Buying Support Officer

NHS; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Chesterfield is seeking a full-time Buying Support Officer to enhance procurement services. Responsibilities include providing procurement support, maintaining procurement systems, and liaising with teams to ensure effective operations. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong IT skills, advanced Excel capabilities, and the ability to manage workload under pressure. A commitment to customer service is crucial in this role, which offers diverse challenges contributing to healthcare delivery.

Qualifications

• 4 GCSE's or equivalent, including Maths and English.
• IT Literate with experience in multiple IT systems.
• Advanced Excel skills: data sorts, lookups, pivot tables.

Responsibilities

• Provide procurement support across the Trust and stakeholder organisations.
• Assist the Procurement Team in daily operations.
• Liaise with Procurement Team, Customers, and Suppliers.

Skills

Planning and organising

Analytical and Judgement

Communication and relationships

Advanced Excel user

IT Literate

Education

4 GCSE's or equivalent, including Maths and English

Tools

Agresso

Database Data Entry

Stock management knowledge

Job description

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Buying Support Officer

The closing date is 04 January 2026

The Procurement Department within DSFS are looking to recruit a full-time (37.5 hours) Buying Support Officer to join the team to deliver high quality value for money procurement services on behalf of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and external clients.

Please note DSFS Ltd does not offer sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

• The main purpose of the post is to provide procurement support across The Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and any other stakeholder organisations.
• This role will be to assist the Procurement Team in the day to day effective operation of the service. Tasks include updating and maintaining procurement systems including the Procurement Catalogues, Unit 4 (Agresso) integration, Contracts Database and Stock Management systems.
• Liaising with the Procurement Team, Customers and Suppliers around issues and queries to ensure an effective and cost efficient service is delivered, ensuring a first class customer service is maintained at all times.

About us

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and has over 700 staff in Facilities, Estates, Procurement, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Finance and Clinical Engineering.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

With a non-pay spend of £78m, this is an exciting time to join our team and play an active role in delivering support services contributing to the provision of front line care.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details on this exciting job opportunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• 4 GCSE's or equivalent, including Maths and English.

Experience

• IT Literate with demonstrable experience working with a number of IT systems
• Database Data Entry
• Advanced Excel user - data sorts, lookups, compare, pivot tables
• Agresso use or equivalent E-Procurement System experience
• Stock management knowledge

Skills and Knowledge

• Planning and organising: Demonstrates an ability to prioritise own workload against competing demands and time pressures
• Ability to work in a logical, organised and efficient manner
• Ability to work under pressure within clearly defined objectives and timetables
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team.
• Analytical and Judgement: manipulate data obtained from several data sources in order to inform decision making
• Ability to move data between systems or produce data for inclusion into electronic systems
• Communication and relationships: Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents
• Ability to liaise and interact with staff at all levels within a multi-disciplinary environment
• Training and Education: Provides advice and coaching to other professionals in relation to procurement systems
• Knowledge: Knowledge of procurement principles acquired through training and/or experience
• Physical/Practical: Advanced keyboard skills

Personal Attributes

• Effective verbal communications at all levels
• Smart Appearance
• Team Player

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.

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust