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Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Committed to delivering positive outcomes
- Other
Ability to share skills and knowledge with colleagues
- Skills & Attributes
Sound Data Analysis skills
- Skills & Attributes
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Skills & Attributes
Excellent organisational skills to ensure deadlines are prioritised and met
- Skills & Attributes
Excellent Key Board Skills and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools in particular Word and Excel
- Skills & Attributes
Ability to build meaningful business relationship both internally across the organisation and externally with suppliers
- Knowledge & Experience
Relevant experience in an NHS public sector procurement environment
- Knowledge & Experience
Fully conversant with the application of EU/UK procurement legislation/tendering processes & procedures
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of category management, stakeholder & supplier management
- Knowledge & Experience
Previous experience of co ordinating high value/complex tender exercises
- Knowledge & Experience
Delivery of demanding savings targets through Procurement activities
- Knowledge & Experience
Experienced in using a range of computer packages /applications
- Knowledge & Experience
Experienced in the use of E Procurement systems
- Category Support Officer
Qualified or part qualified MCIPS (Level 4/Diploma upwards), actively working towards or equivalent experience
- Category Support Officer
A good standard of general education incl. GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge & Experience
Public sector Procurement experience
- Knowledge & Experience
Understanding of the current / future NHS agenda in Procurement
- Knowledge & Experience
Project management experience
- Category Support Officer
MCIPS qualified
- Category Support Officer
Evidence of continued professional development
Job overview
The Category Support Officer will work as part of the Procurement Team to ensure that the purchase of all goods and services are undertaken in the most efficient and effective manner across Health Procurement Liverpool (HPL), whilst adhering to the Trust(s) standing financial instructions and corporate governance procedures.
The main responsibility will be to manage concurrent projects to ensure the Trust(s) meet annual Cost Improvement Programmes, whilst abiding by relevant Procurement legislation.
The Category Support Officer will be responsible for supporting the Category Lead and Senior Members of the team in the delivery of the HPL Procurement Strategy and national procurement agendas.
The post holder will be required to support the Strategic Procurement Team in the identification and delivery of Procurement schemes as well as individually leading and delivering a number of projects, which will demonstrate and deliver value for money and innovation whilst meeting the needs of all organisation(s)
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to provide sound Procurement advice in-line with Trust(s) standing financial instructions and Public Contract Regulations 2015 and Procurement Act 2023 to both internal Procurement team members and staff across the HPL organisations whilst engaging, building and maintaining strategic working relationships with both internal/external colleagues and suppliers.
The post holder will work closely with business and clinical colleagues across all HPL organisations to undertake procurement activity which will deliver innovation, meets local, national and regional green agendas whilst delivering value and quality to patient care.
The post holder will also be expected to work alongside and in tandem with the operational procurement teams (P2P and Supply Chain) to ensure the delivery of a professional, joined up and efficient procurement service.
The Category Support Officer will be responsible for involvement in all aspects of purchasing from quotations up to and including above threshold procurement exercises as per the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Category Support Officer (Health Procurement Liverpool) with The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Procurement officer role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.
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