Senior Procurement Category Manager (Health) - 12 FTC

NHS Shared Business Services

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Job summary

Are you Public Sector Senior Health Category Professional looking for a new challenge?

This position is predominantly home based, but there is an expectation to attend meetings at our Salford office once/ twice per month and where business needs are required.

Main duties of the job

  • Leading, mentoring and supporting a team of buying staff of different levels.
  • Creating, developing, and running a category portfolio of compliant solutions or Framework Agreements.
  • Developing and implementing short and long-term category strategies.
  • Driving uptake of portfolio across the landscape, working alongside key support teams including: Innovation, Implementation, Marketing and Consultancy.
  • Leading a portfolio of projects, working closely with key partners to influence procurement choice and drives savings and efficiencies and improve quality.
  • Offering procurement support to the customer Service Directorates, Heads of Procurement and Key Leaders on a national footprint.
  • Working with the supplier base ensuring that all aspects are covered within the category from a product, service, and collaborator basis.

About us

NHS SBS are seeking a Senior Procurement Category Manager to join their health category management team on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. You'll navigate a regulated environment, focusing on creating, delivering, and running complex framework agreements to meet client demands. Your expertise will be criticality in crafting strategic plans to drive growth pipelines within your portfolio.

Date posted

22 August 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£50,000 to £55,000 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0351-req13212

Job locations

NHS Shared Business Services

Floor 9, 8 Exchange Quay

Salford

M5 3EH


Job description

Job responsibilities

What you will be doing

  • Leading, mentoring and supporting a team of buying staff of different levels.
  • Creating, developing, and running a category portfolio of compliant solutions or Framework Agreements.
  • Developing and implementing short and long-term category strategies.
  • Driving uptake of portfolio across the landscape, working alongside key support teams including: Innovation, Implementation, Marketing and Consultancy.
  • Leading a portfolio of projects, working closely with key partners to influence procurement choice and drives savings and efficiencies and improve quality.
  • Offering procurement support to the customer Service Directorates, Heads of Procurement and Key Leaders on a national footprint.
  • Working with the supplier base ensuring that all aspects are covered within the category from a product, service, and collaborator basis.

What you will bring

  • CIPS Level 5 or 6 qualified.
  • Experience in public sector procurement and compliantly working with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, including relevant policy and guidance.
  • Relevant knowledge of the category and market.
  • Management of teams and resource.
  • Internal/ external collaborator management.
  • Experience leading procurements under public contracts.

It would be great if you had

  • Experience and knowledge of working with the NHS.
  • Understanding and experience of e-sourcing and e-procurement solutions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

What you will be doing

  • Leading, mentoring and supporting a team of buying staff of different levels.
  • Creating, developing, and running a category portfolio of compliant solutions or Framework Agreements.
  • Developing and implementing short and long-term category strategies.
  • Driving uptake of portfolio across the landscape, working alongside key support teams including: Innovation, Implementation, Marketing and Consultancy.
  • Leading a portfolio of projects, working closely with key partners to influence procurement choice and drives savings and efficiencies and improve quality.
  • Offering procurement support to the customer Service Directorates, Heads of Procurement and Key Leaders on a national footprint.
  • Working with the supplier base ensuring that all aspects are covered within the category from a product, service, and collaborator basis.

What you will bring

  • CIPS Level 5 or 6 qualified.
  • Experience in public sector procurement and compliantly working with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, including relevant policy and guidance.
  • Relevant knowledge of the category and market.
  • Management of teams and resource.
  • Internal/ external collaborator management.
  • Experience leading procurements under public contracts.

It would be great if you had

  • Experience and knowledge of working with the NHS.
  • Understanding and experience of e-sourcing and e-procurement solutions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • CIPS Level 5 or 6 qualified.
  • Experience in public sector procurement and compliantly working with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, including relevant policy and guidance.
  • Experience and knowledge of working with the NHS.
  • Understanding and experience of e-sourcing and e-procurement solutions.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • CIPS Level 5 or 6 qualified.
  • Experience in public sector procurement and compliantly working with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, including relevant policy and guidance.
  • Experience and knowledge of working with the NHS.
  • Understanding and experience of e-sourcing and e-procurement solutions.

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

NHS Shared Business Services

Address

NHS Shared Business Services

Floor 9, 8 Exchange Quay

Salford

M5 3EH


Employer's website

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Employer details

Employer name

NHS Shared Business Services

Address

NHS Shared Business Services

Floor 9, 8 Exchange Quay

Salford

M5 3EH


Employer's website

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

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Date posted

22 August 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£50,000 to £55,000 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0351-req13212

Job locations

NHS Shared Business Services

Floor 9, 8 Exchange Quay

Salford

M5 3EH


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