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Assistant Buyer
| Posting date: | 01 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £22,816.00 to £24,336.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £22816.00 - £24336.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 August 2024 |
| Location: | Preston, PR2 8DY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9435-24-0538 |
Summary
Main responsibilities within attached job description & person specification and include: Evaluate and deliver the best value procurement process for acquisitions for the LPC Stakeholders by use of different sourcing options for a range of goods and services. Build up product knowledge from the supplier base and introduce alternative products to internal and external stakeholders as opportunities to save money. Responsible for assisting with quotation exercises and cost analysis for the purchase of goods and services for both internal and external stakeholders. Liaise with the NHS Supply Chain and suppliers to ensure that best pricing has been secured. Provide reports and other data to members of the procurement team to assist in the identification of items to be considered for standardisation of products or to identify lower cost alternatives. To assist with and where appropriate lead the subsequent implementation of such agreed changes. Produce management reports from the procurement purchasing systems. Schedule and analyse the data to provide internal stakeholders with statistics for developing and monitoring spend and stock-holding levels and future product switching and saving opportunities. Liaise with the procurement team internally and externally to ensure that only standardised products are ordered. Process requisitions for internal and external stakeholders onto the selected Procurement purchasing systems, Deal with reported discrepancies, shortages, returns for internal and external stakeholders in a proactive but diplomatic manner Operate within the LPC Policies and Procedures and display a high standard of professional conduct with stakeholders and suppliers. Report any problems or difficulties that cannot be resolved immediately. Assist and support the other members of the Procurement team in ensuring customer satisfaction with the service. Provide cover for other members of the Procurement team (such as annual leave/sickness) as and when required. This role may involve cross site working or travel to other NHS or external organisations for training or work purposes. Any other duties within the general scope of the post and appropriate to the grading. Change of duties will be discussed with the post holder before implementation. The contents of this post will be reviewed with the post holder in the light of future development of the Assistant Buyer role. Support budget holders in managing their budgets for allocated projects (across the whole life cycle) and the provision of regular update reports against agreed timescales. Record efficiencies in the form of savings from budget and inflation/cost-avoidance