Senior Category Manager

Whittington Health; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking a Senior Category Manager to lead procurement projects for clinical consumables and medical devices. The role involves providing expert procurement advice to stakeholders, ensuring compliance with UK procurement law, and supporting the Assistant Director of Procurement in strategic planning. This position is essential to enhance service efficiencies and deliver value-added savings for the organization.

Qualifications

• Expertise in clinical consumables and medical devices procurement.
• Experience in leading diverse procurement projects.
• Ability to provide procurement advice to senior management.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement projects across clinical consumables and medical devices.
• Provide specialist procurement advice to stakeholders.
• Support development of procurement strategies and operational plans.

Skills

Procurement expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Compliance with UK procurement law

Project management

Clinical implications understanding

Job description

Overview

To lead and deliver a wide range of procurement projects focused on clinical consumables and medical devices, securing value-added and cash-releasing savings through improved service efficiencies for the Partner Trusts. This also includes contributing to service development to enhance the profile and reach of the PPS.

Provide expert procurement advice in the specialist area of clinical consumables and medical devices to stakeholders across the Partner Trusts, including clinicians, procurement colleagues, and senior leadership.

To support and assist the Assistant Director – Procurement in shaping and executing the procurement strategy and operational objectives specific to the clinical category portfolio.

To support and assist with the development and application of effective procurement procedures that reflect best practice and meet the complex requirements of clinical procurement.

Please refer to Job Description for a complete breakdown in the role.

Role Of Senior Category Manager Encompasses The Following

• To lead a diverse portfolio of procurement projects across clinical consumables and medical devices, achieving both value for money and measurable service benefits for the Partner Trusts, while enhancing the standing and impact of the PPS function;
• Provide specialist and professional procurement advice to clinicians, Partner Trust staff, procurement colleagues, and senior management, with a focus on the complexities and clinical implications of product selection and standardisation;
• To support and assist the Assistant Director – Procurement in the development and implementation of procurement strategy and operational plans within the clinical procurement domain;
• To contribute to the development and implementation of robust and compliant procurement procedures aligned with recognised clinical procurement standards and best practice;
• To ensure procurement compliance across all Partner Trusts with UK procurement law, Trust Standing Financial Instructions, and Standing Orders in all procurement activity undertaken within the clinical category scope.

Please Refer To Job Description And Experience Requirements.

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Saad Ahmad Job title: Assistant Director of Procurement Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 079 0909 9648