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Job description

The Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) is a recognised Centre of Procurement Expertise (CoPE) established under the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy as approved by the Northern Ireland Assembly. PaLS is the sole provider of professional goods and services to Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts, Board and Agencies in Northern Ireland; covering sourcing, procurement, contracting, contract management, logistics and warehousing. Expenditure in the goods and services division currently managed for HSC organisations is in excess of £1.3bn p.a. and involves in excess of 400 staff, with an operating budget of around £18m p.a. and a warehouse turnover of £52m p.a. BSO PaLS has also established divisions for social care and ICT procurement through which it is expected that expenditure influenced will grow to circa £2.0bn p.a. of goods and services spend on behalf of HSC NI.

Responsibilities

• Proactively reviewing and sourcing goods and services in line with value for money principles.
• Ensure all purchases are made in accordance with relevant legislation including European and British Standards.
• Monitor the performance of suppliers to ensure contractual obligations are adhered to.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English (A - C) OR equivalent qualification to demonstrate literacy and numeracy OR higher qualification AND Two x A Levels or equivalent qualification OR higher qualification.
• 18 months’ relevant business/commercial/ financial experience; OR 1b. GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English (A-C) OR equivalent qualification to demonstrate literacy and numeracy OR higher qualification.
• And Primary Degree and 6 months’ relevant business/ commercial/financial experience OR 1c. GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English (A-C) OR equivalent qualification to demonstrate literacy and numeracy OR higher qualification.
• A minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience, two of which must be in a business/commercial/financial environment. Relevant experience should be within a general commercial/business/financial environment to include clerical and/or administration.
• Experience in the use of Windows based software ie Outlook, Word and Excel.

Desirable Skills

• Have a relevant professional qualification such as CIPS or CILT OR b. Six (6) months’ experience working in a procurement environment.
• Experience in operating purchasing/ logistics and/or financial related computerised and e-commerce systems within a procurement. environment.