Category Manager

NWSSP Legal & Risk Services; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health service provider in Cardiff is seeking a Category Manager to oversee the procurement workplan for the National Sourcing Commissioning team. This role includes managing multiple procurement projects, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with legislation. The ideal candidate will have a CIPS Level 5 or equivalent and substantial experience in complex procurement and stakeholder management. The position offers a blend of office and agile working environments.

Qualifications

• CIPS Level 5 or equivalent experience in procurement.
• Proven experience delivering complex procurement projects.
• Experience managing multiple projects and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple procurement projects simultaneously.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to deliver category strategy.
• Ensure compliance with contract legislation and risk management.

Skills

Comprehensive data gathering

Ability to communicate complex information

Influencing and negotiation skills

IT proficiency

Engagement and stakeholder management

Education

CIPS Level 5 / equivalent experience

Job description

If you are looking to join NWSSP, please see the additional information below that may be of interest to you:

• Benefits video: https://youtu.be/zX3x046SDhg
• Tops Tips – Be Yourself video: https://youtu.be/qe3ibY8b6m4

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Job Overview

This is a Category Manager vacancy based at Companies House in Cardiff. NWSSP Procurement Services seeks a professional who can manage the procurement workplan for the National Sourcing Commissioning team, ensuring effective delivery of the category strategy in line with organisational and policy goals.

The role will involve working with other team members and stakeholders at all levels to support the procurement cycle. Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Managing multiple procurement projects simultaneously.
• Coordinating with stakeholders to deliver category strategy.
• Ensuring compliance with contract legislation, probity, and risk management.
• Driving savings and delivering value to the NHS.
• Providing people and staff supervision where required.

Work will be conducted predominantly at Companies House, Cardiff, with an element of home/agile working. Welsh language speakers are welcome; competence in Welsh is desirable but not required.

Values & Working Environment

NWSSP values Listening & Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility, and Innovating. The organisation encourages an agile working approach and prides itself on continuous improvement and learning. An inclusive workplace that supports equality, diversity and inclusion is central to our ethos.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Full Job description and Person Specification are available for download below. Please read them carefully and demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• CIPS Level 5 / equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• ILM Level 4

Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven experience of delivering complex procurement projects
• Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience with contract legislation, compliance and probity issues
• Delivering savings
• Experience of people/staff supervision
• Experience of managing risk
• Experience of category management
• Experience of engaging with and managing wide range of stakeholders in a professional manner

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of quality standards and ISO policies and procedures
• Experience of business planning

Skills

Essential criteria

• Comprehensive data gathering
• Ability to communicate complex information
• Influencing and negotiation skills
• IT proficiency
• Ability to engage with and manage wide range of stakeholders in a professional manner

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of complex category product knowledge

Other

Desirable criteria

• Welsh speaker

Applicant Requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable.

Documents to download

• JD & PS English (PDF, 560.3KB)
• JD & PS Welsh (PDF, 536.3KB)
• Swyddog Categori (PDF, 640.5KB)
• NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice (PDF, 696.3KB)
• NWSSP - About Us (PDF, 6.6MB)
• NWSSP - Our Benefits 2023 (PDF, 487.5KB)
• NWSSP - Buddion (PDF, 491.0KB)
• PCGC -Amdanom (PDF, 6.7MB)
• Guidance Notes for Applicants Nov25 (PDF, 322.5KB)
• Intergrated Medium Term Plan 2025-2028 (PDF, 15.1MB)
• Intergrated Medium Term Plan 2025-2028 - Cymraeg (PDF, 18.0MB)

Further details / Informal visits contact

Name: Rhian Williams
Job title: Senior Procurement Business Manager
Email address: [e-mail]