Category Manager - Band 6

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our growing and pro-active Procurement Team here at the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust to join us as a Category Manager within the Non-Clinical Procurement Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the NHS and work in a strategically important area of our business

You'll have excellent stakeholder management & communication skills to enable you to work effectively with senior managers within the Team as well as colleagues across the Trust & partner organisations.

Holding a Business Degree or the Diploma in Procurement & Supply from the Charted Institute of Purchasing & Supply (or evidence of advanced active study towards this qualification), or recent relevant equivalent experience. You must be experienced in leading & managing complex procurement projects & will be able to demonstrate an appropriate level of experience of managing programmes of work.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Senior Category Manager, you'll take a lead procurement role to deliver robust & challenging procurements, that support the efficient delivery of the highest quality care to the Trust's patients, developed specialist knowledge of procurement, ideally within the public sector or equivalent, this knowledge must be underpinned by theory & experience. Demonstrable knowledge & experience of NHS or Public Sector procurement would be an advantage , though we welcome applications from outside the NHS & Public Sector to ensure the team continues to develop its collaborative skill set.

The post will be full-time and the successful applicant will be based at Beech House, Lincoln. Hybrid remote working is also an option for the successful applicant. Travel between United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust sites will also be required. The post holder will play a key role in implementing the United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust's vision & strategy for Procurement, delivering the aspiration to become Best in Class

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated