Buyer Administrator London, England
Job description
Location: Flexible but primarily working from home. You will need to regularly attend our London head office & Sevenoaks finance office. You will also be required to travel to UK based sites as needed.
Salary: £25k - £30k depending on experience.
Hours: Full Time (37.5)
Cygnet Health Care are excited to announce a fantastic Buyer Administrator opportunity for an organised, inquisitive & collaborative individual.
First and foremost, we are seeking a Buyer administrator who is looking to start or progress a career within Procurement. We are keen to find someone with excellent administration skills, who is also consultative, empathetic and analytical.
Our Buyers work closely with key stakeholders, to understand the requirements and targets of the business and service users within our care. They also support other members of the team with projects, tenders and other administrative tasks.
Previous Procurement experience is not required as we provide on-the-job training and coaching, which will teach you all about indirect strategic procurement within the fast paced healthcare sector. The most important thing is that you have good administrative skills, are a clear communicator, and are willing to learn.
Purpose
Help lead procurement activity within our Transactional category, and manage department communications. This category includes but is not limited to: Managing the department’s phone and email communications, Transactional purchases, supplier on boarding, TV license management, TV packages, print & stationary, franking, courier management, Amazon account administration, and waste management administration.
Responsibilities
Help drive strategic change within the Transactional Procurement category, consolidating spend across multiple business units to drive cost efficiencies. Help to analyse and prepare business cases, and implement procurement led improvements with this sector. Support colleagues and stakeholders in contract management of key suppliers. Improve supplier performance. Actively manage suppliers and cost base.
Overall, you will play a pivotal role in delivering the mission, vision and values of the company.
Person Specification
Experience.
This role is aimed at someone looking to enter or progress further within a Procurement career. Previous Procurement experience is not required as we provide on-the-job training and coaching, which will teach you all about indirect strategic procurement within the fast paced healthcare sector. Minimal – Good communications (verbal & written) · Customer Service · Good experience with MS Word, MS Outlook & MS Excel. Optional - Procurement · Indirect Expenditure · Contract Preparation · Contract Management · Category Management · Report Writing· Tender Management.
Skills.
Stakeholder Engagement · Stakeholder Management · Negotiation · Change Management · Communications · Planning
Qualities.
Collaborative · Inquisitive · Consultative · Empathetic · Target driven · Organised · Analytical · Results Orientated · Supportive · Self-motivated · Willing to learn.
Are you ready for the challenge?
Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988.
Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care.
Our expert and highly dedicated care enables 2,800 individuals across over 145 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.
We maintain a good relationship with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and undergo regular inspections, with 85% of our services rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’.
Also, we operate an internal system of quality checks, reinforcing our commitment to quality care, treatment and positive outcomes.
As part of the UHS family of health care services, Cygnet Health Care continues to grow and evolve to meet the needs of service users, their families and carers and those who commission our services.
