Procurement Category Manager - NHSSBS

Sopra Steria Group; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Sopra Steria Group as a Category Manager in the NHS Shared Business Services team, focused on enhancing procurement strategies within the Construction & Estates category. This role offers a chance to utilize extensive public procurement experience, overseeing frameworks while ensuring stakeholder satisfaction. With flexible working options and a comprehensive benefits package, you'll contribute to shaping the marketplace for healthcare services.

Benefits

25 days annual leave with option to buy extra days

Health cash plan

4 x death in service life assurance

Pension

3 days paid volunteering

5 days paid carers leave

Generous flexible benefits fund

Qualifications

• Procurement experience within the NHS or public sector is essential.
• Knowledge of UK Public Contracts Regulations (PCR 2015 or PA 2023) is essential.
• Experience in developing and improving key supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support the strategic framework delivery plan.
• Handle supplier enquiries and manage database pipelines.
• Contract manage suppliers through engagement and compliance.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Sourcing

Supplier Relationship Management

Project Delivery

Education

CIPS Level 4 or working towards

Job description

Public Sector Frameworks your speciality? Step into a key Category Manager role with us!

NHS Shared Business Services are looking for a procurement category professional to join our established team as a Category Manager. In this national role within our Construction & Estates category, you’ll support the delivery of our Healthcare Planning, Construction Consultancy, and Ancillary Services Framework. Playing a key part in shaping the marketplace for our clients.

With extensive public procurement experience, you will play a key role in overseeing the Framework, demonstrating excellent stakeholder management skills and enhancing relationships with key suppliers. You'll thrive on challenges, driving the development of targeted strategic sourcing programmes and strategies across our client portfolio.

As a Great Place to Work certified company, we offer excellent career progression opportunities, flexible UK-wide working options, a benefits package you can tailor to suit your needs. We also offer comprehensive training and development support. Flexibility is key to supporting a healthy work-life balance. This role is primarily home-based, with monthly in-person team meetings in our Salford office and occasional travel for conferences and site visits as needed.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting with the strategic framework delivery plan
• Handling supplier enquiries and taking ownership of the database pipelines
• Supporting the Principal Category Manager with acquiring key data and building market awareness
• Leading on marketing of the framework using various routes to market
• Contract management of suppliers through engagement and supply chain compliance
• Supporting uptake of framework portfolio across the landscape, working alongside key internal teams

What you’ll bring:

• Procurement experience within the NHS or public sector (essential).
• Knowledge of UK Public Contracts Regulations (either PCR 2015 or PA 2023) (essential).
• Experience of developing and improving key supplier relationships and exploring new opportunities.
• Construction & Estates category management knowledge/experience (desirable).
• Ability to deliver a portfolio of projects as agreed with NHS SBS client stakeholders, meeting expectations and timelines.
• CIPS Level 4 or working towards.

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Anywhere UK (with an expectation to attend the Salford office once a month)

Internal Recruiter: Rachel

Salary: Up to £40,000

Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy extra days, health cash plan, 4 x death in service life assurance, pension, 3 days paid volunteering, 5 days paid carers leave, and a generous flexible benefits fund which you can take in cash.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement, and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England. Our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies, our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and dedication to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organizational, team, and individual levels.

Would you like to join us on our journey?