4386 - Senior Category Manager - Corporate Services

NHS; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Category Manager for Corporate Services to manage procurement across Barnsley Hospital and The Rotherham Hospital. The role involves developing strategic workplans, managing a small team, and ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in procurement and contract management, as well as MCIPS qualifications. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on procurement efficiency and savings targets.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in procurement at a senior level is required.
• Experience of letting product and service contracts using e-tendering tools.
• Knowledge of NHS procurement processes and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manages the procurement and contracting of Corporate Services across two hospitals.
• Develops strategic workplans and ensures spend is properly contracted.
• Monitors savings delivery and KPIs resulting from contracts.

Skills

Public Procurement Regulations

Strategic Procurement

Contract Management

Supplier Relationship Management

Education

MCIPS Qualified

Degree level or equivalent

Tools

e-tendering tools

P2P systems (ideally Agresso)

e-tendering and contracting tools (ideally Atamis)

Job description

4386 - Senior Category Manager - Corporate Services

Do you want to make a difference and work in a fast moving dynamic procurement team? We are looking for an enthusiastic hands on person to manage our Corporate Services category across both Barnsley Hospital and The Rotherham Hospital. Employed by Barnsley Facilities Services you will be responsible for developing workplans and delivering complex procurements across both Trusts whilst managing a small team of procurement professionals in both hospital teams.

We are looking for an experienced procurement professional who will foster excellent relationships with our stakeholders and manage a complex procurement workplan. You will provide procurement support and advice to Trust staff at both sites and at all levels and will revel in being a go to person for contracting, public procurement and SFI queries.

You will be an integral member of the team working across Business Units in order to develop strategic workplans in agreed categories of spend and to identify efficiencies and quality initiatives.

Main duties of the job

You will take ownership of the effective procurement and contracting of all Corporate Services (including IT) spend across both Barnsley Hospital and The Rotherham Hospital You will put in place collaborative workplans and strategies to ensure spend is properly contracted and is fit for purpose. Youll liaise with stakeholders and listen and act on any quality concerns. You will have excellent skills in change management, implementing new products as identified and approved nationally, regionally or locally.

You will be responsible, whilst adhering to relevant public procurement laws and SFIs, for the delivery of this complex workplan involving high value and often complex tenders for goods and services in order to drive competitive advantage across Barnsley Hospital NHSFT and The Rotherham NHSFT

You will make a significant contribution to savings targets as set by the Trusts and will monitor savings delivery and KPIs resulting from delivered contracts.

Certificates of Sponsorship

We welcome applications from individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route.

**Please note funding for travel and associated relocation costs may not be covered by the Trust**

Please see further details below.

Please note that from April 9th 2025, Level A entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

About us

BFS reserve the right to close the position early.

Operatingas a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, BFS hasover 40 years heritage in providing high quality estates, facilities, procurementservices and Outpatient pharmaceutical services to the healthcare sector. With a turnover of over £50m per annum, wetake pride in our people, the quality of our work and in making financialcontributions back into the NHS, supporting our patients and staff to deliverfront line patient services.

BFSare passionate about providing essential facilities and healthcare supportservices. Our highly skilled and experienced leading professionals take pridein what they do, delivering world-class services and best-in-class NHSstandards.

Webelieve in our people, and our ethos is to put our customers and team at theheart of everything we do.

Ourvision is to provide quality essential services, growing for the ultimatebenefit of public healthcare and beyond.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and BarnsleyFacilities Services (BFS) are committed to promoting equality of opportunityand fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnicorigin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion orbelief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check)will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Job responsibilities

Job Description for Senior Category Manager - Corporate Services

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MCIPS Qualified or appropriate professional institute or relevant experience
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent qualification or relevant experience in procurement and contract leadership
• Continuous professional development (CPD), and to include competency in at least 2 of the following:
• Procurement Contract Regulations 2015;
• Procurement Act 2023;
• Provider Selection Regime;
• Commercial Contract Management

Experience

• Significant experience in procurement at a senior level including:
• Public Procurement Regulations
• Strategic Procurement (delivery of contracts through competition from planning to contract implementation)
• Track record of ability to deliver against targets.
• Experience of letting product and service contracts using e-tendering tools
• Experience of contract management.
• Standing Financial Instructions, UK procurement regulations and legislation.
• Experience of public sector purchasing.
• Experience of category management.
• Significant experience of strategic sourcing methodologies.
• Experience of supplier or customer relationship management.

Knowledge and Awareness

• Sound understanding of management processes and procedures.
• Understanding of awarding contracts in accordance with the requirements of Public Procurement Regulations
• Understanding of the key principles of contract law and procurement obtained through specialist training courses or equivalent.
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing methodologies.
• Category knowledge and experience or demonstrable relevant industry/business experience within the relevant areas
• Knowledge of a Trust procurement processes.
• NHS Terms and Conditions of Contract.
• Knowledge of NHS, understands the wider Health Economy agenda (national, regional and local).
• Knowledge of P2P systems (ideally Agresso)
• Knowledge of e-tendering and contracting tools (ideally Atamis)

Values

• Please describe in around 100 words: What Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
• Please describe in around 100 words: Please describe a situation where you have demonstrated respect for your colleagues/patients in a difficult or sensitive situation.