Job summary
- Main area
- Procurement
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 205-6917440
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke Hospital
- Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Buyer
Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Purchasing Assistant to join The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust North Midlands. The North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group is responsible for the Strategic and Operational Procurement for UHNM (Royal Stoke University Hospital, County Hospital, Royal Wolverhampton Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) and 36 partner NHS organisations within the Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Lancashire Health Economies.
Main duties of the job
The North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group is responsible for the management and control of expenditure in excess of £330 million across the local health economy. The Supplies and Procurement function consists of:
- Strategic Procurement
- Operational Procurement including warehousing and stock management services
- Capital Procurement
- Systems Services (e.g. Purchase to Pay Systems)
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
The role can be based at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. There will be a requirement for the post holder to travel between all sites within the NMBC. This includes County Hospital Stafford, Royal Wolverhampton (RWT), Walsall Hospital Trust (WHT) and Royal Stoke University Hospital (UHNM).
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Possess, studying or willing to study to CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) Level 4 (Foundation Diploma in Purchasing and Supply) or equivalent qualification.
Desirable criteria
- ECDL or similar qualification or equivalent level of experience/knowledge to competently use Microsoft Office systems including Word, Excel and Outlook.
Experience/Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake order processing and buying duties associated with the post.
- Ability to use computerised purchasing systems effectively.
- Ability to assess customer requirements.
- Ability to handle queries/complaints effectively.
- Ability to plan, co-ordinate and manage workload and to establish priorities.
- Good organisational skills.
- Ability to meet timescales.
- Customer friendly approach.
- Enthusiastic/ Positive/Self-motivated.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to interpret, summarise and analyse competitive offers.
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good standard of written and verbal English.
- Ability to provide high level of customer service and to promote a positive image.
- Ability to work as an effective team member.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to explain/introduce purchasing policies, products and processes to other Departments.
- Ability to interface with all levels of staff including Senior Managers.
- Good Negotiator.
Flexibility
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to work/adaptable.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to use and work on own initiative.
- Good attendance record.
- Smart appearance.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lauren Evans
- Job title
- Strategic Procurement Manager - Capital
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01902695489
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