Purchasing Co-ordinator - London, United Kingdom - HCA Healthcare UK

HCA Healthcare UK

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This is your opportunity to become a vital part of the UK's largest private healthcare provider, specialists in complex care.

Job Title:
Purchasing Coordinator

Location:2 Cavendish Square, London

Employer:
HCA Healthcare UK

Team:
Supply Chain

Salary:
Competitive with a range of exceptional benefits

Shifts/Pattern or work:37.5 Hours per week / Monday to Friday/ Some Hybrid Working

Employment package extras:

We will look after you with a very attractive salary, private healthcare insurance for you and your family, contributory pension scheme and a vast range of additional rewards.

Being part of a large, multisite, and established healthcare group, we can offer career progression, development and support to grow internally, in addition to funded courses.

We have an exception role for you, in the position of
Purchasing Coordinator

Our
Purchasing Coordinator is responsible for making sure the inventory area is managed properly. The purchasing department is responsible for providing day to day support to our internal stakeholders within our corporate head office and facilities. The Coordinator has to make sure stock levels are accurate at all times, making sure replenishment of stock is done in a timely manner and orders are placed to the suppliers on time.

You will have the Opportunity to:

Create a collaborative working relationship with all stakeholders
Manage inventories and place purchase orders on time.
Keep exceptions to the minimum and finding root cause of issues.
Run daily, weekly, monthly reports and publish the results internally.
Perform monthly, quarterly and annual stock audits and cycle counts.
Cover the Purchasing Supervisor when on annual leave or due to sickness.
Comply with all procedures and working manuals.
Detect stock levels which may cause problems and ensure adequate action is being taken by the team.
Liaise with accounts department to clear invoices on hold.
Manage/Report lost charges.
Monitor/resolve and process issues regarding purchase orders.
Liaise with Suppliers/Reps on site as and when necessary.
Carry out duties as directed and from time to time by the Purchasing Supervisor

Ideally, we are looking for someone who has;

Educated to a Degree level (Desirable)
Experience of working within a purchasing environment
Team player and excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Proficient in Excel and analytics, with proven problemsolving skills.
Proficient general IT skills (MS Office Suite)
Good attention to detail
Knowledge of working in Meditech software will be an advantage.
Proactive in handling difficult situations.
Ability to prioritise and multi task in a demanding environment.

Additional Information:

HCA Healthcare UK is the country's largest provider of privately funded care with 800,000 patient interactions every year.

From complex and urgent care, to primary care, outpatient and day-case treatment, we provide exceptional care across our network of facilities and key NHS partnerships in London and Manchester.

We're at the forefront of ground-breaking medicine and our clinical standards are a given, but it's the individual care we, to each patient give that means 99% of them recommend HCA UK.

Our facilities include The Harley Street Clinic, The Lister Hospital, London Bridge Hospital, The Portland Hospital, The Princess Grace Hospital and The Wellington Hospital.

We also run HCA Laboratories and are growing via our expanding joint ventures divisions, including partnering with the NHS.

Our primary purpose is to provide exceptional care delivered with compassion and kindness, using state-of-the-art technology operated by expert, dedicated teams.

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