Procurement Assistant Function:
Commercial Location:
Leeds - Hybrid working 2 days a week in our Leeds office. Contract type:
Permanent Salary:
£27,500 with potential to rise to £30,555 over 3 years Closing Date:
Monday 10th February 2025 We have a great opportunity for a Procurement Assistant within our Diagnostics Commercial team. Every day you will … Manage and action requests and queries that come in from our customers, customer engagement teams and internal colleagues through the Diagnostics mailbox. Facilitate customer complaints for Diagnostics including updating the Navex system and meeting deadlines for containment and investigation of the complaints. Work closely with the patient safety and customer services team and attend monthly meetings. Support operational reporting and analysis and other requests that come into the team. There will be the opportunity for the successful candidate to learn Power BI and data analysis tools such as Alteryx. Support the Diagnostics Leadership team with various admin requests and responsibilities. What can we offer you? We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary: Annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards. 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. In-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential. 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme. Generous 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 community. Access to discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts. NHS Supply Chain, who are we? Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are 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 than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care. What skills will help you thrive in this role? Experience working on Microsoft Office. Working towards or completed level 3/4 CIPS. Ideally previous experience within an Administration role. Ability to develop and deliver communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Work without supervision and provide technical guidance on analysing data from multiple sources. Use clear and effective verbal communication skills. Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at Careers@supplychain.nhs.uk Our Inclusive Commitment At 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 doesn’t 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 careers@supplychain.nhs.uk who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply. We reserve the right to close any vacancy from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
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