Job summary
- Main area
- Buyer
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid working - a minimum of 1 office based day per week.)
- Job ref
- 151-LC445
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Archipelago Offices, Building 1
- Town
- Frimley
- Salary
- £28,860 - £31,671 per annum including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Non Clinical Buyer
Band 4
Job overview
Procurement Specialist – Non-Clinical Category
Full-time | Permanent | Based at Archipelago Offices, Frimley
Are you an experienced public procurement professional looking for a new challenge within the NHS? This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering a significant programme of change at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
As part of our dynamic procurement team, you will be responsible for purchasing goods and services within the Non-Clinical category, supporting procurement across all Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust locations.
What You’ll Do:
- Support the delivery of a strategic procurement transformation within the Trust.
- Ensure value for money and efficiency in purchasing non-clinical goods and services.
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders to optimise procurement processes.
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly literate and procurement-competent professional to make a meaningful impact in NHS procurement.
Join us and help shape the future of procurement at Frimley Health!
Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the post.
Main duties of the job
What You’ll Do:
- Provide expert advice on procurement and supply matters, ensuring compliance with NHS and public sector procurement regulations.
- Consistently demonstrate best value for money by supporting efficient and cost-effective sourcing.
- Maintain detailed knowledge of the Trust’s regular suppliers and identify alternative sourcing options for goods not available through standard supply routes.
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders to drive procurement efficiencies and innovation.
This role is ideal for a proactive, detail-oriented procurement professional who thrives in a fast-paced NHS environment.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person Specification:
Essential Criteria:
- Working knowledge of Purchase Order Process systems, particularly E-Fin/E-Proc.
- Experience in transactional procurement, delivering against KPIs and Standard Financial Instructions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
- Flexible approach to working hours and responsibilities.
- Ability to work independently, problem-solve, and take initiative.
- Results-driven with a customer-focused mindset.
Desirable Criteria:
- Previous experience working within an NHS procurement environment.
📄 For full details, please refer to the job description and person specification.
📩 For any queries, please contact us.
Join us and play a vital role in ensuring effective procurement that supports high-quality patient care. Apply today!
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE level of education, keen to embark on training leading to a professional purchasing/supply qualification
Desirable criteria
- CIPS Diploma Level 3
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a similar environment of delivering procurement solutions.
- Good level of experience with stakeholders and customer focused
- Good level of experience in transactional procurement.
- Demonstrable experience of purchasing.
Desirable criteria
- Experience relating to PAQ’s.
- Experience of working within the NHS.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of buying a varied range of medical and non-medical (especially furniture/fittings) goods and services.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Computer literate – i.e. able to use an electronic system procurement system and familiar with MS Office products.
- Good communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of eProcurement systems such as eProc/eFin
- Knowledge of Public Sector Regulations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Maureen Brady
- Job title
- Senior Category Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07775002373
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