Senior Buyer

2 weeks ago


Brighton, United Kingdom Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Full time

Senior Buyer - Hybrid
Senior Buyer to support Public Health Care organisation in Brighton.
Your new company
My client are a Public Health care organisation that strive to improve the quality of care for patients and to build and embed a culture where staff can be confident that their views matter and will be heard.
Our client is going through an exciting transformation where they are integrating two separate teams to create a single commercially driven function to deliver and improve the services it offers.
Your new role
The Senior Buyer will work as part of a category team to build relationships externally with suppliers and organisation Category Towers and internally as a business partner to operational and corporate departments. The Senior Buyer will use their market andservice knowledge to deliver procurements and contracts that maximise value for money, comply with internal governance requirements and relevant legislation whilst balancing the demands of service delivery in a dynamic, multi-site acute and teaching hospital.
The Senior Buyer will also ensure the provision of procurement advice to operational and corporate departments to support ongoing contract management.
This is a developmental role and part of the departmental succession planning with the expectation that the Senior Buyer will follow a structured development programme to support them to achieve a Senior Category Manager role.
What you'll need to succeed
CIPS Chartered Professional Status; OR BA Hons Degree in relevant field OR other workplace experience, equivalent to level required for MCIPS status
Working experience within the Public Sector/contract regulations is desirable but not essential
Experience within a complex service-delivery focussed organisation
Able to present and explain complex commercial matters in formal and other settings to range of audiences
Able to influence and negotiate with senior managers within the Trust and in external organisations, where they may be differing objectives and priorities
Experience of staff management, staff development and recruitment
What you'll get in return
Exciting opportunity in a transformational environment where you can visibly see the impact of your work.
**What you need to do now**
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