Procurement Category Manager - Corporate

The Methodist Church in Britain; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, &

Job summary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Category Manager to lead procurement across categories, managing tenders from specification through to contract award. You will draw on market analysis and collaborate with clinicians and managers to deliver cost savings and improved patient care.

The role requires proven public sector procurement expertise, leadership experience, and progress toward MCIPS.

Qualifications

• Proven procurement or category management experience in a large organisation.
• Leadership and managerial experience.
• Experience leading high-value procurements from conception to implementation.
• Willingness to progress towards MCIPS.

Responsibilities

• Project manage tenders from specification to contract award with timely responses.
• Engage stakeholders across clinicians and managers throughout the process.
• Conduct market analysis to support contract award decisions.
• Deliver procurements that improve patient care and deliver cost savings using Atamis.
• Lead the category team day to day and report on progress.
• Ensure compliance with procurement legislation and Trust policies, including mandatory training.
• Support the Deputy Head of Procurement in delivering the Cost Improvement Plan.

Skills

Public sector procurement

Team leadership

Market analysis

Project management

Education

MCIPS or equivalent

Tools

Atamis e-tendering

Job description

This Category Manager post sits in the corporate procurement service at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, covering all procurement categories across the Trust. The holder project manages tenders from specification through to contract award, drawing on market analysis and working with clinicians and managers throughout. The role also leads a category team day to day, supports the annual Cost Improvement Plan and uses the Atamis e-tendering system. Proven public sector procurement expertise and team leadership are required, with progress towards MCIPS expected.

What the job involves

• Project manage the tender process to deliver high quality, timely responses, involving key stakeholders
• Support project sponsors to draw up tender specifications and understand service delivery requirements
• Conduct market analysis across a range of options to support contract award decisions
• Deliver procurements within a portfolio of projects or programmes that improve patient care and deliver cost savings, using Atamis e-tendering
• Engage clinicians and managers throughout, including demand challenge, planning, strategy, evaluation, selection and contract management and review
• Research and draft correspondence and papers, and lead reporting and analysis across specialties, functions and projects
• Manage the category team day to day
• Ensure compliance with procurement legislation and Trust policies, including mandatory training
• Support the Deputy Head of Procurement in delivering the annual Cost Improvement Plan

What’s required

Qualifications

• Strong evidence of working towards MCIPS or an equivalent qualification, with the intention of qualifying

Experience

• Proven experience of procurement or category management within a large organisation
• Leadership and managerial experience
• Experience of high value procurements from conception to evaluation and implementation
• Proven ability to manage a team effectively, producing year on year results

Skills & knowledge

• Expert theoretical knowledge of public sector procurement
• Experience of complex evaluation and market and economic analysis
• Ability to manage the category team within procurement regulations
• Ability to motivate and develop staff
• Ability to plan and organise a broad range of procurement projects
• Ability to formulate long-term programmes of work for the category team

Checks & eligibility

• Original certificates of essential qualifications, to be presented if successful

Other

• Ability to prioritise and work within imposed deadlines
• Proven ability to think laterally and work on own initiative
• Potential to develop and change within the changing NHS

What’s offered

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and salary sacrifice schemes
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers
• Support for flexible working