Senior Procurement Assistant

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is seeking a Senior Procurement Assistant to enhance the Procurement department's capacity in achieving substantial savings. This pivotal role requires excellent interpersonal and analytical skills to foster supplier collaborations and optimize procurement strategies, ensuring compliance with financial procedures and directives.

Benefits

Commitment to professional development

Support for balancing personal and professional lives

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess interpersonal skills to liaise with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Experience in procurement processes and contract management is essential.
• Ability to conduct market research for stakeholder requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Procurement in contract management and procurement.
• Deliver financial savings and value for money for the Trust.
• Invite and manage tenders and supplier discussions.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Market Research

Job description

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The Procurement department provides Procurement and supply chain services to both Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Procurement team takes responsibility for developing strategies to meet the Procurement needs of both Trusts, and for delivering measurable savings from revenue expenditure in line with their formal Cost Improvement Plans.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Senior Procurement Assistant to join the Procurement department; a role which will be pivotal in delivering substantial savings to the Trusts.

The successful candidate will support the Head of Procurement in the procurement and contract management for goods and services, ensuring that best value for money is achieved whilst complying with all Trust financial procedures and UK procurement directives.

As per job description attached, in particular candidates should possess the necessary interpersonal skills to liaise with suppliers, stakeholders and other departments internally to advise on contractual/procurement issues and also with purchasing staff in other Trusts, NHS SupplyChain, External procurement hubs, the Crown Commercial service and all relevant bodies to identify opportunities for improving value and maintaining close working relationships

To deliver financial savings and value for money for the Trust

Carry out market research to support the clinical and corporate requirements of stakeholders

Support STH and SCH procurement strategies

Invite and manage the return of tenders including pre tender discussions with suppliers

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Flora Allan Job title: Procurement Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07970350333

Joanna Driscoll - Senior Procurement Manager

[e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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