Junior Buyer

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 May 2025

Job summary

This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust and North Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

To work closely with stakeholders and act as a key contact on all procurement related business. Undertaking Procurement activity for medium value contracts acting within the procurement strategy. Providing support to procurement and finance colleagues and to identify savings opportunities against agreed timescales.

Ensuring compliance with the Trust's Standing financial Instructions and UK Contracting Regulations whilst following best practice guidance.

Identifying, delivering and maximising savings opportunities and demonstrating value for money in all activities.

Main duties of the job

Processing of requisitions and orders via the trust's e-tendering system.

Maintaining procurement documentation .

Producing reports relating to supplier spend, product usage and savings analysis.

We have a Procurement team of 17 staff and we recognise the value of team work. We build personal networks which enhance overall performance and encourage and enable contributions from all team members.

The post holder will be in daily contact with procurement and finance colleague, suppliers, NHS Supply Chain, Clinical Procurement Specialist Nurse and clinical staff across both organisation.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions.

Your Leadership Impact

Leading Your Team to Success

Service Improvement for Beginners

Developing your Service Improvement Skills

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust values and behaviours

Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills

Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-7056058

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

2 Eggleston Court

Middlesbrough

TS2 1RU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply - Level 3 (or commitment to work towards)

Experience

Essential

Experience of working within purchasing and procurement.
Experience of analysing basic information and spend data to support decision making.

Knowledge

Essential

knowledge of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and relevant legislation which applies to the expenditure of public money.
Understanding of the structure of contracts and an appreciation for the major principals.
These need to be used as the basis for all procurement activity carried out and against which the department will be audited against.
knowledge and experience in managing change relating to processes, people, products and suppliers.
Builds and manages internal and external stakeholder relationships by assessing needs and ensuring delivery of requirements.
Demonstrates an understanding of the current market environment including awareness of opportunities Evaluates and uses information from a variety of sources in order to proactively develop the business and improve performance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply - Level 3 (or commitment to work towards)

Experience

Essential

Experience of working within purchasing and procurement.
Experience of analysing basic information and spend data to support decision making.

Knowledge

Essential

knowledge of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and relevant legislation which applies to the expenditure of public money.
Understanding of the structure of contracts and an appreciation for the major principals.
These need to be used as the basis for all procurement activity carried out and against which the department will be audited against.
knowledge and experience in managing change relating to processes, people, products and suppliers.
Builds and manages internal and external stakeholder relationships by assessing needs and ensuring delivery of requirements.
Demonstrates an understanding of the current market environment including awareness of opportunities Evaluates and uses information from a variety of sources in order to proactively develop the business and improve performance.

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.