Category Buyer - COM/DE&S/CATB01

NHS Supply Chain; Swillington Common; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Supply Chain is seeking a Category Buyer to enhance procurement within their Diagnostics team. The role involves strategic contributions to product groups aimed at optimizing supply chain efficiency and delivering substantial cost savings while working collaboratively with stakeholders. Candidates should have experience in a Buyer role, preferably from the Public Sector, to succeed in this challenging yet rewarding position, which offers hybrid working options and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Hybrid working opportunities

Annual bonus schemes

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Dedicated development support

Paid well-being leave

12% employer contribution pension scheme

Flexible Benefits Scheme

2 days paid volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Buyer role ideally from the Public Sector.
• Ability to analyse data trends for decision making.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specific category goals within a procurement strategy.
• Produce accurate reports by collecting and inputting data.
• Engage with stakeholders to optimize relationships and decisions.

Skills

Negotiation

Data Analysis

Communication

Education

Experience in a Buyer role

Public Sector knowledge

Job description

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Contract type: Perm

Closing Date: Friday 13th June 2025

We have a great opportunity for a Category Buyers within our Diagnostics team.

Category Buyer

Function: Commercial

Location: Leeds

Contract type: Perm

Salary: £35,627 with the potential to rise to £39,585 over 3 years

Closing Date: Friday 13th June 2025

We have a great opportunity for a Category Buyers within our Diagnostics team.

The Category Buyer will contribute to specific category or product group strategy to improve the supply chain, reduce risk, create competitive advantage and deliver cost savings. Through a focus on product range, offers and how products are brought to market, and in close collaboration with key stakeholders, create product groups that maximize value both for customers and the organization. Contribute with insights into industry and consumer trends and support the development of recommendations to optimize new product launches.

Every day you will …

• Deliver specific category goals within a category plan/program in line with the organizations’ procurement strategy.
• Produce accurate reports for others by collecting data from a variety of standard sources and inputting that data into standard formats.
• Explore and develop a basic understanding of external developments or emerging issues.
• Carry out prescribed stakeholder management activities by following existing procedures; provide support to others in building and optimizing relationships and interactions with external and internal stakeholders, including key decision makers, regulators, public organizations, governmental institutions, insurance companies, providers, professional communities, and customer/client/patient groups.
• Collate and analyse data using pre-set tools, methods and formats. Involves working independently.
• Collect and collate information on the key cost drivers, market dynamics and issues, areas of innovation, and alternative suppliers for more senior colleagues to provide solid market information for decision making.
• Provide a quality service to customers while identifying opportunities to secure new business or support retention. Responsibilities may include dealing with complex queries and investigating and resolving customer problems.
  
  

What can we offer you?

We Want To Reward You For Your Passion, Enthusiasm, And Hard Work So We Offer Much More Than a Competitive Salary

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.
  
  

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

You will need to have proven experience within a Buyer role ideally from the Public Sector.

In addition, we will expect you to be able to demonstrate:

• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analysing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analysing data from multiple sources to draw appropriate conclusions and make suitable recommendations.
• Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.
• Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to negotiate independently while providing guidance and training to others on how to help the organisation by obtaining consensus between two or more internal or external parties who may have different interests.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on developing appropriate plans or performing necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements.
• Communicates with other people without requiring supervision and provides technical guidance when required on speaking in a clear, concise, and compelling manner.
  
  

Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at [e-mail]

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.

We reserve the right to close any vacancy from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

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Job function

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  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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