Procurement Buyer

We are currently recruiting for a full time, permanent Procurement Buyer to carry out specific strategic sourcing of goods and services, in line with Standing Financial Instructions, EU Procurement Directives and UK Legislation whilst understanding the supply chain cost to determine optimal supply routes to obtain best value for money whilst not negotiating on the quality., Ensure the Trust procurement activities are compliant in line with Standing Financial Instructions, EU Procurement Directives and UK Legislation.

• Contribute to ensuring the Trust achieves its savings programme by identifying where savings opportunities can be captured.
• Support the Trust in achieving key Model Ambulance metrics by increasing spend on supplier managed catalogues.
• Correctly interpret and collate requirements via the data received, informing decision making by recommending alternative products and/or services to budget holders to achieve best value for money.
• Provide advice and guidance on purchasing related matters, liaising with Trust stakeholders, departments, and budget holders to ensure value for money is achieved in all Trust non pay expenditure.
• Ensure requisitions are raised in accordance with relevant contracts, routing through pre agreed supplier managed catalogues where appropriate.
• Analyse and compare financial pricing and purchasing options for low value quotes, following a procurement process. Establish the most economically advantageous quote and draft formal contracts.
• The post holder may be required to provide administrative support to Senior Procurement Managers during the tender process, analysing complex tender documents.
  
  Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.
We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live. We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.


• Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependent).
• 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
• Contributory Pension.
• NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
• Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)
• Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
• Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
• Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
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