Employer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Job Title: Procurement Business Manager
Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £39,263 to £47,280 per annum
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 27 November 2025
Job Summary
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 Procurement Business Manager within the CVU/VEL/NWSSP/National Medical Integrated Partnership Team to support the procurement requirements of the Welsh Kidney Network (WKN).
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.
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; 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.
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.
Main Duties of the Job
Supporting the teams understanding of the strategic direction of all NHS Wales organisations and the alignment with the NWSSP strategic objectives as part of the Integrated Medium-Term Plan (IMTP).
Supporting the leadership of Procurement Services and WKN in the delivery of contracts relating to Renal Services to patients in NHS Wales.
Apply commercial acumen and utilise skills to deliver in a complex changing environment throughout NHS Wales.
Apply innovative and strategic thinking to continuous service improvement initiatives and be prepared to challenge historical practice when appropriate, ensuring best practice is adopted which improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the Procurement Team.
Ensure the operational management and performance monitoring of the whole Procurement team in line with departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
Support the Senior Procurement Business Manager in responding to FOI and Audit and Assurance queries.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About Us
At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.
Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.
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/
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.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities:
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge — Essential
Qualified to CIPS Level 5 (Advanced Diploma) OR Procurement or business related Degree
Strategic sourcing
Performance improvement
EU Procurement
What the business needs are across the procurement services
Delivering value for money
The whole supply chain process
Best practice principles / benchmarking
E-procurement
The impact of sustainability in supply chains
The importance of compliance
Process improvement / operations management
Legal requirements of a contract
An understanding of the external influences that could impact Procurement Services in NHS Wales
To be able to articulate the value that Procurement Services deliver for NHS Wales Health Boards and Trusts
Qualifications — Desirable
ILM Level 4 or other management qualifications
Knowledge of Health Boards and Trusts Procurement processes/ procedures
Awareness of how a Shared Services organisation delivers its key functions – specifically NWSSP
Experience
Essential
Proven experience of delivering complex procurement projects:
assessment of business need
evidence of tendering
specification writing
evaluation criteria
contract award reports
contract management
implementation of contracts
engaging key stakeholders
Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously
Demonstrate experience of dealing with contract legislation, compliance and probity issues
Demonstrable track record of delivering savings against targets, non-financial benefits and other key performance indicators
Experience of people / staff supervision / management
Experience of managing risk, establishing mitigating action and managing issues to deliver a positive conclusion
Experience of category management and developing team work plans
Desirable
Awareness of Quality standards and working with ISO policies and procedures
Demonstrate experience of contributing to the business planning processes; assisting development of a contract plan and savings plan
Skills and Attributes
Essential
Ability to drive and manage comprehensive data gathering on products and suppliers
Ability to communicate complex information effectively
Strong influencing and negotiating skills
IT proficiency in MS Office, complex spreadsheets, databases, and web-based systems
Evidence of continuous professional development
Ability to understand a range of complex category product knowledge relevant to NHS Wales customers
Desirable
Welsh Language Skills (levels 1 to 5)
Other Requirements
Demonstrate how your personal qualities match against NWSSP core values: Working Together, Innovating, Listening and Learning, Taking Responsibility
Ability to access transport (public and/or private) to travel off site for meetings
Deliver excellent customer service to internal and external customers
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure and Barring Service submission for previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers requiring current Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome. Skilled worker applicants may need to provide a criminal record certificate depending on residency history.
How to Apply
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