4409 - Buyer - Corporate Services

Barnsley Facilities Services; Barnsley, Rotherham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facilities provider is seeking a motivated Buyer Corporate Services to join their Procurement team. In this pivotal role, you'll manage various procurement projects and support NHS Foundation Trusts to achieve optimal service delivery. The ideal candidate should have experience in NHS procurement, strong communication skills, and the ability to handle complex buying processes. Join a dedicated team focused on delivering essential services to support healthcare outcomes.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Evidence of purchasing experience in an NHS environment or similar.
• Experience in letting product and service contracts using e-tendering tools.
• Knowledge of tendering and awarding contracts in compliance with Public Procurement Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assist Category Managers in developing collaborative work plans.
• Manage transactional buying for IT and Corporate services.
• Negotiate and manage contracts ensuring compliance.

Skills

Proactive and organised

Strong communication skills

Customer care skills

Ability to manage conflicting priorities

Education

A level or equivalent including English and Maths at GCSE level 4

Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply

Tools

e-tendering systems

P2P systems (ideally Agresso)

Atamis

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Buyer Corporate Services to join our dynamic Procurement team. This is a pivotal role supporting Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Barnsley Facilities Services, and The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, with occasional involvement in cross-Trust projects within the South Yorkshire Integrated Care System (SY ICS).

As a Buyer, you will play a key part in delivering sourcing strategies for Corporate Services categories, including Corporate and IT services, ensuring compliance with UK Procurement Regulations and Standing Financial Instructions. You will manage low-to-medium value procurement projects, sometimes complex in nature, to achieve optimal financial and quality outcomes.

The Ideal Candidate will:

Be proactive, organised, and highly detail-oriented.

Be a strong team player, able to work collaboratively and support colleagues to achieve shared objectives.

Work calmly and effectively in a busy, pressurised environment.

Have strong communication skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.

Be computer literate, with experience of using a range of IT and procurement systems, and the ability to learn new systems as required.

Work collaboratively across non-clinical teams to procure a wide range of goods and services across Trust sites.

Provide advice and guidance to staff to ensure compliance with procurement legislation, Trust SFIs, and contracting procedures.

Main duties of the job

The Ideal Candidate will:

Assist Category Managers in developing and implementing collaborative work plans.

Manage and deliver transactional buying for IT and Corporate services.

Deliver procurement projects from scoping to contract award using e-tendering systems.

Conduct market analysis, benchmarking, and spend reviews to identify cost-saving opportunities.

Negotiate and manage contracts, ensuring performance and compliance.

Maintain accurate contract records and support contract management processes.

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advert to check your eligibility, please note that Level A entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

About us

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 - Corporate Services

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

• Good standard of general education educated to A level or equivalent including English and Maths at GCSE level 4 or above.
• Level 4 (Diploma in Procurement and Supply) Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supplies or equivalent

Experience

• Evidence of purchasing experience in an NHS environment (or similar public sector body)
• Experience of letting product and service contracts using e-tendering tools
• Experience of category management.

Skills and abilities

• Numerate and able to receive, provide and manipulate complex information.
• Customer care skills
• Ability to devise and re-adjust plans
• Able to manage conflicting priorities
• Ability to concentrate for long periods as required for collating, checking and analysing statistics
• Ability to work self motivated and unmanaged

Knowledge and Awareness

• Knowledge of tendering and awarding contracts in accordance with the requirements of Public Procurement Regulations
• NHS Terms and Conditions of Contract.
• Knowledge of P2P systems (ideally Agresso)
• Knowledge of e-tendering and contracting tools (ideally Atamis)

Values

• Please describe in around 100 words: What Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
• Please describe in around 100 words: Describe a time when you were under pressure but remained calm, compassionate and focused at work