e-Procurement Systems Officer

Overview

A vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare – NHCT. Are you looking for a job that offers a blended approach to working from home and in an office while providing genuine opportunities for personal and professional growth? Then look no further, as an exciting opportunity has arisen to join Northumbria Healthcare’s eProcurement Systems Team.

The eProcurement Systems Team is part of the Procurement Service operating on behalf of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Primary Care Trust sites, and City Healthcare Partnership. Within this large catchment area, the eProcurement Systems team manages, supports, and administers a wide range of services, including:

• Maintenance of the Trust's eProcurement system
• End user training
• End user requisitioning
• Catalogue management

The department is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with excellent oral and written communication skills. While duties are grouped into specific disciplines, there is overlap between the Officers to ensure resilience and business continuity, requiring a degree of flexible working and a reasonable understanding of each other’s duties.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Leading – Lead on projects to develop and enhance eProcurement modules, planning, liaising with users, delivering project tasks, risk management, and reporting outcomes.
• Configuration and Change Control – Manage approval structures, approval rights, employee setup, and maintain buyer-managed catalogues.
• User Support – Provide administration, reporting, and first-line technical assistance to end users.
• Training – Roll out P2P online requisitioning systems to user departments within the Trust.
• Interface Management – Support the integration of inventory management systems within the Trust’s processes.
• Reporting and Record-keeping – Maintain contract registers and support Freedom of Information Act requests.
• Communication – Liaise with eProcurement Systems Officers and maintain shared documentation.
• Analysis – Analyze complex data sets and produce reports for use by Procurement and Finance staff.

Leading in innovation and quality, Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital is the first of its kind in England. If you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England that supports its staff, this is your opportunity. You will enjoy living in an area with clean air, cost-effective living, vibrant nightlife, and excellent schools.

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