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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is the largest Health Board in Scotland and has a trade spend with third party suppliers of approximately £650m with the Procurement Department providing a comprehensive procurement and logistics service for all Health Board functions. This includes strategic sourcing and advice to improve effectiveness and value for money on all expenditure for goods, services and works.
Due to a recent restructure of our Commercial Team, we have a Senior Buyer role available within our Medical / Surgical team. The Senior Buyer will ensure that the procurement of goods, services and works are carried out in a professional manner, and delivered in accordance with legal requirements, NHSGG&C Standing Financial Instructions thereby ensuring best value outcomes are achieved. The post holder will lead for Procurement on large value, complex procurement projects and manage staff on a project by project basis to deliver projects within an agreed commercial workplan requiring a proactive approach to ensure optimum procurement strategies match user needs and performance targets
We are seeking candidates who are educated to degree level or equivalent and preferably hold at least CIPS Diploma (Level 4) or equivalent, are proficient in the field of procurement and purchasing and within a large scale, multi-discipline environment and have the ability to communicate complex, contentious and sensitive information to a large group in an often emotive atmospheres in different environments. Experience of Health / NHS Procurement and use of Business Objects (or similar) reporting tools is desirable.
Informal Contact: Shirley Lawtie, Deputy Head of Procurement, e-mail address: shirley.lawtie2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
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