Buyer

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Buyer for its Procurement & Supplies Directorate. This role involves order processing and customer service for various Trust requirements, emphasizing good communication, organisation, and numeracy skills. Successful candidates can expect flexible working arrangements and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a team.
• Prepared to undertake necessary training.
• Previous purchasing experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for order processing and customer service activities.
• Ensure requisitioned order lead times are adhered to.
• Resolve invoice queries relating to orders within set target time.

Skills

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

Good numeric skills

Good literacy skills

Keyboard skills

Education

5 GCSEs including English and Maths at Level 2

European computer driving licence qualification or Microsoft Office Specialist

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Buyer

The closing date is 22 June 2025

The Procurement & Supplies Directorate is looking for a self-motivated, energetic and highly organised individual, to join our buying team.

As well as having effective organisational, communication and interpersonal skills it is essential that the applicant has a flexible approach to working and can work as part of a team. In return we offer flexible working times around core service hours with some time off in lieu and can facilitate some hybrid working upon completion of the probationary period.

Whilst previous purchasing experience is desirable, good customer service skills are essential and it is essential that the candidate is computer literate (ECDL or equivalent) and has good numeracy and literacy skills.

• Interview date: 30 June 2025
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the order processing and customer service activity for all goods and services (with the exclusion of pharmaceutical products) pertaining to the Trust's 8 Clinical Boards/Corporate Services utilising the Trust's Oracle Cloud Procurement and Finance system.

About us

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

• Be part of the purchasing team, supervised by a Team Leader which will be responsible for the order processing and customer service activity for all the Trusts requirements except for pharmaceutical goods.
• Ensure that requisitioned to order lead times are adhered to
• Ensure that goods/services ordered are progressed and delivered to the requisitioning department in a timely manner
• Ensure that invoice queries relating to orders placed are resolved satisfactorily within set target time
• Ensure effective communications with requisitioning departments
• Ensure that the procurement process is compliant with the Trusts Corporate Governance

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

• 5 GCSEs (or equivalent), including English and Maths at Level 2 (GCSE 9-4 or A*-C, or Functional/Key Skills at Level 2) or equivalent experience
• European computer driving licence qualification or Microsoft Office Specialist

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of working in a team
• Prepared to undertake necessary training (continuous development) commensurate with the requirements of the job
• Previous purchasing experience

Skills & Abilities

• Good keyboard skills with experience of MS Office Suite including Word and Excel
• Good numeric and literacy skills
• Good communication and organisational skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust