Assistant Purchasing Manager | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Assistant Purchasing Manager to join the Pharmacy Department's Purchasing Section. The role supports medicines and pharmacy supplies procurement, ensuring high standards of patient care and opportunities for professional development, including potential CIPS qualification sponsorship.

You will oversee invoicing, supplier queries and KPI reporting, while guiding a team of purchasing assistants.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a purchasing or procurement environment.
• Experience with e-commerce systems and processes.
• Experience managing a team.
• Proven ability to investigate and resolve queries efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the processing of invoices, credits and supplier queries.
• Produce, validate and analyse financial data.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal/external customers and suppliers.
• Support receipts team with troubleshooting and resolving system/process errors.
• Assist with medicines and product recalls.
• Contribute to department KPI data production/reporting.
• Provide day-to-day supervision and guidance to purchasing assistants.

Skills

Purchasing

E-commerce systems

Team management

Query resolution

Job description

Assistant Purchasing Manager | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Purchasing Section of our Pharmacy Department. We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and proactive individual to join our team in a supervisory role within a busy, dynamic and rewarding healthcare environment.

This position offers the chance to play a vital role in supporting the effective procurement of medicines and pharmacy supplies, helping to ensure the highest standards of patient care. For the right candidate, support towards achieving a CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) qualification may be available, providing an excellent opportunity for professional development.

About You:

• We are seeking someone who is:
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Able to work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Confident in the use of computer systems and data management tools.
• An effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Skilled at prioritising workloads and managing their time effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will be responsible for a varied range of duties, including:
• Supervising the processing of invoices, credits and the resolution of supplier queries.
• Producing, validating and analysing financial data.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external customers and suppliers.
• Supporting the receipts team with troubleshooting and resolving system or process errors.
• Assisting with medicines and product recalls.
• Contributing to the production and reporting of departmental performance data (KPI Data).
• Providing day-to-day supervision, line management, support and guidance to purchasing assistants.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience working within a purchasing or procurement environment.
• Experience of e-commerce systems and processes.
• Experience managing a team.
• A proven ability to investigate and resolve queries effectively.

This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for thefull duration of the contract.

Why Join Us?

• This is an excellent opportunity to develop your procurement career within a supportive pharmacy team, where your contribution will have a direct impact on the delivery of healthcare services.
• We offer a challenging and varied role, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to work alongside dedicated colleagues committed to excellence.
• We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available
• Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance;
• This benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
• We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
• Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.

See attached Job Description for details of the scope and responsibilities of the role. Personal Specification also included.

This advert closes on Sunday 18 Oct 2026