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West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 4 Tactical and Transactional Buyer to join the Procurement team. The role focuses on providing low-value but high-volume purchasing services across member trusts, and to support delivery of procurement targets.

You will work with the Transactional Buying Team Manager to implement strategies, engage stakeholders, and manage requisitions and orders for external suppliers where required.

Qualifications

• Experience with public sector procurement and low-value/high-volume purchasing.
• Ability to work in a team and engage with multiple stakeholders.
• Good communication and influencing skills across internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide low value but high-volume buying services across member Trusts.
• Support Tactical Buying Team Manager to deliver procurement targets.
• Raise requisitions and produce orders to external suppliers as required.
• Assist with development of tactical procurement plans and processes.
• Engage with stakeholders at junior and management levels to foster relationships.
• Contribute to ongoing improvements in procurement policies and systems.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Influencing skills

Job description

Band 4 - Tactical and Transaction Buyer, Procurement

A Vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The role requires a well organised and effective individual who can work within a team of Buyers, providing low value but high-volume buying services across all member Trusts.

They will directly assist the Transactional Buying Team Manager in achieving the future vision of the Tactical and Transactional Buying service.

The post holder will have a working knowledge of Public Sector procurement in relation to low value but high-volume tactical buying operations and procurement projects.

The role will require good stakeholder engagement skills as they will be required to work across all member Trusts as well as providing support to the Trust and ICSP Procurement teams.

The hours for this role will be 08.30 – 16.30 Monday – Friday.

Providing consistent, standard transactional buying of low value, high volume goods and services using aligned policies, processes and procurement systems.

Undertaking and supporting tactical procurements as allocated by the Tactical Buying Team Manager, to support the Procurement Team.

Actioning requisitions and producing orders to external companies as and when required.

Assisting with the achievement of all purchasing and supply strategies.

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and require support or guidance please [e-mail]

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Good communication, negotiation and influencing skills to engage a range of staff and suppliers to undertake Tactical and Transactional buying services.

Engage with multi-stakeholders at a junior and management level.

Develop good external relationship with Tactical and Transactional suppliers to foster effective contracting arrangements for member Trusts.

Support the Transactional Buying Team Manager in conducting frequent face to face, written, verbal and electronic communications with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Support the Transactional Buying Team Manager in developing strategic procurement plans that are robust and support the overall strategy of the Procurement team.

Directly manage and or support delivery of procurement targets for Tactical and Transactional buying, where applicable.

Maximise satisfaction among both internal and external stakeholders.

This advert closes on Thursday 1 Oct 2026