Category Buyer Health - NHS SBS

Category Buyer Health - NHS SBS, Manchester

Join us and kickstart your career in Public Sector Procurement!

We have an outstanding opportunity for a Category Buyer to join our well-established Health Category team, supporting several upcoming projects. You will manage a delegated category portfolio to implement strategic sourcing, develop customer relationships, and strengthen relationships with existing key suppliers.

We offer great career progression opportunities, flexible work locations across the UK, benefits tailored to your needs, and training and development opportunities.

This position is predominantly home-based, with an expectation to attend our Salford office once or twice per month or as required by business needs.

What you'll be doing:

• Acting as the first point of contact for collaborators at all levels, supporting and assisting efficiently to establish and build relationships.
• Delivering strategic procurement and commercial services for our Public Sector client partners with an allocated category portfolio.
• Supporting Category Managers with data collection and analysis to predict forecasts and trends, handle customer feedback.
• Supporting the wider team with administrative tasks.
• Conducting market research and gathering intelligence to support contract decisions, innovation adoption, evaluation, and award processes.
• Supporting the end-to-end tender process, ensuring all parties are well-informed.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience working within a procurement environment.
• Experience handling shared mailboxes.
• Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Project management skills.

It would be great if you had:

• CIPS qualification or willingness to undertake it.
• Experience or knowledge of working with the NHS and/or Public Sector.
• Knowledge of Procurement Contract Regulations 2015 and the New Procurement Act 2023.
• Experience with Procurement ERP systems and eSourcing tools.

If you're interested but unsure if your skills match exactly, please apply — we'd love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Salford

Security Clearance Level: DBS

Internal Recruiter: Rachel

Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum

Benefits: 25 days annual leave (with option to buy extra days), health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and flexible benefits fund.

While this role is advertised as full-time, we support flexible working arrangements to promote work/life balance, increase motivation, reduce stress, and improve productivity.