Job summary
- Main area
- Procurement
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-CO04015
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Yeomans House, Yeomans Way
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Operational Buyer
Band 3
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
Are you a motivated individual looking for your next challenge?
We have an exciting opportunity for an operational buyer to join our procurement team within commercial services.
You will be an excellent communicator, acting as an ambassador for the department to ensure we provide an effective and efficient operational procurement service to stakeholders across all areas of UHD.
The successful candidate will be reporting to the lead operational buyer, undertaking product sourcing, catalogue management, evaluation of supplier quotations, processing of purchase requisitions and placement of purchase orders for the trust.
Please note if you previously applied and were not successful we will not be able to reconsider your application within 3 months.
Base Location: Yeomans House, Yeomans Way Bournemouth
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Attainment of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) certificate level or NVQ 2/3 qualifications
- Equivalent training and/or professional or transferable experience
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of additional procurement development or key skills training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience of working in an administration, supply chain or inventory control support capacity
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an operational purchasing and supplies function.
- Experience of working within the NHS
Technical Skills/ Competencies
Essential criteria
- Good keyboard skills
- Intermediate ability of computer applications including MS Word, Excel, and MS outlook
- Accuracy and attention to detail especially with regard to data input
- Good time management and organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- Intermediate abilities with MS Access & MS PowerPoint.
- Good presentation skills
- SQL skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of procurement function and its responsibilities within a business
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of contract law & public procurement processes
Interpersonal skills
Essential criteria
- Team player with excellent communication skills and telephone manner
- Able to multi-task and work as part of busy team
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent customer care attitude and skills
- Self-motivated and assertive
- Positive attitude to continuous improvement ideology
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shobha Doll
- Job title
- Operational Purchasing Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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