Central London Community Health Trust

Catalogue Assistant band 4

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Job summary

NWL Procurement Services ("NWL PS") is part of Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, andprovides procurement and supply chain management services across all members ("NWL Members").The Catalogue Assistant is responsible for supporting the provision of an efficient and effective CatalogueManagement service for NWL PS. The role is within the Procurement Systems team and will ensure allcatalogues for goods and services are accurate and enable the efficient operation of e-Procurement cataloguesfor contract, in accordance with NWL PS governance.Integral to the role is the requirement to ensure that catalogues are up to date, with all approved changesprocessed in a timely fashion and in accordance with NWL PS governance.

Main duties of the job

OPERATIONALo Support the development and maintenance of catalogues for goods and services on NWL PS eProcurement Systems.o Responsible for ensuring that supplier products are correctly aligned to NWL PS product codingstructures, resulting in high quality data to inform future decisions.COMMUNICATIONo Establish professional relationships with identified stakeholders.o Use well developed communication, negotiation, and influencing skills to engage a range of staff tosupport the delivery of the Procurement Systems team in line with agreed NWL PS strategies and plans.o Support communicating Procurement Systems strategies and plans to the NWL PS Delivery Board forapproval.o Build and maintain the reputation of NWL PS as a highly professional service with effective businesspartnering arrangements ensuring maximum satisfaction among both internal and externalstakeholders.o Champion a culture of customer service excellence and value for money delivery in ProcurementSystems.

About us

NWL Procurement Services ("NWL PS") is part of Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, and provides procurement and supply chain management services across all members ("NWL Members").

Details

Date posted

21 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£14.68 an hour Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-BANK-0866BA

Job locations

Locations across ICS sites

London

SW6 4UL


Job description

Job responsibilities

PROFESSIONALISM Support the identification, development, and promotion of best practices, with the aim of improving NWLPS performance and sustainability. Promoting culture of 'Sector First', enabling NWL PS to take decisions that may not be optimal for theindividual NWL Members. Provide leadership behaviours, culture, and value of NWL PS to support a high-performing procurementorganisation. Give effect to the NWL PS Cultural Principles and Customer Service Principles. Adopt a culture of delivery of excellent service, continuous improvement, efficiency, and value formoney within each NWL Member. Ensure that all decisions are taken in accordance with NWL PS governance and wider legislation. Demonstrate transparency to NWL PS, NWL Member and supplier organisations to maximise thereputation and standing of NWL PS and mitigating the risk of challenge to sourcing outcomes.

Job description

Job responsibilities

PROFESSIONALISM Support the identification, development, and promotion of best practices, with the aim of improving NWLPS performance and sustainability. Promoting culture of 'Sector First', enabling NWL PS to take decisions that may not be optimal for theindividual NWL Members. Provide leadership behaviours, culture, and value of NWL PS to support a high-performing procurementorganisation. Give effect to the NWL PS Cultural Principles and Customer Service Principles. Adopt a culture of delivery of excellent service, continuous improvement, efficiency, and value formoney within each NWL Member. Ensure that all decisions are taken in accordance with NWL PS governance and wider legislation. Demonstrate transparency to NWL PS, NWL Member and supplier organisations to maximise thereputation and standing of NWL PS and mitigating the risk of challenge to sourcing outcomes.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3/ONC Business Studies or relevant equivalent experience
  • Exposure to Catalogue Management
  • Experience of stakeholder management in a customer and results focused environment
  • Understanding of Procurement and Supply Chain processes
  • Experience in providing and receiving complex information
  • Experience in using analysis and judgement to analyse a range of facts or situations, requiring comparison of a range of options
  • Experience in planning and organising complex activities and/or projects/programmes and formulating/adjusting where necessary
  • Experience in managing projects with financial/commercial impact including budgets and benchmarking
  • Negotiation: A skilled negotiator with a broad range of skill sets
  • Analysis: Skilled in being able to conduct analysis on complex data sets to provide concise insights
  • Stakeholder Management: Strong stakeholder management skills, demonstrating ability to engage with stakeholders at multi levels
  • Ability to work autonomously and within clearly defined occupational policies
  • Financial
  • Influencing o Relationship management o Project management
  • Team working o Communication o Information systems

Desirable

  • Degree qualified (or equivalent level of experience)
  • Evidence of CPD
  • MCIPS Qualified or working towards MCIPS
  • Experience of working within the NHS and an understanding of current issues
  • Previous experience of working as a Catalogue Manager
  • Performance management in a multi-site environment
  • Leading and Managing Others: Strong project leadership and management capabilities and experience, with capacity to manage multiple small and medium sized projects
  • Change Management: Understands change management and process improvement with experience in supporting business process / organisational change
  • Strategy Delivery: Experience of delivering and implementing category and sourcing strategies, delivering strategies for various sub-categories
Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3/ONC Business Studies or relevant equivalent experience
  • Exposure to Catalogue Management
  • Experience of stakeholder management in a customer and results focused environment
  • Understanding of Procurement and Supply Chain processes
  • Experience in providing and receiving complex information
  • Experience in using analysis and judgement to analyse a range of facts or situations, requiring comparison of a range of options
  • Experience in planning and organising complex activities and/or projects/programmes and formulating/adjusting where necessary
  • Experience in managing projects with financial/commercial impact including budgets and benchmarking
  • Negotiation: A skilled negotiator with a broad range of skill sets
  • Analysis: Skilled in being able to conduct analysis on complex data sets to provide concise insights
  • Stakeholder Management: Strong stakeholder management skills, demonstrating ability to engage with stakeholders at multi levels
  • Ability to work autonomously and within clearly defined occupational policies
  • Financial
  • Influencing o Relationship management o Project management
  • Team working o Communication o Information systems

Desirable

  • Degree qualified (or equivalent level of experience)
  • Evidence of CPD
  • MCIPS Qualified or working towards MCIPS
  • Experience of working within the NHS and an understanding of current issues
  • Previous experience of working as a Catalogue Manager
  • Performance management in a multi-site environment
  • Leading and Managing Others: Strong project leadership and management capabilities and experience, with capacity to manage multiple small and medium sized projects
  • Change Management: Understands change management and process improvement with experience in supporting business process / organisational change
  • Strategy Delivery: Experience of delivering and implementing category and sourcing strategies, delivering strategies for various sub-categories

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

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Locations across ICS sites

London

SW6 4UL


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Locations across ICS sites

London

SW6 4UL


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Bank Recruitment Business Partner

shannon Scott

s.scott33@nhs.net

02039378322

Details

Date posted

21 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£14.68 an hour Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-BANK-0866BA

Job locations

Locations across ICS sites

London

SW6 4UL


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