Procurement Buyer – NHS Spend & Contracts (Hybrid)

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive NHS salary

37.5 hour working week

27–33 days holiday + holidays

Generous Pension Scheme

Career progression

Free parking across Trust sites

Job summary

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Procurement Buyer to join our friendly team in Exeter. The role focuses on raising purchase orders, managing supplier onboarding, spend analysis, and supporting quotations, tenders and contract activity.

We offer hybrid working with home-based days and on-site attendance at Exeter HQ bi-weekly. You will develop procurement knowledge, build stakeholder relationships, and progress towards professional qualifications while

Qualifications

• Strong administrative, organisational and communication skills.
• Interest in procurement with willingness to develop professional qualifications.
• Problem-solving and data-handling abilities would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Raising and processing purchase orders, ensuring requisitions are complete, appropriately authorised, and compliant with Trust policies and procedures
• Supporting quotation, tendering, and contract award activities, including the preparation, collation, and administration of procurement documentation
• Acting as a first point of contact for procurement enquiries, providing advice and guidance to Trust staff and suppliers
• Supporting supplier onboarding and registration processes, ensuring appropriate due diligence checks are completed
• Maintaining procurement records, contract information, supplier data, and filing systems to ensure information is accurate, secure, and accessible
• Assisting with spend analysis, reporting, and the production of management information to support procurement planning and decision making
• Supporting contract management activities, including supplier performance monitoring, contract reviews, and contract renewals
• Challenging non-contracted spend where appropriate and supporting initiatives that promote value for money and compliance with Standing Financial Instructions
• Developing effective working relationships with stakeholders across the Trust to promote good procurement practice and ensure business needs are met
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, helping to enhance procurement processes, systems, and ways of working
• Developing procurement knowledge and skills through training, learning, and professional development opportunities

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Administrative skills

Procurement interest

Job description

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Procurement Buyer to join our friendly team in Exeter. The role focuses on raising purchase orders, managing supplier onboarding, spend analysis, and supporting quotations, tenders and contract activity.

We offer hybrid working with home-based days and on-site attendance at Exeter HQ bi-weekly. You will develop procurement knowledge, build stakeholder relationships, and progress towards professional qualifications while