Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist [Non-Clinical]Band: 5 Salary £29,970- £36,483Hours: Full Time 37.5 per weekContract Type: PermanentCalling all Procurement Professionals!Are you looking to take the next step in your procurement career? Are you able to bring your skills to be part of a support function to the organisation? Following our partnership with the Isle of Wight NHS Trust we have a vacancy for you to join our team as a Procurement Specialist working closely with a range of expert staff across the organisation and beyond, you will play a significant role in the continued development of a high-quality service. Having previous Public Sector experience would be highly beneficial to this role.This is a fast moving and important department to work in supporting the organisation. You will apply the 5 P's (Power, People, Processes, Planning, and Prevention) to meet different challenges every day. You will be an integral part of the team providing a first-class procurement service.We recognise that every product and service we procure on behalf of the two Trusts will affect each patient, we are committed to providing best value services, goods, supplies and works across the non-clinical category.There will be a requirement for you to be mobile and attend meetings at client sites. Occasional travel across the geographical area will be expected.  Our NHS Procurement Team is based in a brand new facility at Lakeside North Harbour, close to Queen Alexandra Hospital on Portsmouth (Junction 12 of M27).You will be expected to work on site at Lakeside for minimum 3 days a week.For further details, please see enclosed Job DescriptionSingle Corporate Service summary document Main duties of the jobTake responsibility for the procurement of a range of services (including healthcare), equipment, consumables and digital solutions and professional services etc, by delivering a range of low to medium value contracts and develop new and innovative market offerings, methods of evaluating tender returns to maximise cash releasing benefits.Provide project support to Senior Procurement Managers and Head of Procurement.Provide a full range of services, including; Strategic and Category Sourcing, Data Management and Consultancy services, Commissioned Healthcare Procurement, Operational Procurement, Supply Chain Management, and Advanced Inventory Management to Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust and other NHS Clients including the newly formed Integrated Care Boards.Our Commissioning Procurement Teamwork with the Integrated Care Board (ICB) across Hampshire and IoW.