About the role
Salary: £32073.00 to £39043.00
The One Lancashire and South Cumbria (LSC) Procurement team are seeking applications for a Lead Buyer to be flexible and work across all One LSC sites.
Lead a range of clinical and non clinical procurement projects including planning and selection strategies; tendering and commercial dialogue. Involving close engagement with staff, including clinicians, nursing colleagues, finance, estates and facilities, Corporate and IT and external stakeholders to achieve a cost effective procurement of materials and/or services.
Plan, negotiate and deliver a cost reduction work plan for materials and/or services, working closely with clinical staff including senior managers and external stakeholders without compromising quality of service.
Assess and advise financial implications of contract awards to all stakeholders, reporting formally on the implications of supplier, service and product changes. Influence key internal stakeholders to accept any recommended product/service changes or if no agreement, escalate to the relevant senior team member.
Provide professional advice to Trust staff including senior managers in respect of the procurement process, including Public Procurement Legislation, UK Law, Trust Standing Financial Instructions and NHS Procurement Guidance.
Responsible for the tendering of complex and high value contracts typically from £100k to in excess of 5 million for services and materials, ensuring value for money and statutory procurement requirements are adhered to and achieving project sign off for all procurement decisions.
For the right candidate, there are opportunities to align base location to any of our main hub sites including Blackpool, Lancaster, Blackburn, Preston and across South Cumbria