: Purchasing Assistant (Theatres) High Street Kensington- London (South Kensington Area) Fantastic benefits Full time (Possibility for some hybrid working) Permanent Here you'll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You'll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. Role Overview This business support position is a key role in Theatres but also the surrounding business. As a Purchasing Assistant, your responsibilities will include overseeing end-to-end P2P operations for Theatres, looking to make improvements to procedures and controls, no leakage of cost due to incorrect pricing and invoicing by suppliers. This role will also be required to carry out any other ad hoc duties or projects as requested by the Head of Supply Chain & Financial Control. What You'll Do: Oversee & leading the whole P2P process for Theatres. Ensure no leakage of cost due to incorrect pricing and invoices from Suppliers. Working in collaboration with the Supply Chain team in ensuring timely delivery of all items by managing stakeholders' expectations. Overseeing the sale and return orders and ensure credits are received and processed. Proactively seeking out opportunities to improve processes and systems. To carry out any other ad hoc duties or projects as requested by the Head of Supply Chain Oversee. Ensure that BGUK Procurement Policy is adhered to. To challenge and identify issues in existing procedures and implement changes where appropriate to support performance and compliance. Driving operational improvements and conducting root cause analysis of customer dissatisfaction, analysing staff & system processes & procedures, investigating & proposing opportunities for training, development, or process improvements/enhancements to enhance the customer experience. Provide root cause analysis of why suppliers are not paid on time and accurately, implement fixes and ensure appropriate monitoring of their success. Identify where processes can be streamlined to realise cost / time efficiencies, proposing systems enhancements where applicable. To proactively build and maintain strong working and supporting relationships with the P2P team and suppliers. To monitor and record processing problems encountered by Theatres requisitioners and identify if they are caused by training, configuration, or catalogue issues, taking appropriate action to remove the same issues experienced going forward. Actively assist in the creation of a continuous improvement environment ensuring key stakeholders' involvement in decision making and a learn by doing culture at all levels of the business. What you'll bring: Excellent Communication Skills Ideally previous experience of invoicing Experience of working in a similar role Interpersonal skills Previous experience of reconciling Stock Why Bupa? We are a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers. Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. We believe all our colleagues should be rewarded for their efforts. We offer a range of benefits to support both your physical and mental wellbeing such as: 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind An enhanced pension plan and life insurance Annual performance-based bonus as part of the Staff Bonus Scheme Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available Various other benefits and online discounts Diversity and Inclusion Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to Bupa. We'll make sure you are treated fairly regardless of disability or circumstance. That's why we're happy to offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. Whether you've found your feet or are discovering a new path. Welcome to a place that celebrates you. This isn't where you've been. This is where you're going. This is what we have belief in. Time Type: Full time Job Area: Locations: Cromwell Hospital London