Procurement Buyer | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local mental health service provider in London is seeking a Procurement Team Member to manage sourcing goods and services. The role entails maintaining detailed records, providing customer support, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies. Ideal candidates should possess excellent communication skills and a proactive approach to managing tasks. The organization fosters an inclusive work environment and offers flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive training programs

Qualifications

• Experience with electronic procurement systems.
• Ability to manage tasks and support team members.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Source goods and services using electronic systems.
• Respond to customer queries via email.
• Maintain accurate procurement records.
• Advise customers on procurement processes.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Proactive task management

Computer skills

Ability to learn new systems

Job description

Overview

Our active, high-profile Finance and Procurement department wants a new team member who is keen to help patients and support colleagues in buying a wide range of goods and services, promoting social value and providing excellent customer services. As part of a friendly team, you will be encouraged to work on your own initiative and develop buying skills and gain experience in a key support service.

Career Progression pathways and development opportunities: We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We offer access free training to develop your skills and knowledge to enhance your potential career development.

Responsibilities

• You will be a key member of a small team in sourcing goods and services using electronic procurement systems. You will do this by turning internal requisitions into purchase orders, often first involving seeking information from suppliers and clarifying requirements with requesters.
• You will be using emails and other methods of communication to respond to customer queries.
• You will maintain accurate procurement records to help with reporting requirements.
• You will help advise customers how to engage with procurement and follow correct processes.
• You will be required to work to a high level of accuracy with very good communication skills and a proactive approach to managing your tasks. Computer skills and the ability to learn new systems is essential.
• You will need to be able to manage your own tasks following instruction and engage with and support other team members.

Flexible working

We are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9 to 5, giving you the very best of good work life balance.

About our locations

Tolworth Hospital, Surbiton

Additional context

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Category: Sourcing

• Ensures that the identification of sources for the provision of goods and services is compliant with the Trust’s Procurement Policy and Standing Financial Instructions.
• Seeks market knowledge to support purchasing activity.
• Assists with the research and evaluation of new sources of supply.
• Ensures that orders are prepared accurately and in a timely manner utilizing whatever manual or electronic means are appropriate.
• Supports purchasing activity which contributes to social value.

Catalogue management

• Manages the trust electronic catalogue of approved products in consultation with departments using Trust procedures.
• Ensures that product records are consistent with agreed formats in terms of coding, description and entry into electronic data bases including any used for the production of orders.

Contract making and public procurement

• Assists in the development, analysis and the award process of contracts in accordance with Trust Procurement Policy, Standing Financial Instructions and applicable internal and external governance.
• Leads on the evaluation of quotations and support with tenders as directed by the Head of Procurement.
• Assists in the monitoring and review of contract performance.
• Leads on specific contracts/projects under the direction of the Head of Procurement.
• Leads on reviewing and maintaining the contract data base.

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025.