Bank Buyer band 4 We are looking for an experienced buyers to join our team of bank workers. Why join? • Earn more per hour -bank rates are higher than agency and include holiday pay. We also cover your expenses and provide free uniforms • See the best shifts first –bank staff get priority over all agency workers • Book the shifts you want on your phone –build your own rota on our bank booking system • Get 24x7 support from our friendly Staff Bank team –a local teamdedicated to helping you • Access NHS benefits –such as NHS pension contributions and discounts • Access Trust benefits –get support with your career development and mental health • Become part of an integrated team –feel more valued and supported in your work NWL Procurement Services (“NWL PS”) is part of Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, and provides procurement and supply chain management services across all members (“NWL Members”). The Buyer will deliver sourcing that NWL PS governance and strategy determines are not to be subject a full tender, delivering excellent customer service, best value and compliance with NWL PS governance. The Buyer shall work in accordance with direction from the Lead Buyer to ensure that existing contracts are leveraged where possible, and that future requirements are defined to minimise the level of sourcing activity not subject to a full tender. The Buyer shall ensure that the areas for which they are responsible achieve or exceed the Service Level Agreement KPIs and internal NWL PS performance metrics. KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS NWL Buying Team Manager, Senior Buyer and Lead Buyer NWL PS Senior Category Managers, Category Manager and Head Nurse Advisors NWL PS Contract Management and SRM team NWL Member requisitioners and requesters We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire. Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to: • stay well • manage their own health with the right support • avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital. We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives. Our vision: deliver great care closer to home. Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence. Work in accordance with the direction of the Senior Buyer to ensure that sourcing is a value-adding activity. • Ensure that opportunities to leverage existing contracts are proactively identified and implemented in accordance with NWL PS governance. • Execute sourcing activity in accordance with NWL PS governance and wider legislation. • Follow measures implemented to identify and avoid disaggregation of requirements to avoid full tender. • Work in accordance with the direction of the Senior Buyer to support delivery of the Service Level Agreement KPIs and internal NWL PS performance improvement metric targets. This advert closes on Wednesday 8 May 2024