About this role
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.
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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.
Job description Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
General education to GCSE level
Desirable
Working towards CIPS, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
Knowledge Essential
Operational procurement experience (order processing, expediting, negotiation of pricing) Good communication skills with ability to disseminate essential and complex information to multidisciplinary groups Understanding of basic purchasing principles and procurement systems. Responsibility for adhering to the Trusts standing financial instructions.
Desirable
Good verbal and written skills (including report writing) Sound commercial knowledge and approach Understanding of contract Law.
Skills Essential
Understanding of basic professional purchasing principles. Prioritisation skills which include the ability to be methodical, numerate, a good problem solver, motivated, influential, assertive with tact and diplomacy Standard Keyboard skills for document writing and spreadsheet work. Ability to meet tight deadlines and targets Current knowledge of basic contract law. Prioritisation skills which include the ability to be methodical, numerate, a good problem solver, motivated, influential, assertive with tact and diplomacy Ability to manage their time effectively Ability to maintain confidentiality to the highest level Ability to work proactively with the ability to work on own initiative
Desirable
Exposure to the healthcare market
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes Essential
Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users Good communication skills with ability to disseminate essential and complex information to multidisciplinary groups A team player that has the ability to effectively interact with others and achieve results Personal credibility, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of others.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Kettering
NN16 8UZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)