Procurement Administrator

Administrator - Procurement NHS Shared Business Services Do you want to improve your administration skills across a successful and ever growing business? Are you looking for a new role where you can help support the future of our Procurement service line? Come and work for an organisation that is a working towards delivering £1 billion in savings back to the NHS Compensation: £17550pa Benefits: 3% flex fund, 258days A/L, 4% matched Pension, Life Assurance selection of other benefits Location: Salford The Company Established in 2005, we are now the UK's leading provider of business services to the NHS, which include Finance & Accounting, Procurement and Employment Services. Employing over 1,750 people with a unique mix of NHS and commercial expertise, we provide financial services to 100% of NHS Commissioning organisations and a range of business support services to around 40% of NHS provider trusts. NHS Shared Business Services is a unique joint venture between the Department of Health and Sopra Steria. We're proud to be the only company which is part of the NHS family, with over 30% of the market using one or more of our products. Our mission is to deliver £1 billion savings back to the NHS by 2020. We've already delivered audited savings of over £400 million to our NHS clients. The Position You will enjoy a varied role with many responsibilities supporting the procurement team. You will be an organised individual, passionate about producing work to an excellent standard, willing to invest in understanding the business and engage with staff across the various UK sites whilst maintaining excellent co-ordination ability. Key responsibilities Process work in line with agreed procedures, business rules or scripts - processing work could include making calls, answering telephone, emails, queries, taking messages Learn the procedures and understand parameters of producing a quality output Process work to the defined level of quality To resolve queries competently and efficiently, referring to Team Manager as required To schedule and prioritise allocated work on a daily basis Distribute information and when required, work to the other team members or groups Identify and suggest areas of improvement Maintain and update information held on a data base or manually Support line management on any additional admin when required Liaise with internal/external clients Ensure deadlines are met. To provide induction and on-job training of other team members at own level. Essential skills You will be a talented, bright individual who is flexible and adaptable to cope with a fast paced environment in a large organisation Able to work in a team or other structured environment Articulate and able to maintain good relationships with colleagues and clients Excellent communication and organisational skills Attention to detail The ability to work flexibly, able to respond to increased pressure of work Basic knowledge on how to use Microsoft Office and Excel and Interpersonal skills Ability to manage multiple tasks at once You will also be a very strong communicator, who actively seeks to build working relationships with peers, clients, colleagues and suppliers Self-motivation, determination and confidence Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team Procurement knowledge desirable as the role will include interaction with procurement team as part of audit process Find out more Visit the NHS SBS website and the NHS SBS LinkedIn company page. NHS Shared Business Services is committed to establishing and maintaining a working environment which is free from discrimination and values all employees as individuals. All applicants and employees are selected, recruited, trained and promoted solely on the basis of their skills and behaviour. As an organisation one of our strategic objectives is to become a Great Place to Work, with a score of 70. To ensure we achieve our aim we ensure our people are at the centre of our development.