Buyer | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization located in Hull, England is seeking a full-time Procurement Buyer to enhance patient-centered procurement support. The successful candidate will manage strategic sourcing and advise on procurement projects, ensuring efficiency and value in services offered. Excellent communication and negotiation skills are essential for this role. This position does not meet UKVI visa requirements.

Qualifications

• Understanding of sourcing, tendering, and demand management.
• Ability to unlock value from procurement processes.
• Proven experience in contract management and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic sourcing of goods and services.
• Deliver and report on financial savings through procurement projects.
• Advise users on specific procurement projects for three trusts.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Negotiation skills

Procurement knowledge

Time management

Job description

About the Role

Are you someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, communicates clearly and is passionate to provide patient centred procurement support, within the NHS.

The Humber and North Yorkshire Procurement Collaborative are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic person to undertake the role of Procurement Buyer.

As part of our dynamic procurement team, you’ll play a vital role in collaborating with our Stakeholders and partners to support value, quality-driven procurement solutions.

We are currently recruiting for a full-time, permanent Procurement Buyer to support strategic sourcing of goods and services in accordance with Standing Financial Instructions, EU Procurement Directives, and UK legislation.

You will need to possess an understanding of the various levers of unlocking value from procurement, such as but not limited to sourcing, tendering, demand management, standardisation, contract management and innovation.

You will require excellent communication and negotiation skills to support stakeholders and partners through the procurement journey.

Flexible working is promoted, you will be expected to manage time efficiently to meet deadlines and achieve objectives.

You will provide professional advice to users on specific procurement projects across all three trusts, presenting the procurement collaborative as a progressive, responsive and innovative group who provide new thinking which works collaboratively to positively influence others perception concerning the value of effective and efficient procurement services.

Deliver and report on financial savings and value for money through procurement projects to achieve target financial savings.

Important Note

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

About the Humber Health Partnership

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Additional Information

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

This advert closes on Friday 5 Dec 2025.