Procurement Assistant Apprenticeship Level 3 | Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 03 Mawrth 2025 |
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Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £17,747 - £23,663 Grade B £23,663 Year 1 75% of Salary increasing to 100% at Year 1 |
Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
Dyddiad cau: | 11 Ebrill 2025 |
Lleoliad: | Huddersfield, HD3 3EA |
Cwmni: | Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust |
Math o swydd: | Prentisiaeth |
Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7051062/372-CHS1541 |
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Summary of the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to begin a career in Procurement and gain a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Procurement and Supply. You will support the Senior Category Manager working with staff, suppliers and contractors to deliver strategic procurement activity to source products, goods, and services ethically at competitive prices and ensuring that CHS, the Trust and our partners follow procurement policies, regulations, and best practice, to deliver savings and value for money.
Main Tasks
Support the Senior Category Managers in a wide range of procurement activities, to enable best practice, including running e-tendering via Atamis, e-evaluations and logging information and data appropriately including; maintaining, keeping, and reporting up-to-date statistical and other data, all in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Procurement Act 2024, Provider Selection Regime and local/corporate procurement policies.
Assisting with the monitoring of the commercial benefits and status of procurement projects, for example, spend and trend analysis, cost-benefit analysis saving profile - forecast and actual; and may utilise that information to support procurement decisions, assist with supplier reviews or in developing reports for other parties, such as the Senior Category Manager or Head of Procurement.
Coordinate and manage supplier and stakeholder meetings in line with the e-tendering activity thorough to contract award and implementation where relevant.
Undertake market research, benchmarking, and stakeholder engagement in order to assist and inform the Senior Category Managers in their sourcing process in line with the most appropriate policies on corporate and social responsibilities.
Advise key internal and external stakeholders on the procurement policies and procedures within the organisation.
Respond promptly to internal and external queries requests for advice.
At CHS we understand the differences in delivering our services in complex environments and we have a flexible approach to meet the needs of our customers. Our Estates and Facilities management functions alongside our Medical Engineering, decontamination and procurement service, provides the following:
• Fully managed estate and building maintenance
• Medical engineering/equipment maintenance/ decontamination
• Procurement advice, guidance and governance
• Capital project management
• Transport
• Grounds maintenance.
• Portering
• Catering
• Cleaning (including robot and deep cleaning)
All provided to nationally recognised standards giving you assurance that your premises and equipment will be the best they can, and your customers will have confidence in you as a provider.
The post holder:
• Support the Senior Category Managers during strategic procurements.
• Develop strong working relationships with all stakeholders, both internal and external, promoting a culture of shared responsibility for procurement issues within the context of Trust objectives.
• Support Tendering and Contracting activity in line with CHS/CHFT financial procedures.
• Work closely with the other procurement colleagues and divisional staff to ensure that all aspects of the procurement agenda are covered in support of CHS/CHFT objectives.
• Full time apprentices will typically spend 18 months on-programme (before the gateway) working towards the occupational standard, with a minimum of 20% off-the-job training.
• For level 3 apprenticeships and above apprentices without English and mathematics at level 2 must achieve level 2 prior to taking their End Point Assessment.
Savings
· Through research and data analysis, identify efficiency savings for the organisation.
· Work collaboratively to deliver savings opportunities.
Compliance
· Compliance to both internal and best practise processes and procedures which achieve best value for money when procuring products & services whilst also ensuring compliance with contracts and Trust/EU standard procurement practice.
· Ensure that the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions (SFI’s), Public Procurement Legislation, Social Value and CHS/CHFT and NHS procurement policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
· Assist in the implementation of operational policies and procedures and support activities which ensure compliance to accredited standards awarded to the organisation.
Suppliers/Supply
· Supporting supplier management to ensure compliance to the procurement process and specifications as well as providing support in the event of market disruption and supplier failure which causes an issue with supply/service delivery.
Stakeholder
· Effective stakeholder engagement undertaken during procurement activities/projects to ensure best outcomes are achieved for all parties.
· Develop strong working relationships with procurement colleagues and managers promoting a culture of shared responsibility for procurement initiatives.
Collaboration
· Supporting collaboration activities with other regional colleagues within ICS/WYAAT to rationalise products and suppliers, and agreeing and achieving savings and other value added benefits.
Self Management
· Attend all mandatory training as required by the CHS/Trust.
· Participating the annual appraisal process including putting in place development plans.
· Seek advice and support from line manager and other colleagues within the procurement team.
· Be open to change, amend working practices in response to changes in process with a positiveattitude.
· Be open, honest, respectful and reliable.
· Be enthusiastic and passionate when adhering to company values and engaging in your personal development.
· Be attentive to the detail in any procurement and negotiation activity.
· Be professional, impartial and unbiased in your communication, advice and recommendations to procurement stakeholders or colleagues
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Mar 2025
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