Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

*INTERNAL MPFT APPLICANTS ONLY* - Procurement Administrator

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Job summary

Supporting Strategic Procurement with operational procedures to enable standards of procurement to be maintained

Contract Administration

Setting up new product/catalogue codes

Raising contract variations

Managing Trust Waiver of Standing Financial Instructions (SFI's)

Co-ordinating high value requisitions (above threshold)

Co-ordination and support with Trust Freedom of Information Requests (FOI's)

Management of the procurement inbox

Run low value procurements - e.g. Request for Quotes

Support and completion of framework call off orders, low value contracts, and service level agreements (SLA's)

Supporting Contract Managers with cost savings and efficiencies - eg Provider rebates

VCSE - support with new Provider qualifications and support with the VCSE Dynamic Purchasing System processes

Support with and co-ordination of new Procurement Act tender notices & administration (eu supply portal management)

Shadowing Contract Managers to gain experience of tender opportunities and processes

Support internal stakeholders with procurement queries

Faciliate outstanding IG data to enable Contract sign off

Main duties of the job

Main duties and responsibilities

Support the Procurement Team's utilisation of available reporting tools

Being able to extract data from these reporting tools into a manageable and understandable format

Demonstrate proficiency in the use of all Procurement systems used for collecting and analysing data, this data can be both sensitive and complex at times

Be able to provide complex information in an easy and understandable format, which is robust, and timely

Daily management of the procurement inbox, organise emails to the correct location, answer and support teams with procurement queries in a timely manner

Manage Purchase orders, supporting through the system from requisition to paid invoice

Manage the contract database and produce regular and ad hoc reports in a timely manner - updating supplier details, contract start and end dates and values

To respond to CAS alerts where products need to be reviewed and report back to RISK team within timescales

Respond to FOI's where appropriate within the set timeframes

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

  • Supporting your career development and progression
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccinations every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Details

Date posted

07 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

301-JP-25-7047102

Job locations

Trust Hq

Corporation Street

Stafford

ST16 3SR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities

Support the Procurement Teams utilisation of available reporting tools

Being able to extract data from these reporting tools into a manageable and understandable format

Demonstrate proficiency in the use of all Procurement systems used for collecting and analysing data, this data can be both sensitive and complex at times

Be able to provide complex information in an easy and understandable format, which is robust, and timely

Daily management of the procurement inbox, organise emails to the correct location, answer and support teams with procurement queries in a timely manner

Manage Purchase orders, supporting through the system from requisition to paid invoice

Manage the contract database and produce regular and ad hoc reports in a timely manner updating supplier details, contract start and end dates and values

To respond to CAS alerts where products need to be reviewed and report back to RISK team within timescales

Respond to FOIs where appropriate within the set timeframes

Confident in speaking to internal and external stakeholders using both written and verbal communications

Provide a consistent method for capturing, processing, managing and sharing data and information

Ability to manage own workload to ensure business priorities are met, and spend periods working alone

Systems and equipment

Data entry, text processing, storage of data; requirement to develop or create reports and documents

Use office software to produce spreadsheets and create formulae to support spend data

Administrator for Procurement Systems

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities

Support the Procurement Teams utilisation of available reporting tools

Being able to extract data from these reporting tools into a manageable and understandable format

Demonstrate proficiency in the use of all Procurement systems used for collecting and analysing data, this data can be both sensitive and complex at times

Be able to provide complex information in an easy and understandable format, which is robust, and timely

Daily management of the procurement inbox, organise emails to the correct location, answer and support teams with procurement queries in a timely manner

Manage Purchase orders, supporting through the system from requisition to paid invoice

Manage the contract database and produce regular and ad hoc reports in a timely manner updating supplier details, contract start and end dates and values

To respond to CAS alerts where products need to be reviewed and report back to RISK team within timescales

Respond to FOIs where appropriate within the set timeframes

Confident in speaking to internal and external stakeholders using both written and verbal communications

Provide a consistent method for capturing, processing, managing and sharing data and information

Ability to manage own workload to ensure business priorities are met, and spend periods working alone

Systems and equipment

Data entry, text processing, storage of data; requirement to develop or create reports and documents

Use office software to produce spreadsheets and create formulae to support spend data

Administrator for Procurement Systems

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Experience
  • Knowledge

Desirable

  • Procurement Act
  • Procurement Law

Examples

Essential

  • Previous examples of Administration

Desirable

  • system knowledge
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Experience
  • Knowledge

Desirable

  • Procurement Act
  • Procurement Law

Examples

Essential

  • Previous examples of Administration

Desirable

  • system knowledge

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust Hq

Corporation Street

Stafford

ST16 3SR


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust Hq

Corporation Street

Stafford

ST16 3SR


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Procurement

Nick Alexander

Nick.Alexander@mpft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

07 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

301-JP-25-7047102

Job locations

Trust Hq

Corporation Street

Stafford

ST16 3SR


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