Band 5 - Procurement Officer, Procurement, Welwyn Garden City
| Posting date: | 09 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £32,602.00 to £39,686.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £32602.00 - £39686.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 February 2026 |
| Location: | Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6BP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9360-26-0055 |
Summary
Use well developed communication, negotiation and influencing skills to engage a range of staff to enable the delivery of goods and services Engage with key stakeholders to embody a value and cost-conscious culture throughout the procurement function. Maintain the reputation of the ICS team as a highly professional service with effective business partnering arrangements ensuring maximum satisfaction among both internal and external stakeholders. Support the Procurement Managers and Strategic Procurement Managers (as required) in conducting frequent face to face, written, verbal and electronic communications with a range of stakeholders in order to deliver, co-ordinate and implement delivery of all major change programmes. Support a culture in which value for money is obtained from all supplier expenditure. Support in the production of formal and informal reports, recommendations and reviews for guidance and information purposes. Identify and develop potential opportunities to collaborate further in line with the Hertfordshire and West Essex ICS and beyond. Promote the ICS procurement team and educate the wider organisation as to the benefits of effective collaborative procurement. Respond swiftly to stakeholder requests for advice and procurement support, signposting where necessary. Produce reports that clearly communicate team performance against key metrics to Procurement Managers. Understand the key commercial risks across spend categories. Understand trade-offs across commercial, policy, delivery and operations Deliver a strategic Procurement service for identified categories.Analyse data in order to identify opportunities for enhanced service, cost savings or process improvements.