University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Purchasing Assistant to join The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust North Midlands. The North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group is responsible for the Strategic and Operational Procurement for UHNM (Royal Stoke University Hospital, County Hospital, Royal Wolverhampton Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) and 36 partner NHS organisations within the Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Lancashire Health Economies.
Main duties of the job
The North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group is responsible for the management and control of expenditure in excess of £330 million across the local health economy. The Supplies and Procurement function consists of:
* Strategic Procurement
* Operational Procurement including warehousing and stock management services
* Capital Procurement
* Systems Services (e.g. Purchase to Pay Systems)
Job Responsibilities
The role can be based at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. There will be a requirement for the post holder to travel between all sites within the NMBC. This includes County Hospital Stafford, Royal Wolverhampton (RWT), Walsall Hospital Trust (WHT) and Royal Stoke University Hospital (UHNM).
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Possess, studying or willing to study to CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) Level 4 (Foundation Diploma in Purchasing and Supply) or equivalent qualification.
* ECDL or similar qualification or equivalent level of experience/knowledge to competently use Microsoft Office systems including Word, Excel and Outlook.
Experience/Skills
* Ability to undertake order processing and buying duties associated with the post.
* Ability to use computerised purchasing systems effectively.
* Ability to assess customer requirements.
* Ability to handle queries/complaints effectively.
* Ability to plan, co-ordinate and manage workload and to establish priorities.
* Good organisational skills.
* Ability to meet timescales.
* Customer friendly approach.
* Enthusiastic/ Positive/Self-motivated.
* Ability to interpret, summarise and analyse competitive offers.
Communication Skills
* Good interpersonal and communication skills.
* Good standard of written and verbal English.
* Ability to provide high level of customer service and to promote a positive image.
* Ability to work as an effective team member.
* Ability to explain/introduce purchasing policies, products and processes to other Departments.
* Ability to interface with all levels of staff including Senior Managers.
* Good Negotiator.
Flexibility
* Flexible approach to work/adaptable.
Other
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Ability to use and work on own initiative.
* Smart appearance.
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.
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