Senior Buyer

5 months ago

Manchester, United Kingdom NHS Professionals Full time

**Job Title: Senior Buyer**

**Location: Greater Manchester West**

**Hours: 37.5**

**Pay rate **:£18.10

**Trust Location: Prestwich M25 3BL**

**What you’ll be responsible for**:

- To ensure that the Trust’s non-pay expenditure is used effectively by providing value for money in accordance with the Trust Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders, and legislative requirements.
- Engage with the Trust’s directorates and departments to deliver savings against the Trust’s challenging Cost Improvement Programme. Whilst actively supporting and advising Trust members of the procurement process, ensuring all procurement processes follow best practice.
- Lead on specific/allocated projects under the direction of the Head of Procurement delivering against agreed timescales and outcomes for the Trust. This will include sourcing and procuring goods, equipment, materials, and services, which meet customer requirements by demonstrating value for money and promoting an integrated approach to procurement.
- Identifying cash releasing and cost avoidance measures, add value through the contracting process ensuring the ongoing performance/monitoring of contracts and suppliers.
- Ensure compliance with legislation, UK law, Trust Standing Financial Instructions and NHS procurement guidance.
- Obtain the maximum benefits from the Trust’s expenditure on goods and services, seeking best value, reliability, responsiveness and innovation from the suppliers.

**You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust**:
1. An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS

2. Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times

3. A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

**You’ll have the following skills/experience**:

- Experience of procurement processes including undertaking competitive exercises
- Experience of working with a range of stakeholders at all levels from different organisations
- Experience co-ordinating the production of documentation required for the procurement process in liaison with other parties
- Relationship Management: Extensive experience in developing/building effective working relationships with proven ability to manage conflict resolution; engage
- Teamwork: Extensive experience supporting and being a team member
- Knowledge of Procurement and be able to demonstrate the latest knowledge of Procurement Legislation
- Understanding of the current issues impacting on the NHS in particular knowledge and understanding of the commercial health care landscape
- Data analysis and interpretation skills involving highly complex data, with outstanding problem solving skills
- Interpersonal skills to communicate highly complex information succinctly and in difficult environments and highly sensitive issues in an organised and appropriate manner both verbally and in writing at all levels: Ability to write clear reports appropriate for different audiences
- Initiative: Problem solving and forward thinking. With an innovative and creative approach to problem solving; being assertive and influencing in negotiation
- Quality & Professionalism: Confident, strategic thinker. Being forward looking, having a flexible and adaptable approach, maintaining a positive attitude and being solution focussed to deliver timely standards of work under challenging deadlines, conflicting demands and pressures
- Organisation: Excellent level of planning and organisational skills with a strong work ethic and being able to solve complex challenges. Well-developed concentration skills and ability to prioritise/remain focused when workload is heavy and/or unpredictable;
**As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits**:

- Competitive pay rates
- work this week, get paid next week
- **Essential support when you need it
- 24/7 365 days**:

- call us anytime
- **Multi locational**:

- work across neighbouring Trusts
- **Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go**:

- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
- **Varied working options to suit your lifestyle**:

- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
- **Training and development opportunities**:

- Keep up with the essentials and more
- **Build holiday allowance for every shift you work**:

- your work life balance is important to us
- **Stakeholder pension scheme available**:

- a flexible future for you and yours

**Who are NHS Professionals?**

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