Procurement/Buying Specialist - NHS Operations

We are pleased to be working with an international medical device manufacturer to recruit for a Procurement/Buying Specialist. The role will commence on an initial 6 month basis with the potential for this to be extended. We are looking for candidates from the NHS or Medical industry with contract management, supplier relationship management and RFQ/RFP experience.

This position is a remote role with some travel required for supplier meetings.

Core hours Mon - Fri 08:30 - 17:00

Role overview:

• Provide cross-functional project management and sourcing support to commodity teams
• Support team in the development and execution of long-term sourcing strategies to optimise response time, risk and costs
• Negotiate, establish and monitor supplier agreements
• Contract management and data analysis
• Manage supplier relationships
• Oversee RFQ/RFP processes
• Leverage technology and purchase power
• Improve processes and systems to reduce costs
• Oversee and deliver projects

Candidate requirements:

• NHS or Medical industry experience within a sourcing, procurement, supply chain role
• Contract management experience
• Supplier relationship management and supplier negotiation experience
• Strong data analysis skills
• Ability to manage projects
• Excellent cross function/team communication skills
• Knowledge of NHS Supply chain would be beneficial

If you are interested in this role, please apply ASAP and we will be in touch to discuss further.

Think Specialist Recruitment is an independent support staff recruitment agency based in Hemel Hempstead and working across the Herts, Beds and Bucks area. We specialise in permanent, temporary and contract recruitment with areas of expertise including: administration, customer service/call centre, PA/secretarial, human resources, accountancy and finance, sales admin/sales support, marketing and IT Helpdesk/IT support.