Contracts Buyer - Swindon, Salisbury or Bath

Salisbury; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Staff discounts

Onsite facilities

Cycle to work

Onsite car parking

Health and wellbeing

Job summary

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Band 5 Contracts Buyer to support the BSW Acute Hospital Alliance across Bath, Swindon, or Salisbury locations. The role is full-time, with hybrid working and home/remote options. Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata if part-time, with interviews in person.

The post involves robust stakeholder engagement, public sector procurement knowledge, and end-to-end tender management. Sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of running end-to-end procurement or tender processes.
• Knowledge of Public Sector procurement and contracting.
• CIPS level 4 qualification or equivalent would be advantageous.
• NHS procurement experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement/tender activities for assigned categories.
• Represent the Procurement function at meetings, virtually and on-site.
• Support standardisation, collaboration and continuous improvement within IC S.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation - commercial experience

Public Procurement Experience

Category Management

NHS Experience

Project Management

Education

CIPS level 4

HND in Business

Job description

Contracts Buyer - Swindon, Salisbury or Bath

Band 5

Main area Procurement Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week (Hybrid working) Job ref 269-SFT9973

Site Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Town Salisbury Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata if part time Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

BSW Acute Hospital Alliance Procurement service is an NHS procurement service hosted by Salisbury NHSFT providing strategic, tactical, transactional, and Supply Chain services across the 3 acute trusts and community in the IC S: Royal United Hospital Bath NHSFT, Great Western Hospitals NHSFT and Salisbury NHSFT.

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a dynamic, focused, and forward thinking individual to support the BSW Acute Hospital Alliance being based either in Bath, Swindon, or Salisbury Acute Hospital locations.

This exciting opportunity has arisen to work in a demanding yet rewarding procurement environment dealing with Clinical products products in a responsive, and professional service for our multiple Trust stakeholders.

The team has recently undergone a restructuring and refocusing on IC S strategic and collaborative procurement and the post holder will be assigned to a specific category.

This is a full-time post (37.5 hours per week) the location is flexible and can be either based at RUH Bath NHSFT, Salisbury NHSFT or Great Western Hospitals NHSFT in Swindon.

Interviews will be held in person at one of the Acute Trusts

Please Note: We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.

Main duties of the job

This is an important procurement role which requires robust stakeholder engagement skills, knowledge and expertise.

The post holder will have a working knowledge of Public Sector procurement and contracting and should be able to demonstrate a track record of running end-to-end procurement or tenders. Ideally the candidate will be CIPS level 4 qualified.

The role also requires an individual with commercial acumen and the ability to successfully represent the Procurement function at meetings. These will take place both virtually and via frequent attendance at multiple Trust sites.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their ability to meet the Trusts core values and should be able to evidence commitment to continuous professional development.

The post holder will need to contribute to the procurement functions standardisation, collaboration and continual improvement drives, to deliver an improved IC S in which value for money is obtained from all supplier expenditure.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is part of the Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Hospitals Group, alongside Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. Together, we are committed to delivering outstanding, sustainable healthcare through collaboration, innovation and excellent patient care.
With a history spanning more than 250 years, SFT combines a proud heritage with a forward-looking approach to healthcare. We employ more than 4,000 staff, provide around 470 beds and deliver acute, specialist and regional services across Wiltshire and beyond.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace where colleagues feel valued, developed and empowered to reach their potential. Flexible working helps colleagues balance work and personal commitments while meeting the needs of patients.
We offer NHS benefits including the NHS Pension Scheme, generous annual leave, staff discounts and onsite facilities.
Salisbury offers an exceptional quality of life, combining a historic city with beautiful countryside, access to the south coast and excellent transport links. Find out more at Experience Salisbury.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualification

• CIPS level 4
• HND in Business
• Public Procurement Experience
• Category Management
• Interpersonal Skills
• Negotiation - commercial experience
• NHS Experience
• Project Management

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. Take a look at our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for more detailed information https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/media/2lfatov2/employee-value-proposition-document-v12-final.pdf

These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 year.
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• 40% bus discount exclusive to SFT employees (period tickets only)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking (fees and restrictions apply)
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa eg those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £16 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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