Operational Buyer | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a motivated individual looking for your next challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity for an operational buyer to join our procurement team within commercial services.

You will be an excellent communicator, acting as an ambassador for the department to ensure we provide an effective and efficient operational procurement service to stakeholders across all areas of the One Dorset Procurement Service (ODPS)

The successful candidate will be reporting to the lead operational buyer, undertaking product sourcing, catalogue management, evaluation of supplier quotations, processing of purchase requisitions and placement of purchase orders for the trust.

Base Location

Home working once training has been completed at Dorset Healthcare, Sentinel House, Poole

Interview Date

15th of June

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

The One Dorset Procurement Service (ODPS) is a bold new initiative uniting the procurement functions of Dorset County Hospital, Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, and University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. The ODPS will deliver a single, shared procurement and supply chain service that enhances value, efficiency, and sustainability across Dorset.

The three Partner Trusts have developed a new Procurement Target Operating Model for Dorset – a single shared procurement function hosted by UHD, but accountable to all three through a Procurement Delivery Board. Such an arrangement builds on strong foundations within the partner Trust Procurement teams, generating substantial savings on third-party expenditure and delivering service improvements for clinicians, suppliers and patients.

The scope of the new service will encompass all strategic and operational procurement activity across the three partner Trusts, plus all supply chain (inventory management and logistics) services.

The joint spend for the three trusts is more than £800million, with £373m identified as addressable and opportunities to deliver £29m of savings over five years. The structure, processes, systems and governance will align to support a pan-Dorset ICS approach under the guidance of a new Procurement Director, who will establish effective leadership, culture and values, creating a world class collaborative procurement function.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

This advert closes on Friday 5 Jun 2026

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