Buyer

NHS; Redhill; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare Trust in Redhill is seeking a dedicated purchasing officer to join their team. The role involves negotiating, obtaining quotations, and ensuring best value in procurement. Candidates should demonstrate strong written English and relevant experience. The Trust values inclusivity and offers excellent training opportunities and support.

Benefits

Excellent training opportunities

Flexible working

Dedicated support networks

Health and wellbeing emphasis

Qualifications

• Evidence of essential experience for role.
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Operate as part of the Trust buying team purchasing goods and services.
• Carry out supplier selection and tender exercises in a professional manner.

Skills

Written English

Negotiation

Education

Mandatory professional registration

Job description

To operate as part of the Trust buying team purchasing goods and services as required, in a timely, professional and efficient way ensuring that the Trust obtains best value.

To action requisitions and produce orders to external companies as and when required. This will involve negotiations and obtaining quotations.

To carry out tender and quotation exercises in a professional manner.

To carry out supplier selection in a professional manner, accurately meeting deadlines and communicating effectively to all appropriate, and relevant, parties.

To assist in reaching all purchasing and supply targets and strategies.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.

Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon - covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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.

£26,530 to £29,114 a yearplus high cost allowance