Procurement Administrative Officer - Bedford, United Kingdom - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Bedford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Bedfordshire Hospitals Procurement Department is going through an exciting period of development and transformation and as such we have a new opportunity for a Procurement Administrative Officer.

Reporting to the Deputy Head of Procurement, you will provide an effective and professional procurement service to meet departmental objectives in compliance with the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders.

Duties will include:

Processing of routine and nonroutine orders and investigating queries.
Obtaining and analysing low value quotations, and advising users and budget holders on Procurement policies and procedures.
Also supporting other team members with project work and

developing knowledge in the procurement area within a public sector environment.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.

Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care.

The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities.

Ensure that all appropriate documentation (e.g. PPQ forms, single supplier action forms, quotations etc.) are submitted with the requisition.
Ensure that all requisitions are correctly prepared, authorised, checked and processed within the agreed timescales.
Ensure Value for Money is achieved throughout the procurement process through negotiation with suppliers and by ensuring all existing National and Local Government contracts and frameworks are utilised.
Enter data on the eprocurement system to process and input requisitions and create purchase orders. Use of trust procurement card where appropriate.
Assist in maintaining the Trusts eprocurement system and contracts data base ensuring all contract renewals are dealt with efficiently and effectively.