217381 R1 - Lead Buyer (AJM/CAP20)

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NHS Ayrshire & Arran as a Lead Buyer, overseeing procurement processes to ensure best value and compliance with EU regulations. This mid-senior level role involves stakeholder management and engaging with teams to meet organizational needs. The position offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to the procurement strategy within a leading healthcare provider.

Qualifications

• Supervise the category team regarding procurement practices.
• Engage effectively with stakeholders to meet their needs.
• Ensure compliance with EU procurement regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage spend and deliver best value through procurement tools.
• Provide procurement advice and ensure governance of spend.
• Communicate product availability and sourcing requests efficiently.

Skills

Procurement

Stakeholder Management

Budget Management

EU Procurement Compliance

Job description

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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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Role: To supervise the category team and utilise the procurement journey and procurement tools across the commodity area to manage spend and deliver best value

By engaging with stakeholders to understand their needs, develop a customer focused approach to ensure queries, complaints sourcing requests and product availability is communicated efficiently and effectively across the category area

Provide procurement advice to stakeholders to ensure compliance with EU procurement rules and standing financial instructions. Ensuring governance of spend and minimise risk

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Jill Shearer on 07977 246891 or email [e-mail]

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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