Job Description

Company Overview

NHS Professionals is the largest NHS staff bank in the UK, dedicated to connecting skilled healthcare professionals with flexible job opportunities across partnered NHS Trusts. Our mission is to enhance the careers of NHS workers while ensuring they maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Summary

Wessex NHS Procurement Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The company provides end to end Procurement and Supply Chain services to hospitals in Basingstoke, Winchester, and Southampton

This is a great opportunity for a person starting a career within Procurement, you will have a good base of IT and Communication skills, keen to learn, enthusiastic and outgoing in a professional manner. Our aim is to work closer with the Procurement Managers and Specialist's developing negotiation skills, identifying items that could be catalogued so the buying process can be actioned more efficiently saving time & expense. If you have a sociable side, there is a team within WPL who arrange online quizzes and days out which you would be more than welcome to join in with.

Responsibilities

You will support the Senior Buyer and Procurement Managers in the delivery of the Cost Improvement Plan (C.I.P) to ensure an effective and efficient e-procurement service is provided to end users. Provide a high level of customer service to both internal and external customers, using initiative to provide an effective procurement service. You will also be processing non-Catalogue requisitions within an agreed time frame, ensuring that governance policies are adhered to and enforced, whilst continually reviewing requests to identify opportunities for catalogue development and spotting trends to actively develop further supplier contracts. In addition, you will assist senior staff to implement change and seek to continuously improve the service to our clients and enhance procurement expertise.

Qualifications

Proven experience as a Buyer or in a similar procurement role. Keen to learn Excellent negotiation skills with a track record of successful contract management. Understanding of supply chain management principles and logistics. Ability to analyze data and make informed purchasing decisions. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with Oracle 12 desirable. Relevant degree or certification in procurement or supply chain management is preferred.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Temporary, Fixed term contract, Zero hours contract
Contract length: 1 month

Pay: 13.60 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

Employee discount Work from home
Work Location: In person