Procurement Category Manager

National health service; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Unsocial hours payments

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

NHS discounts

Job summary

The National Health Service (NHS) seeks a Category Manager to lead procurement activities, deputise for the Line Manager/Senior Manager as required, and deliver cost-effective, efficient services while maintaining high customer service standards across client/service-provider arrangements.

The role involves working across ESNEFT sites, designing and embedding strategic sourcing and category management, and delivering savings while applying procurement regulations including the Procurement Act

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a management/leadership role.
• Degree or equivalent qualification or significant experience at degree level.

Responsibilities

• Design, communicate and embed strategic sourcing and category management principles across the procurement team.
• Be the main point of contact for specific Division(s) and liaise with colleagues across the Procurement Team to provide support.
• Lead complex procurement processes and ensure arrangements are commercially sound and in the Trust's best interests.
• Identify opportunities and deliver efficiencies and savings through procurement projects.
• Provide professional guidance on procurement issues in line with regulations including the Procurement Act 2023.
• Lead in identifying areas to improve quality and reduce costs on Trust-wide non-pay spend.

Skills

Leadership experience

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

The Category Manager will be responsible for providing a range of procurement activities, deputising for the Line Manager/Senior Manager as required and assisting in the provision of a cost effective, efficient and responsive service, ensuring customer service levels are established and maintained to a high standard on a client / service provider basis.

Job location

Colchester Hospital, Colchester, Essex CO4 5JL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• You will be based in the Procurement department and will be required to come in either Colchester or Ipswich Hospital sites, working across all ESNEFT sites as directed by project and workload.
• To design, communicate and embed strategic sourcing and category management principles across the procurement team in both clinical and non-clinical categories.
• Be the main point of contact for specific Division(s) and liaise with colleagues across the Procurement Team to enable the client from the Division to receive appropriate support and advice.
• Lead complex procurement processes and ensure that arrangements are commercially sound and represent the best interests of the Trust.
• Assess opportunities and deliver efficiencies and savings through procurement projects as appropriate.
• Apply considerable professional judgment when leading on specific procurement activity and when advising senior managers, colleagues, staff and customers on the resolution of complex and strategic procurement issues, in accordance with procurement obligations / regulations including the Procurement Act 2023.
• Lead in identifying areas to improve quality and reduce costs on Trust wide non pay spend.

Essential

• Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or significant experience of working at degree level
• Proven experience of working in a management/leadership role

About us

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in the region, employing over 12,000 staff. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester & Ipswich, six community hospitals, clinics and patient's homes.

Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Staff benefits

• Generous pension scheme
• Unsocial hours payments (where applicable)
• 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata)
• Access to a range of NHS discounts
• Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offering a variety of services

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff and offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options and supporting you to achieve your career goals.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on sponsorship we are unable to provide.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Reference number

NDD-000151

Contact

For further information about this role please contact: Edward ##### at ESNEFT