Category Manager, Procurement Officer, Procurement Manager, Commercial Manager

Michael Page (UK); Sheffield; On-site; GBP 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Sheffield seeks a motivated Category Manager to enhance procurement strategies for healthcare services. The successful candidate will lead initiatives to deliver best value outcomes for NHS stakeholders, coordinating with various procurement hubs and ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations.

Benefits

Pension

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative environment

Qualifications

• Strong personal skills and enthusiasm for category management.
• Experience in leading complex procurement projects.
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop category management strategies for healthcare and pharmacy services.
• Lead public procurement projects to achieve cost reductions.
• Collaborate with NHS stakeholders for efficiency targets.

Skills

Public Procurement Understanding

Communication

Commercial Acumen

Customer Focus

Job description

• Do a job where you make a difference every day.
• A challenging and rewarding role that will help you reach your potential.

About Our Client

There are two opportunities in a forward thinking and innovative organisation. North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) is a collaborative procurement organisation based in Sheffield, hosted by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT). This organisation aims to deliver best value procurement outcomes for the NHS through collaborative working. Members and colleagues work together to make the biggest impact and improvements possible for patients and healthcare professionals in every setting.

You will be responsible for developing a category management approach to assigned healthcare and pharmacy service related categories, and leading the associated public procurement and category management projects in this high profile growing category area to deliver best value outcomes for our NHS and wider public sector customers.

As a Category Manager you will be responsible for building on an existing portfolio of framework agreements in the healthcare services & pharmacy category area and will work to ensure timely delivery of procurement and category projects against NOE CPC's workplan in line with our NHS and wider public sector customer requirements.

Job Description

Other role and professional elements:

• A pro-active focus on delivery of best value outcomes for NHS is essential.

• Develop and grow NOE CPC's impact through development of a category management approach including category strategy development and work-planning.

• Work in close collaboration with other procurement hubs, such as LPP, engage with NHS and other key stakeholders nationally to support them in achieving cost reduction and efficiency targets.

• Be highly motivated, enthusiastic individuals wanting to make a positive difference in the NHS.

• Demonstrate strong personal skills, understanding of public procurement, together with experience and enthusiasm for the particular category area.

• Be an excellent communicator, have a strong customer focused ethos.

The Successful Applicant

As part of the NOE CPC Category Procurement Team you will need to be able to:

• Lead the delivery of complex procurement projects, in line with relevant legislation such as Public Contracts Regulations, Procurement Act and Provider Selection regime.

• Develop a category management approach in order to deliver cash releasing savings and sustainable total cost reductions for the wider public sector stakeholders in this category area.

• Support and lead category specific reviews within NHS and wider public sector customers to identify process efficiencies and cost reduction opportunities

• Have a strong customer focus, commercial acumen and a pro-active approach

• Build excellent working relationships with peers, colleagues, customers and other external stakeholders at both operational and senior levels.

• Have a hands-on approach and a results focused mentality.

What's on Offer

- Starting salary of £53,755 per annum.

- Additional Benefits including pension.

- a collaborative environment with professional development.



Closing date: 11.55 pm 8th June 2025

Potential interview date: w/c 23rd June 2025 onwards