Purchasing Officer B4

 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.  

The shift pattern is 9/5

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board. 

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is the largest Health Board in Scotland and has a trade spend with third party suppliers of approximately £811m with the Procurement Department providing a comprehensive procurement and logistics service for all Health Board functions. We are pleased to offer two Purchasing Officer posts within the Purchasing and Systems Team.  This is an exciting opportunity to join our organisation within the Procurement Department at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and work within the Purchasing Team. The post holder will ensure effective and timely processing and procurement of all requests for relevant suppliers and services for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The role involves tactical and transactional purchasing within general and medical categories, tactical buying and purchase to pay compliance.  Applicants must possess excellent computer, communication and organisational skills, along with good time management. The post holder will hold relevant qualification or qualifications equivalent to Level 6 or higher, or the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) - https://scqf.org.uk/interactive-framework/ such as Highers, National Certificate, HNC, SVQ Level 3 and a CIPS Diploma in Procurement & Supply (CIPS Level 4 equivalent to NVQ4/SVQ4 or significant relevant experience in Procurement and Supply Chain environment

Informal Contact:    Elaine Gray, Elaine.gray@ggc.scot.nhs.uk, 

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs 

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have. 

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