Strategic Procurement Category Lead (Flexible Hours)

NHS Jobs; Colchester (VT); On-site; USD 61,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

generous pension scheme

unsocial hours payments (where appl ic

27 days annual leave on commencement (

access to a range of NHS discounts

training and development opportunities

flexible working options

Staff Health and Wellbeing programme

Job summary

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a full-time Procurement Category Manager. You will lead strategic sourcing and category management across clinical and non-clinical procurement, acting as main contact for divisions and deputising when required, across ESNEFT sites.

The role requires leading complex procurement processes, ensuring commercially sound arrangements and delivering efficiencies.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement leadership is desirable.
• Ability to lead complex procurement processes and embed category management principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, communicate and embed strategic sourcing and category management across procurement for clinical and non-clinical categories.
• Lead complex procurement processes ensuring commercially sound arrangements and best interests of the Trust.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality and reduce costs across Trust-wide non-pay spend.

Job description

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a full-time Procurement Category Manager. You will lead strategic sourcing and category management across clinical and non-clinical procurement, acting as main contact for divisions and deputising when required, across ESNEFT sites.

The role requires leading complex procurement processes, ensuring commercially sound arrangements and delivering efficiencies.