Job Description

Are you passionate about outstanding service delivery? Do you enjoy solving problems and interacting with different people throughout your working day?

We have a 6 month fixed term contract Procurement Administrator opportunity just for you!

Representing the Catalogue Management Team, you will provide front line service management of our clients eCommerce catalogues across a variety of systems.

Reporting directly to the Transactional Procurement Systems Manager, operating within a key function to manage Supplier catalogues on behalf of SBS clients, you will be collaborating closely with a wide range of internal and external partners to supporting the smooth management of the end to end purchase to pay process.

If you love being analytical and have a desire to work with partners to deliver the right outcome first time, then we\'d like to hear from you!

This opportunity is based on a 6 month FTC but due to the growth of the team there is the potential for these roles to be extended.

What you will doing:

• Working with existing clients and the supply chain to maintain the accuracy of price lists held within our catalogue management system
• Undertaking quarterly reviews of client catalogues to ensure accuracy and suggest ways of optimising catalogues for our client base
• Collaborating with wider teams to ensure that all customer requirements are delivered to a high standard
• Pro-actively engaging with the Finance and Accounting department to support prevention of issues, and engage with process improvement activities across the P2P process
• Handling client and supplier queries to resolve issues quickly and accurately.

What you will bring:

• Experience with an administrative role, preferably customer facing
• A proven track record to deliver quickly and accurately to customers
• A high level of organisational skills, effective time-management and a proactive approach to delivery
• Ability to use knowledge, judgement, and technical skills to quickly and competently resolve incoming queries
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

It would be great if you had:

• Procurement or public sector experience
• Knowledge and experience of P2P / eProcurement systems (ideally Oracle / GHX Nexus / Powergate)

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for, please do apply, we\xe2\x80\x99d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, 6 month FTC
Location: UK Wide
Security Clearance Level: BPSS
Internal Recruiter: Mark
Salary: \xc2\xa323000 per annum (depending upon experience and development needs)
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support many ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you\xe2\x80\x99re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams\xe2\x80\x99 expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Would you like to join us on our journey?

Sopra Steria