Job overview

This vacancy is situated at the Manor Hospital in Walsall.

The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group (NMBC) Department is responsible for the Strategic and Operational Procurement for UHNM (Royal Stoke University Hospital, County Hospital, Royal Wolverhampton Trust Walsall Health trust , North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare and Black Country Healthcare) and 36 partner NHS organisation within the Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Lancashire Health Economies.

The UHNM - NMBC  (North Midlands and Black Country)  Procurement Group is responsible for the management and control of expenditure in excess of £840 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)

Main duties of the job

The Buyer will lead and support on the Strategic Procurement  Contracts and ensure compliance for revenue spend for the NMBC covering  UHNM Central Functions, Walsall Healthcare, Wolverhampton Community and GPs, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare and Black Country Healthcare requirements, reporting into the Senior Strategic Procurement  Manager within the NMBC based at Walsall Healthcare (The Manor Hospital). This post is integral in supporting the Department in the delivery of the Trust's Procurement objectives. Responsible for the management of specific categories within the Procurement portfolio to meet the needs of the Trust's strategy, customer base requirements, maximise value for money whilst ensuring compliance with UK & EU Procurement Legislation, UK Law and the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions.

Please note that there will be a requirement for the successful post-holder to  travel between sites in Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Wolverhampton.

Please apply early as vacancies may close before the given closing date when sufficient applications are received.

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 center for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role 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 carer's, 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.