Business and Procurement Support Administrator

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in the NHS. The role will primarily be involved in delivering procurement administration support within the organisation, but also offers the opportunity to develop key business and procurement skills dealing with a wide range of stakeholders.

This is a varied role, making each day unique, working closely with your NHSCS procurement, business intelligence and business support colleagues.

You will be a team player, enjoy working collaboratively, have an interest in procurement and the NHS, and in return you will be supported to enhance and develop your current knowledge and skills., This role is suitable for someone who is able to co-ordinate, work effectively and provide support, motivation and guidance to other team members. It is suitable for someone who is passionate about providing excellent administrative support within NHSCS and our customer base. This role is suitable for someone looking for a pathway into the NHS and a procurement role or may be working in supply chain, materials management and logistics or administration in the NHS already.

There will be a requirement to provide administrative support to tenders and projects run by the organisation with opportunity to learn new knowledge and skills.

The role also involves working closely with Trusts and customers, where required, to ensure that communication is held between internal and external stakeholders with the highest professionalism.

Supporting the smooth running of the various areas of the organisation is also vital, which includes activities such as transcribing documents, responding to business enquiries and providing excellent customer service.

NHS Commercial Solutions (NHSCS) is a collaborative procurement NHS organisation providing strategic procurement services to NHS organisations within Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and further afield. NHSCS has delivered savings in excess of £300 million working in partnership with trusts and with multiple stakeholders to deliver cash releasing savings, cost and quality improvements across a wide range of categories.

We are hosted by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.