Procurement Assistant - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) is one of the UK's premier Foundation Trusts, with an operating budget in excess of £1bn.

It provides a broad range of healthcare services to the population of South Yorkshire and beyond.

The department is looking for a dynamic individual to enhance relationships with stakeholders, to drive productive collaboration and effective forward planning to manage non-pay activity.

Reporting to the Head of Procurement, the Procurement Assistant will provide procurement advice to stakeholders within the Trust.

To provide the Procurement Team with effective and professional administrative and clerical support.

To ensure the Trusts achieve value for money whilst actively contributing to the management of contracts and ensuring supplier KPI compliance.

To ensure that Trusts' procedures governing expenditure (Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions, related STH/SCH Policies) are complied with, and that the Trusts meets their related obligations under Procurement Regulations, legislation and English contract law.

The Procurement department provides procurement and supply chain services to the Trust.

We take responsibility for developing strategies to meet the procurement needs of individual directorates and the Trust as a whole, and for delivering measurable savings from revenue expenditure in line with the Trust's formal Savings Plan.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves.

The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff.

This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for the maximum period of 13 months.

Where there is potential, the secondment/fixed term contract may finish early, or in the first instance, the secondment/fixed term contract may be extended due to the internal/external secondment of the substantive post holder.

The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and secondments in relation to the substantive post holder.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.