Nhs Procurement Buyer

**Procurement Buyer**

To buy, from external suppliers, effectively, economically and in accordance with Trust SFI’s the goods and services the Trust needs to discharge its core function with particular emphasis on Capital and Furniture purchases.

**Temporary**:Expected to last 6 months with possible extension

**Location**: Camberley

**Hours per week**: Monday - Friday 08:00-16:00

**Salary**:£11.30 paye inclusive of Holiday pay or £12.50 Umbrella per hour

**General duties**:

- To provide advice on procurement and supplies matters relating to procurement within the non-medical field to clinicians, managers, and staff.
- Keep fully abreast of products available in the non-medical healthcare markets being especially aware of those suppliers who form part of the NHS national contracts.
- Be able to make necessary adjustments on the Trust’s e-Procurement system to reflect the charging of Capital purchases.
- Be the Trust’s expert on the furnishings and fittings market as they relate to the stocking of clinical areas.
- Be aware of Trust, Governmental and EU rules regarding procurement knowing:

- When competitive quotations must be obtained and how to obtain them
- When competitive tenders must be let and how to let them
- Be aware of all rules governing supplier selection.
- Have detailed knowledge both capabilities of all the Trust’s regular suppliers and of where goods not available through normal supply sources may be obtained.
- Cultivate working relationships with buyers in appropriate Procurement Hubs and national purchasing organisations such as Crown Commercial Services to ensure that the latest market intelligence is available for deployment in the Trust’s best interests.
- Ensure that evidence is available in respect of each requisition processed, which demonstrates the benchmarking process that has led to the selection of the chosen supplier.
- Be familiar with the Trust’s eProcurement system especially about being able:

- To correctly input the P/O appropriate to the situation
- To check in detail the P/O against the original requisition
- To correctly despatch the order by the most appropriate means
- Be aware of how and when to hasten receipt of a P/O
- Be able to take the necessary action when a supplier is unable to provide goods normally supplied.
- Be able to take the necessary steps when a supplier makes a discrepant delivery.