Category Manager - Professional Services Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a skilled Category Manager to enhance procurement strategies and support the delivery of corporate objectives. This role involves collaborating with the Head of Category to develop effective Category Management strategies, ensuring value delivery across the Professional Services Category. You will engage with suppliers, manage relationships, and contribute to the commercial lifecycle of sourcing projects. If you are passionate about improving community healthcare services and want to make a significant impact, this is an exciting opportunity to advance your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training and development support

Qualifications

• Experience in Category Management and procurement processes.
• Strong understanding of supplier market dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Category in developing Category Strategy.
• Manage supplier relationships and engage the supply market.

Skills

Category Management

Procurement Strategies

Supplier Relationship Management

Commercial Strategy Development

Education

Degree in Business or related field

Job description

NWL Procurement Services (“NWL PS”) is part of Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, and provides procurement and supply chain management services across all Members (“NWL Members”). The Category Manager is responsible for supporting the effective management of and the value delivery for the procurement of goods and services across the Professional Services Category. They will actively be responsible for supporting the Head of Category to ensure effective development and maintenance of Category Strategy, Category Plan and Commercial Strategy.

The Category Managers will have delegated authority to support the Head of Category with elements of the overall commercial lifecycle, including Category Strategy and Category policy development and understanding NWL Member requirements.

This will be done through jointly working with the Head of Category with the development of Category Management strategies, understanding of the supplier/market landscape, and delivering timely and effective support, guidance, and expertise to the businesses.

Given delegated authority to support the Head of Category in the development and maintenance of the Professional Services Category Strategy to deliver NWL PS strategy and corporate objectives and to enable maximum aggregation of low-value spend, reduction in sourcing activity (minimising order cycle) and reducing supplier base to enable value to be added by Management activities.

Work with the Head of Category in developing and maintaining Category plans for key spend areas and transformation programmes.

Responsible for parts of the production of a Commercial Strategy for each sourcing project, including but not limited to, clear sourcing outcomes and definition of contracts to be included.

Given authority to liaise with end-users to scope and develop Project Initiation Documents (PIDs) to include project outlines, spend baselines (inclusive of NWL PS partner spend), project scope and linking to approved Category Strategy.

Given delegated authority for the management of potential supplier relationships by engaging the supply market early and building rapport/creating collaboration opportunities to support delivery of NWL PS strategy and corporate objectives.

Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

1. A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
2. Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)
3. Flexible working options
4. Annual travel card loan
5. Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

This advert closes on Thursday 16 Jan 2025.