Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Buyer

The closing date is 22 September 2025

Job summary

DSFS Ltd are looking for a Buyer to join the Procurement team to deliver high quality value for money procurement services on behalf of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and external clients. You will need to demonstrate strong team working skills; have experience of working in a Procurement environment and be able to demonstrate excellent customer service skills.

This post will play a key role in ensuring the procurement of the right goods at the right price delivered to the right place at the right time. This will be achieved by working together with clients and service users to understand their procurement needs, and by working together to standardise and rationalise products and services. This post will support senior staff to analyse and evaluate procurement data; tender and award contracts; improve supplier performance, implement specific electronic catalogues, and continuously improve the service for clients.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.

***Previous applicants need not apply***

Main duties of the job

As part of a dynamic enthusiastic procurement team the post holder will

Assist in sourcing suppliers via compliant routes to market
Liase with Key internal and external stake holders to ensure excellent communication in line with DSFS core values
Ensure that all procurement activity is carried out in line with the appropriate SFIs
Help to ensure that goods and services are obtained in the most cost effective manner.
Apply whole life costing techniques to ensure best value
Support change and innovation to ensure that the department continues to evolve
Work closely with suppliers to develop effective partnerships.
Ensure that the department meets it CIP targets by identifying savings opportunitys

About us

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

DSFS has just under 1000 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.

Date posted

03 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,875 to £24,365 a year per annum Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-DSFS-7432053

Job locations

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd c/o Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Top Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

oGood general standard of education including Mathematics and English Language to GCSE Grade C or equivalent
oCommercial Apprenticeship or commercial focus or business background/education
oRecognised procurement qualification

Desirable

oLevel 4 of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) or equivalent procurement experience

Experience

Essential

oExperience of negotiating with suppliers and customers in a large organisation and track record of achieving significant cost reductions
oExperience of obtaining competitive quotations
oExperience of a customer service environment
oExperience of working within the public sector and working knowledge of EU regulations
oKnowledge of procurement department procedures gained through on the job training

Desirable

oExperience of using a "procure to pay" system e.g. Unit 4 (Agresso)
oWorking knowledge of public sector procurement processes

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

oExcellent communication skills
oAnalytical thinking
oWorking knowledge of Procurement ordering systems
oAbility to use e-procurement tendering systems
oIntermediate Excel Skills
oMicrosoft office
oEmail and Internet experience
oAbility to prioritise workload
oAbility to manage own workload
oGood planning and organisational skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

oInnovative in approach, able to challenge and assist in the delivery of improvements
oCommitment to taking responsibility and facilitating success and improvement
oEffective verbal communications at all levels
oEffective verbal communications at all levels
oPositive attitude Team Player

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

oGood general standard of education including Mathematics and English Language to GCSE Grade C or equivalent
oCommercial Apprenticeship or commercial focus or business background/education
oRecognised procurement qualification

Desirable

oLevel 4 of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) or equivalent procurement experience

Experience

Essential

oExperience of negotiating with suppliers and customers in a large organisation and track record of achieving significant cost reductions
oExperience of obtaining competitive quotations
oExperience of a customer service environment
oExperience of working within the public sector and working knowledge of EU regulations
oKnowledge of procurement department procedures gained through on the job training

Desirable

oExperience of using a "procure to pay" system e.g. Unit 4 (Agresso)
oWorking knowledge of public sector procurement processes

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

oExcellent communication skills
oAnalytical thinking
oWorking knowledge of Procurement ordering systems
oAbility to use e-procurement tendering systems
oIntermediate Excel Skills
oMicrosoft office
oEmail and Internet experience
oAbility to prioritise workload
oAbility to manage own workload
oGood planning and organisational skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

oInnovative in approach, able to challenge and assist in the delivery of improvements
oCommitment to taking responsibility and facilitating success and improvement
oEffective verbal communications at all levels
oEffective verbal communications at all levels
oPositive attitude Team Player

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd c/o Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Top Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd c/o Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Top Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)