Strategic Public Sector Category Lead – Procurement

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Dorking; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust / NHS Commercial Solutions (NHSCS) is recruiting a Category Manager to support procurement across multiple NHS categories, including workforce and estates, with emphasis on value, efficiency and public sector collaboration. The role involves engaging NHS trusts, national strategies, and advisory services to improve procurement outcomes.

You will work as part of a team of Specialist and Lead Category Managers, delivering sourcing, contract

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex procurement activities from planning to contract award.
• Ability to develop and manage contract renewal workplans.
• Experience tracking savings and quality improvements for NHS trusts.

Responsibilities

• Support the project management of complex procurement activities from initial planning to contract award.
• Produce Tender Documents and upload to tendering systems and portals.
• Develop contract renewal workplans within the Category.
• Track savings and quality improvement benefits to NHS Trusts.

Skills

Project management

Tendering

Contract renewal planning

Savings tracking

NHS procurement knowledge

Tools

Tendering portals

Job description

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust / NHS Commercial Solutions (NHSCS) is recruiting a Category Manager to support procurement across multiple NHS categories, including workforce and estates, with emphasis on value, efficiency and public sector collaboration. The role involves engaging NHS trusts, national strategies, and advisory services to improve procurement outcomes.

You will work as part of a team of Specialist and Lead Category Managers, delivering sourcing, contract