Senior Buyer

Job overview

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.

A Senior Buyer position has arisen within the Procurement Department for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will take responsibility for the procurement of goods and services for their designated portfolio as well as supporting the wider team of 16 staff in procurement activity.  They will utilise their extensive knowledge of applicable EU and UK contracting law to deliver value for money contracts for a wide range of goods and services.

Main duties of the job

• Contracting for a variety of goods and services to ensure local and regulatory compliance as well as delivery savings and value of money.
• Protecting the Trust commercially in all procurement and contracting activity. Includes escalating risk to procurement and senior manager and developing mitigation strategies.
• Maintaining accurate and complete records for all contracting and procurement discussions/decisions to satisfy statuary and audit requirements.
• Creation of portfolio work plans and procurement strategies in line with core business needs.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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