The Procurement Department within DSFS is looking to recruit a full-time (37.5 hours) Buying Support Officer to join the team to deliver high-quality value-for-money procurement services on behalf of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and external clients.
Please note DSFS Ltd does not offer sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
1. The main purpose of the post is to provide procurement support across The Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and any other stakeholder organisations.
2. This role will assist the Procurement Team in the day-to-day effective operation of the service. Tasks include updating and maintaining procurement systems including the Procurement Catalogues, Unit 4 (Agresso) integration, Contracts Database, and Stock Management systems.
3. Liaising with the Procurement Team, Customers, and Suppliers around issues and queries to ensure an effective and cost-efficient service is delivered, ensuring a first-class customer service is maintained at all times.
About us
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance, and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS is proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work. We believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences, our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship; any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details on this exciting job opportunity.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
* 4 GCSE's or equivalent, including Maths and English.
Desirable
* ECDL or equivalent qualification.
Experience
Essential
* IT Literate with demonstrable experience working with a number of IT systems.
* Database Data Entry.
* Advanced Excel user - data sorts, lookups, compare, pivot tables.
Desirable
* Agresso use or equivalent E-Procurement System experience.
* Stock management knowledge.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
* Planning and organising: Demonstrates an ability to prioritise own workload against competing demands and time pressures.
* Ability to work in a logical, organised and efficient manner.
* Ability to work under pressure within clearly defined objectives and timetables.
* Ability to work individually or as part of a team.
* Analytical and Judgement: manipulate data obtained from several data sources in order to inform decision making.
* Ability to move data between systems or produce data for inclusion into electronic systems.
* Communication and relationships: Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents.
* Ability to liaise and interact with staff at all levels within a multi-disciplinary environment.
* Training and Education: Provides advice and coaching to other professionals in relation to procurement systems.
* Knowledge: Knowledge of procurement principles acquired through training and/or experience.
Desirable
* Physical/Practical: Advanced keyboard skills.
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Effective verbal communications at all levels.
* Smart Appearance.
* Positive attitude.
* Team Player.
Employer details
Employer name
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
DSFS - Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Top Road
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
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