment but not 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 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 apply.