Transactional Buyer - Swindon, Bath or Salisbury

Integrated Care System; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is seeking a Transactional Buyer to provide procurement support across Swindon, Bath, and Salisbury. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and analytical skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage time effectively. A background in procurement is desirable, but full training will be provided. This is a full-time, permanent position with a salary ranging from £24,937 to £26,598 pro rata if part-time.

Benefits

Onsite day nursery

Holiday play scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a multi-functional business environment
• Experience in NHS and/or public procurement environment is desirable but not essential

Responsibilities

• Provide procurement support to stakeholders
• Process ad-hoc requisition requests
• Support the wider Procurement team

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical abilities

Data entry accuracy

Time management

Education

Maths and English GCSE at grade C and above

NVQ Level 3

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Oracle

Unit 4

Job description

Transactional Buyer - Swindon, Bath or Salisbury

This is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding procurement team and support our ambitious operational procurement transformation plan.

Working within a busy, forward thinking and progressive department, you will provide procurement support to our stakeholders ensuring best practice Procurement and value for money.

The role can be based in Swindon, Bath or Salisbury but there is travel to the all three locations on an ad-hoc basis.

Main duties of the job

Procurement support: this will include the processing of ad-hoc requisition requests to meet stakeholder requirements.

You will have excellent communication and analytical abilities, a keen eye for detail and accurate data entry skills. It will be important that you have the ability to manage your time effectively and be able to meet set deadlines.

Reporting directly to the Transactional Manager you will be an integral part of the operational team, supporting the wider Procurement team, and you will have the ability to work on your own initiative when required.

Experience of working within a procurement environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.

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

About us

We are a well-established acute Trust with a track record of high performance and provide a broad range of services for the populations served by Wiltshire, Dorset and West Hampshire CCG'S, alongside highly regarded specialist services with excellent clinical networks both locally and nationally. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4,000 staff. We offer excellent staff benefits including an onsite day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Maths and English GCSE at grade C and above or equivalent. NVQ Level 3

Experience

• Experience of working in a multi-functional business environment
• Previously worked in a NHS and/or public procurement environment

Technical

• Good keyboard skills with intermediate ability of computer applications including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook.
• Experience of using a specialist purchase order system Working knowledge of basic PC applications such as Oracle or Unit 4

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Swindon, Bath and/or Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum pro rata if part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

269-SFT9271

Job locations

Swindon, Bath and/or Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust