BuyerNHS

Job summary

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Buyer within Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on a permanent contract.

Working within a busy, forward thinking and progressive department, the post holder will be a key member of the team within the Procurement & Supplies Department. The role will be to provide support to the Senior Buyers to ensure requisitions are progressed leading to goods and services being received and delivered to the end users in a timely manner.

The successful post holder will be need to be well organised with good IT skills, have excellent communication skills and high level of customer services experience

Main duties of the job

• To provide an effective and professional purchasing service that delivers on-going cost efficiencies and other value-added benefits in line withcustomer objectives.
• Provide procurement helpdesk support to promote proactive customer support by expediting, liaising with suppliers, providing customerinformation and support delivery of a comprehensive purchasing catalogue that is used and promoted throughout the Trust.
• Constructively and positively challenge all aspects of sourcing and purchasing within the divisions and highlight procurement opportunities to the Finance & Performance Managers and Senior Buyers.
• To be responsible for the implementation and management of the e procurement catalogues and continually monitor the system to ensure all prices and information is correct and updated all the time striving for best price/ service.
• To be accountable to the Head of Procurement & Supplies, with adherence to the Trust Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders.

Job description

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full personspecification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

About us

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.