3083 - Buyer

Barnsley Facilities Services; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility services provider in Barnsley is seeking a dedicated buyer to join their Procurement Department. The role involves assisting in high-quality, cost-effective procurement services across the Trust, ensuring timely supplies to support patient care. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication and negotiation skills, relevant qualifications, and a commitment to equality and diversity. This position offers a chance to contribute to essential services within the NHS.

Qualifications

• Educated to a good standard with relevant qualifications.
• Prior experience in purchasing/logistics or customer services.
• Willingness to attend NHS training courses.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the procurement of goods and services for the trust.
• Ensure timely purchase of critical supplies.
• Identify cost improvements in procurement processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Customer focus

Methodical approach

Education

5 GCSE A-C passes including English and Mathematics

NVQ level 2 in Customer Services or Procurement

Tools

Microsoft applications

Supplies Information Systems

Job description

The Procurement Department is looking for a customer-focused, methodical, enthusiastic buyer with good communication and negotiation skills to join our small friendly team. The role of the Procurement Department is to provide customers with a high quality and responsive purchasing and supply chain management service whilst promoting best value for money for the organisations non-pay spend.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will assist the Category Manager in providing a high quality, cost effective procurement service to the Departments customers, in accordance with the Trusts Standing Orders and procurement procedures.

This position involves working with all services across the trust to procure goods and services at the best value for money so delivering a trusted and compliant procurement service.

The successful applicant will work as part of the busy operational purchasing team and will be required to be involved in the day to day purchasing and supply needs of the Trust, ensuring that critical supplies of clinical and related goods are purchased in a timely manner and to the rigorous standards of the NHS. This is a crucial role and one which requires the successful candidate to have a determined approach to their work, balancing cost and quality issues. The overriding aim is to guarantee the needs of our wards, services and departments are always delivered on time, to maintain patient care. The Procurement Department also takes a leading role in identifying and reporting on cost improvements and the activity of the Buyer is central to this process.

Forindividuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health& care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advertto check your eligibility, please note that Level A entry roles are nolonger eligible for sponsorship.

About us

BFS reserves the right to close this position early

Operatingas a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, BFS hasover 40 years heritage in providing high quality estates, facilities, procurementservices and Outpatient pharmaceutical services to the healthcare sector. With a turnover of over £50m per annum, wetake pride in our people, the quality of our work and in making financialcontributions back into the NHS, supporting our patients and staff to deliverfront line patient services.

BFSare passionate about providing essential facilities and healthcare supportservices. Our highly skilled and experienced leading professionals take pridein what they do, delivering world-class services and best-in-class NHSstandards.

Webelieve in our people, and our ethos is to put our customers and team at theheart of everything we do.

Ourvision is to provide quality essential services, growing for the ultimatebenefit of public healthcare and beyond.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and BarnsleyFacilities Services (BFS) are committed to promoting equality of opportunityand fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnicorigin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion orbelief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check)will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Job responsibilities

Job Description for Buyer

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to a good standard of general education with 5 GCSE A-C passes, including English and Mathematics or equivalent
• Numerate and literate
• Computer literate with experience of Microsoft applications
• Possess an NVQ level 2 in Customer Services or Procurement
• The successful candidate must be willing to attend NHS training courses on Contract Law and Basic Purchasing Procedures.

Experience

• Previous experience of working in a purchasing/logistics or customer services organisation/environment
• Experience of working with computer based Supplies Information Systems

Knowledge and Awareness

• Knowledge of Health & Safety
• Knowledge of the Trusts Standing Orders governing purchasing
• Product knowledge of NHS supply requirements

Values

• Please describe in around 100 words: What Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
• Please describe in around 100 words: Please describe a situation where you have demonstrated respect for your colleagues/patients in a difficult or sensitive situation.