Procurement Category Manager - (NHS SBS - Digital & IT)

Full Job Description

Are you a Buyer looking for your next step in your career, or currently a category manager looking for your next challenge?

NHS Shared Business Services are seeking an experienced procurement category professional to join our growing Digital & IT Category  Management team as Category Manager, supporting a number of upcoming and exciting projects.

We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based from home and in work to give you the flexibility you need, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities.

This is a hybrid working role with the requirement to attend the Salford office on a monthly basis. 

If you are an outstanding and highly motivated individual with passion and desire to contribute to the positive reputation of our business, we would love to hear from you!

What you'll be doing:

• Developing, implementing, monitoring, and reviewing procurement strategies for allocated sub-categories through detailed demand/market analysis, ensuring continual improvement and innovation in service delivery.
• Delivering on a portfolio of projects as agreed with NHS Shared Business Services client stakeholders, meeting expectations and timelines.
• Maximising contract compliance and undertakes procurement activities in accordance with PCR2015 legislation/commercial/contract law/Standing Financial
  Instructions plus environmental and sustainability requirements.
• Consistently meeting best value for money through effective sourcing of goods and services.
• Monitoring procurement performance across the relevant economies for the category area.

What you’ll bring:

• Professional Qualification in Procurement (such as MCIPS) or related discipline (Contract Management, Supply Chain, Funding etc).
• Experience of working in procurement, commissioning, bid writing or contract management team within Public Sector.
• Knowledge and skill in Procurement process, (scoping, briefing, tendering, selection, contract negotiation, including service level agreements, and management of supplier).
• Market and product knowledge in some commodities.

It would be great if you had:

• General commercial awareness.
• Ability to communicate in English on a familiar subject.
• Knowledge of EU/UK Procurement Policies, Procedures and Processes.
• Knowledge of Procurement ERP systems, eSourcing tools and MS Office.

Employment Type:  Full Time Permanent
Location:  Anywhere (UK)
Internal Recruiter: Kayleigh
Salary:  up to £40,000 per annum
Benefits:  25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support many ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about NHS SBS?

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, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment 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 organisational, team and individual level.

Would you like to join us on our journey?