Procurement Category Manager

1 week ago

Astwood Bank, United Kingdom Eden Brown Synergy Full time

My client are an NHS Trust providing acute services from 3 main sites to a population of over 575,000 people. The successful candidate will report directly to the Head of Procurement or Senior Category Manager and provide strategic leadership and legal counsel to their Supply Chain and Procurement service.

This role requires a minimum of working two days onsite.


The main purpose of the role will be to lead OJEU and non-OJEU tender and supplier contracting initiatives for assigned categories within the Procurement work plan using specialist analytical techniques and software to support the delivery of year-on-year cash releasing / cost avoidance savings.

You will be a point of expert knowledge with regard to third-party spend in particular areas of business. This should cover suppliers, internal customers, spend categories, contracts and on-going related suppliers performance management and productivity.

Contribute to production of the annual sourcing work plan to meet key strategic objectives as agreed with Divisions by reviewing overall Trust spend and identifying, obtain and record signed contracts.

This is a great opportunity for the right person who wants to join an outstanding NHS Trust.

Key Responsibilities:

Support the Head of Procurement or Senior Category Manager in ensuring all non-pay spend is governed by and subject to proficient procurement.

Maintain overall understanding of Trust spend using a variety of data sources including Oracle, Bravo and supplier data to establish a detailed knowledge of Trust expenditure by Supplier, Site, Division, Department & Commodity.

Engage and work closely with senior stakeholders who provide healthcare and support services to help identify improvements and changes in practice arising from supply market opportunities.

Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to maximise Procurement performance and non-pay efficiencies across the Trust.

Provide expert strategic procurement advise to stakeholders.

Develop robust category strategies.

Documenting, communicating and influencing senior stakeholders to ensure effective buy-in to the proposed category strategies.

To lead on category management within one or more Categories under the direction of the Head of Procurement or Senior Category Manager

Develop and implement Tender activity as directed by Head of Procurement or Senior Category Manager with internal Divisional leads across the organisation at OJEU level.

Lead, manage, evaluate and report the findings of product trials.

To assist with the development of specifications for requirements.

To assist with the development of robust evaluation criteria for all accreditation processes to ensure that they are transparent and capable of withstanding legal challenge.

To produce a project plan for each procurement to highlight the key milestones, identify any barriers and alternatives to circumnavigate these problems to deliver the projects on time.

Please apply with your up to date CV

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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