Job summary
Do you want to make a difference at work? Are you a team-player? Do you have an organised mind & good attention to detail? Are you happy working in a fast-paced customer service environment? Are you a positive person with a can-do approach, happy to use your initiative? Then we want you! What will you gain? Full NHS Employee benefits including 27 days holiday + bank holidays, sick pay and a great pension. Physical & Mental Health in-service support. No NHS experience necessary. Full training given.
The right person would be able to execute one or more program simultaneously and multi-tasking effectively is a must. Excellent key skills and a broad knowledge of the Microsoft suite are advantageous. An excellent telephone manner and able to work under pressure, responding to ad-hoc requests from end-users across the Trust and external Suppliers. As an NHS trust, we are constantly required to drive cost-savings and as a Purchasing Officer, this would very much be part of your role.
The role is Mon-Friday, 37.5 hrs/wk, core working hours 8am-4pm,
Hybrid working pattern.
IT equipment will be supplied.
Based just off St James Hospital site within our Warehousing facility.
*PLEASE BE ADVISED DUE TO TIME OF YEAR/ANNUAL LEAVE SHORTLISTING FOR THIS VACANCY WILL NOT START UNTIL AFTER 03/01/2024.*
Main duties of the job
On a day to day basis, you will be processing and returning orders, communicating with your end-users and suppliers, via email, phone/Teams and Freshdesk facility. The role sits within a team of 6 e-Procurement Officers. The offices are within a warehousing facility on Dolly Lane in Harehills (just off the SJUH site). A large part of the role also includes liaising with Warehouse team/Goods in team and the Contracting teams, so there is an element of being pro-active and efficient. The team have a shared workload, generally expecting to process of around 1000 requisitions in a week. Seasonally affected demands and various other factors can affect workload, but it is always shared fairly across the whole team.
About us
The Supplies & Procurement Department is made up of various sub-compartments, Materials Management (ward-based inventory management), Warehousing, Receipts & Distribution, Logistics, e-Procurement (where this role sits), Scan 4 Safety, DIT, Clinical & Non-Clinical Contracting Teams and Commercial, in total, circa 140 individuals, working across a number of locations throughout the Trust.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals forms one of the largest Acute trusts in the country and sites include St James University Hospital (SJUH), Leeds General Infirmary (LGI), Chapel Allerton Hospital, Wharfedale General, , Seacroft and the Leeds Dental Institute.
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Details
Date posted
06 December 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9298-FIN-0070
Job locations
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Employer's website
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