Operational Buyer

About the role

As an Buyer, you will provide end to end tactical purchasing

support, including raising requisitions, converting them into purchase orders,

resolving invoice queries, and sourcing requirements through our eProcurement

systems. You will act as a key contact for departments and suppliers, ensuring

excellent customer service and adherence to Trust procurement policies.

Specific Core Functions

• Provide specialist day to day SBS
• Procurement knowledge across the client base.
• When required, assist with loading,
• deletion, and maintenance of electronic catalogues relevant to the client
• organisation to ensure availability of catalogues for replenishment, liaising
• with the Procurement Specialists as appropriate.

Complete quotation exercises as

required. Negotiate (face to face or over the telephone) with suppliers and

user departments to ensure optimum value for money.

Take an active role in the development

and delivery of the annual Procurement work plan by analysing spend reports and

identifying from trends new opportunities to save money across the client base.

Support in the development and

implementation of departmental procedures and policies in relation to

operational procurement.

Undertake procurement in line with

purchasing legislation and Trust Standing Orders and Financial Instructions for

all revenue and capital projects.

Update records on the Atamis database.

Participate in the training and

• development of new systems and ways of working when required.
• Understand the information produced by
• Procurement Business Intelligence how to identify frequently ordered items
• which should instead be added to catalogues.

Turn requisitions in to purchase

orders, adding value at every opportunity, when required.

Assist as and when required with

assignments or duties allocated by the appropriate senior staff member.

Provide verbal guidance to

requisitioners and bring to their attention the written guidance / procedures

available to enable them to raise requisitions and pay invoices.

For full job description and person specification please refer to enclosed job description.