Buyer inStafford inStafford PUBLISHED MON 4 NOV 2024

Band 5: £29,970 to £36,483 a year Per annu, PERMANENT GOOD SALARY

NHS

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust r93GkdJ0

The Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Buyer to join their cross-site Contract Management team in Stafford. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the position according to personal strengths and aspirations, engaging with a diverse array of contracts across various departments and locations. The Senior Buyer will play a vital role in managing supplier relationships, ensuring compliance, and supporting contract implementation and monitoring to achieve financial targets.

Candidates should possess adaptability, strong communication skills, and problem-solving expertise, with a proactive approach to overcoming challenges. The role emphasises teamwork, administrative support during team absences, and the development of standard operating procedures for efficiency. With tailored training and a focus on personal growth, this position allows individuals to make a meaningful impact on healthcare while advancing their career in a collaborative and innovative environment.

Are you ready for a fulfilling journey?

Join our cross-site Contract Management team as a Senior Buyer. This role offers a chance to create and advance your career uniquely.

Why This Role Stands Out:

Innovative Opportunity: Define this role within our organisation, adapting it to your strengths and aspirations.

Diverse Responsibilities: Engage in a wide range of contracts across various departments and sites, embracing daily fresh challenges

Tailored Training: Invest in your growth with job-specific training, enhancing skills while working

Impact on Healthcare: Ensure compliant contracts, crucial for our healthcare facilities and patient well-being

We seek a versatile, excellence-driven candidate with:

Adaptability: Flexible, proactive mindset for overcoming challenges.

Communication Skills: Collaborate effectively with diverse teams and articulate contractor expectations

Problem-Solving: Expertise in using feedback, data, and industry standards for innovative solutions

Independence: Develop standard operating procedures for consistency and efficiency.

Team Player: Integral support for the team, covering administration duties during leave.

This is more than a job; it's an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in healthcare while shaping your career. Join a team valuing innovation, adaptability, and personal growth - apply now to drive our success.

Main duties and responsibilities

Development, Implementation, Monitoring and Management of Supplier relationships and performance against agreed Key preformation indicators
Developing a partnership approach
Responsible for Managing and set up of Procurement Documents and process within the E-tendering system.
Expertise within specialism underpinned by theory and practical experience.
Ongoing responsive Engagement with Internal Stakeholders
Market development
Ensure legal timelines are met.
Complete compliant Tender Documentation
Lead and support development and implementation of Supplier relationship Management
Coordinates and delivers a cost-effective compliant contracts to achieve financial targets
Advises users/budget holders on procurement policies and procedures
Supplier engagement with unfamiliar processes
Ongoing Contract Management and monitoring Support to buyer organisation

About us
Are you ready for a fulfilling journey?

Join our cross-site Contract Management team as a Senior Buyer. This role offers a chance to create and advance your career uniquely.

Why This Role Stands Out:

Innovative Opportunity: Define this role within our organisation, adapting it to your strengths and aspirations.

Diverse Responsibilities: Engage in a wide range of contracts across various departments and sites, embracing daily fresh challenges

Tailored Training: Invest in your growth with job-specific training, enhancing skills while working

Impact on Healthcare: Ensure compliant contracts, crucial for our healthcare facilities and patient well-being

We seek a versatile, excellence-driven candidate with:

Adaptability: Flexible, proactive mindset for overcoming challenges.

Communication Skills: Collaborate effectively with diverse teams and articulate contractor expectations

Problem-Solving: Expertise in using feedback, data, and industry standards for innovative solutions

Independence: Develop standard operating procedures for consistency and efficiency.

Team Player: Integral support for the team, covering administration duties during leave.

This is more than a job; it's an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in healthcare while shaping your career. Join a team valuing innovation, adaptability, and personal growth apply now to drive our success.

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The National Health Service (NHS) is a cornerstone of healthcare in the United Kingdom, established in 1948 with the simple yet profound principle of providing healthcare to all citizens, free at the point of use. This revolutionary system aimed to ensure that access to medical services would not depend on an individual’s financial situation, a concept that has since become fundamental to British societal values. Learn more...

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Working as a Buyer in the UK requires a combination of skills and competencies that enable you to effectively manage procurement processes, negotiate contracts, and collaborate with various stakeholders. Here are some key skills needed for a Buyer role:

1. Negotiation Skills: Ability to negotiate prices and terms with suppliers to secure the best agreements for the organization.

2. Analytical Skills: Capability to analyze market trends, supplier performance, and purchasing data to inform decisions and optimize purchasing strategies.

3. Commercial Awareness: Understanding of the market landscape, including competitors, potential suppliers, and economic factors that may impact procurement.

4. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective interaction with suppliers, internal teams, and stakeholders.

5. Organizational Skills: Strong ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and maintain accurate records of procurement activities.

6. Attention to Detail: Precision in reviewing contracts, orders, and pricing to avoid errors and ensure compliance with regulations.

7. Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify issues within the supply chain or procurement process and develop effective solutions.

8. Interpersonal Skills: Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, stakeholders, and team members is essential.

9. Project Management: Skills to manage procurement projects from initiation through to delivery, including planning, execution, and monitoring.

10. Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with procurement software, e-procurement systems, and basic Excel skills for data management and analysis.

11. Supply Chain Knowledge: Understanding of supply chain principles and processes, including inventory management and logistics.

12. Risk Management: Ability to identify and assess risks related to suppliers and market fluctuations and develop strategies to mitigate them.

13. Time Management: Capacity to work efficiently under tight deadlines and manage your time effectively.

14. Ethical Sourcing Awareness: Knowledge of sustainable and ethical sourcing practices, particularly as companies increasingly focus on corporate social responsibility.

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