Assistant Buyer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly, supportive procurement service.
Contributing towards the delivery of the procurement work plan, ensuring that value for money is achieved for all transactions across Surrey and Borders Partnership and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trusts; making sure all relevant policies and procedures are followed.
The role is based in Leatherhead with travel to Worthing as required, giving opportunities to work with a variety of contracts and stakeholders, providing the successful candidate with a unique opportunity to fully utilise and develop existing skills.
You will be a team player and enjoy working collaboratively, creating solutions to current challenges, and have the ability to create a positive working environment.
This job will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Trusts Divisional objectives are met.
In return you will be supported to enhance and develop your current knowledge and skills.
NHS experience is desirable but not essential., Processing approved requisitions into Purchase Orders via electronic procurement system or via Government Procurement Card.
Effective management and timely resolution of procurement queries.
Administering formal quotations ensuring compliance with Trust Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions.
Identifying areas of the Trust's expenditure where a consolidated approach to procurement will deliver financial savings.
This vacancy is suitable for someone who wants to build knowledge of professional procurement principles and NHS procurement experience, including use of electronic purchasing/procurement systems.
The successful candidate will be passionate about improving patients' lives through securing high quality value for money goods and services, using innovative procurement practices.

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.