Senior Buyer

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 23 October 2026

Wessex Procurement Limited (WPL) is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Job Title:

Senior Buyer

Contact:
Permanent

Wessex Procurement Limited (WPL) is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Job Title:

Senior Buyer

Contact:
Permanent

This is a great opportunity for a person starting a career within Procurement, you will have a good IT and Communication skills, keen to learn, enthusiastic and outgoing in a professional manner. Our aim is to work closer with the Procurement Managers and Specialist's developing negotiation skills, identifying items that could be catalogued so the buying process can be actioned more efficiently saving time & expense.

As a Senior Buyer, you will manage a team of Buyers across UHS & HHFT to maximise cost improvement programme (CIP) benefits. You will also ensure all goods and services are ordered in accordance with laid down procedures including the processing of requisitions, orders and liaising with customers and suppliers to ensure best practice and best value. Supporting the Procurement Operations Lead, Buyers, and Strategic Procurement team in the delivery of work-plans arising from procurement strategy.

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At WPL, we play a key role in supporting the NHS in Hampshire, delivering end-to-end procurement and supply chain services for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. As a wholly owned subsidiary of both Trusts, WPL offers the opportunity to contribute to the wider NHS family and improve healthcare services across the region.

Our services include strategic sourcing, value creation, tendering, contract management, inventory oversight, distribution, and materials management across Southampton, Basingstoke, Winchester, and Andover. Joining WPL means being part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team, working alongside stakeholders to drive innovation, efficiency, and value.

Employee Benefits:

• Generous NHS pension scheme

• NHS terms of service and annual leave

• Access to an employee benefits platform offering discounts on groceries, high street shopping, family outings, holidays, and more

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Southampton offers an excellent quality of life, located on the south coast with an international airport and direct train links to London. The area boasts the stunning New Forest National Park, beautiful beaches along the Jurassic Coast, and living costs around 20% lower than London. With 14 Ofsted-rated "Outstanding" schools, it's a great place to live and work.

• Responsible for the Operations team to deliver a customer-focused and efficient service in the purchasing of goods and services.

• Day to day to management of a team, including a range of HR procedures which may include attendance, performance and appraisals.

• Undertaking training for the team in relevant procedures and processes. Ensuring procedures and processes are kept up to date.

• Plays a key role in the induction and training of new staff.

• Plans own workload and teams workload to ensure all order requests are processed, queries resolved, and catalogues reviewed as required.

• Ensures all reports are produced for line manager within specific time frames.

Budget and Resource management .

• Support the team with CIP opportunities and catalogue management.

• Responsible for recording savings made using appropriate procedures.

• Responsible for sourcing suppliers for goods and services in line with user department requirements.

• Training of Trust staff on e-procurement tools.

Communication

• Negotiates with suppliers and other external organizations to maximize value for money and cost improvement opportunities.

• To communicate with suppliers to provide specific information in the form of a pre-purchase questionnaire in relation to procedures for purchasing medical equipment.

• Establish, maintain, and manage supplier relationships where appropriate.

• Provide support and assistance for charity / donation purchases and…