Buyer

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join our small and welcoming Team in the E-Procurement Team based in the Procurement Dept. at Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The role will require full comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Procure to Pay process.

The role is to process Trust requisitions placed by Trust Wards and Departments and follow that requisition through the full Procure to Pay process.

To guide and advise customers in all aspects of the Procurement process.

To advise customers on Trust standardised products and to ensure compliance with Trust policies and procedures.

The individual will have responsibility of advising, assisting and resolving any order related queries for Trust customers. This will also involve liaising with Trust personnel and Trust Suppliers.

To run reports weekly to work with internal and external customers to investigate and resolve any invoice query in a prompt manner to ensure invoices can be processed.

Will be required to forge excellent working relationships within the Trust and external customers and show professionalism in any dealings and communications.

Must have excellent IT skills and will be required to become familiar and competent with a number of Procurement Systems., The Buyer must to able to undertake and provide the following duties.

A comprehensive and excellent service to Trust customers on all aspects of the procurement process.

Process of non-catalogue requisitions within set KPI's.Interpret information on requisitions and provide advice on alternative products if required.Ensure best value for money is obtained.Liaise with internal and external customers to resolve any Procurement query.Twice weekly to run reports to enable resolution of complex invoice queries and support suppliers with invoice and account resolutions.To manage E-Procurement email account.To train as required any personnel on the Procurement system.Establish excellent relationship with all Trust personnel and external customers.To advise customers on policies and procedures related to Procurement.Deal promptly and efficiently with all queries and discrepancies.Ability to work under pressure, to multi mask, prioritise workload whilst maintaining an excellent high level of professionalism at all times.Be flexible and carry out any ad-hoc requests as required.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.