At a Glance
- Tasks: Support procurement activities and collaborate with teams to enhance service delivery.
- Company: Join a dynamic NHS Trust focused on innovative healthcare solutions.
- Benefits: Gain valuable experience, develop skills, and contribute to meaningful projects.
- Other info: Opportunities for growth and travel across various Trust sites.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare while building your career in procurement.
- Qualifications: Vocational qualification in purchasing or equivalent experience required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Job Overview
The three Partner Trusts have established a single procurement function to support the sustainable provision of clinical and non‑clinical services.
A newly formed Humber & North Yorkshire Procurement Collaborative, hosted by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, will provide procurement and supply chain services to its Partner Trusts and may, over time, extend to other bodies within the Integrated Care System.
The Assistant Buyer will work across all Partner Trusts as a credible procurement professional, providing advice and guidance to clinical and corporate colleagues, encouraging collaboration between Care Groups and procurement teams to maximise commercial outcomes for patients.
Base locations include Hull, York, Scarborough, Grimsby and Scunthorpe.
This vacancy does not meet UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore the Sponsor will not issue a Certificate of Sponsorship.
Responsibilities
You will work independently within policies and procedures and undertake a range of procurement activities, escalating concerns as required. In addition you will:
- Get procurement closer to the customer.
- Move towards a single way of working across all three trusts.
- Build category strategies that consider buying as one versus local purchases where best.
- Challenge current buying practices and explore alternative approaches.
- Embed innovation.
- Ensure earlier engagement with customers to make a difference.
- Support standardisation.
You will deliver and report on financial savings and value for money through procurement projects to achieve target financial savings.
You may be required to demonstrate how procurement can support good quality care, financial balance and the creation of new and existing teams during the application and interview process.
- Key Qualifications
- Knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired through a vocational level 3 qualification or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of procurement principles gained through short courses and experience or equivalent.
- Studying towards membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.
- Experience using e‑commerce systems to meet service needs.
- Able to work alone and take initiative, making decisions as necessary.
- Able to organise and prioritise workloads for self and for the Buyers.
- Strong communication, persuasion and negotiation skills.
- Respect for and safeguarding of confidential information.
- IT literate with evidence of modern working practices.
- Good problem‑solving ability, flexible approach, and ability to cope with change and uncertainty.
- Strong team player, highly enthusiastic and motivated.
- Ability to travel across the various Trust sites to attend meetings as required.
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Assistant Buyer in Scarborough employer: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
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