Buyer

Main area Procurement

Grade Band 5

Contract 12 months (This is to cover a vacancy due to maternity leave and is for a fixed term of 12 months.)

Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week

Job ref 205-6930658

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Employer type NHS

Site Manor Hospital

Town Walsall

Salary £29,970 – £36,483 per annum

Salary period Yearly

Closing 05/02/2025 23:59

Buyer

Band 5

Job overview

This vacancy is situated at the Manor Hospital in Walsall.

The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group (NMBC) Department is responsible for the Strategic and Operational Procurement for UHNM (Royal Stoke University Hospital, County Hospital, Royal Wolverhampton Trust Walsall Health Trust, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare and Black Country Healthcare) and 36 partner NHS organisations within the Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Lancashire Health Economies.

The UHNM – NMBC (North Midlands and Black Country) Procurement Group is responsible for the management and control of expenditure in excess of £840 million across the local health economy. The Supplies and Procurement function consists of:

• Strategic Procurement
• Operational Procurement including warehousing and stock management services
• Capital Procurement
• Systems Services (e.g. Purchase to Pay Systems)

Main duties of the job

The Buyer will lead and support on the Strategic Procurement Contracts and ensure compliance for revenue spend for the NMBC covering UHNM Central Functions, Walsall Healthcare, Wolverhampton Community and GPs, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare and Black Country Healthcare requirements, reporting into the Senior Strategic Procurement Manager within the NMBC based at Walsall Healthcare (The Manor Hospital). This post is integral in supporting the Department in the delivery of the Trust\’s Procurement objectives. Responsible for the management of specific categories within the Procurement portfolio to meet the needs of the Trust\’s strategy, customer base requirements, maximise value for money whilst ensuring compliance with UK & EU Procurement Legislation, UK Law and the Trust\’s Standing Financial Instructions.

Please note that there will be a requirement for the successful post-holder to travel between sites in Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Wolverhampton.

Please apply early as vacancies may close before the given closing date when sufficient applications are received.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we\’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist center for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This vacancy is based at the Manor Hospital in Walsall.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Minimum CIPS Level 3 in Procurement or equivalent
• CIPS degree level Membership or working towards this qualification
• Good Standard of general education

Experience

• Negotiation and financial adjudication of complex contracts.
• NHS Contract management experience including ability to produce Tenders and Quotations in accordance with Trust Standing Financial Instructions.
• Excellent presentation skills with ability to disseminate essential and complex information to multidisciplinary groups.
• Computer literate and detailed knowledge of basic computer packages e.g. Microsoft Office, Internet and Access based equipment scheduling and ordering systems.
• Can manage multiple projects simultaneously, can prioritise well and enjoys working on complex projects
• Worked in NHS Procurement and have sound commercial knowledge

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

• Strong purchasing skills and depth of experience across a broad range of commodities
• Ability to analyse complex information, interpret and/or present in a clear, comprehensive format
• Project Management Experience

Personal Qualities

• Supervisory skills
• Able to work independently with little supervision.
• Ability to lead and facilitate meetings
• The ability to use own initiative and work under pressure.
• Ability to influence and gain credibility, in a clinical and management environment.
• Customer orientated
• Resource management
• Team player
• Prioritisation skills which include being:- Methodical, numerate, problem solving, motivated, ability to use keyboard skills, written communication, presentation skills, negotiation, influential, assertiveness with tact and diplomacy.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Name Gillian Farr Job title Deputy Director of Procurement – Walsall Email address gillian.farr@nhs.net Telephone number 07826340992

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