Procurement Category Manager

6 days ago

Darlington, United Kingdom HC-One Limited Full time

As Procurement Category Manager, you will play a leading role in HC-One’s Procurement strategy and management, to meet category objectives for cost reduction, management of supply chain and supply chain projects and providing a first class service to allCustomers and business stakeholders.
By developing positive working relationships and overall management of ongoing negotiations with suppliers of key categories, you will ensure that we benefit / leverage their resources, expertise, and with overall responsibility for the supply chain managementof key category contracts, you will drive compliance to sourcing strategies in each Business Unit, proactively managing vendor performance, manage existing category suppliers, as well as Procurement of new provision.
You will provide a platform of continuous market intelligence, analysing spends, transactional and pricing data, continuously monitoring the category markets, sharing major cost variations with the key suppliers, to maintain a competitive category portfolioand manage queries and issues reported by Home colleagues and other stakeholders relating directly to category responsibilities, ensuring feedback and robust resolutions are implemented.You will hold, or be working towards, MICPS qualification, with substantialexperience in a Procurement role, ideally within the Care or Health industry, and have commercial acumen in line with business scale and spend.
You are a confident communicator who creates professional and credible relationships at all levels and have led diverse teams, you have the ability to challenge, inspire and ensure team members excel in their roles.
You have delivered good quality and commercial results and managed budgets, delivering against targets set, have experience of analysing spend and implementing remedial actions to support overspend and are able to identify indicators of poor performance andquality, and are able to act effectively.
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and therefore it is important that you are able to recognise the signs which may indicate possible abuse, harm or neglect in its different forms and know what to do if there are any concerns. All colleagues are requiredto attend safeguarding training appropriate to their role and to undertake additional training in associated areas. You also have the ability to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, including escalation if action is not taken.
HC-One offers professional residential, nursing and specialist dementia care for older people. We aim to be the first choice care home in each community for Residents and Colleagues; we will achieve this mission through providing the kindest possible careto Residents in over 300 care homes across the United Kingdom.
We are very proud of our outstanding team at HC-One. They are caring, warm-hearted and professional people who have a clear understanding of our Residents individual needs, choices and wishes.
We are passionate about ensuring that our current and future Colleagues can be their true selves, and that our workforce represents the communities we serve. We prioritise inclusive working practices and invite applicants from all backgrounds into our HC-Onefamily.
**What HC-One offer**
Complimenting your salary, you will enjoy access to a huge variety of benefits and services to support your physical and psychological well-being and throughout your career we will invest in you and you will enjoy additional support and benefits including:

- Award-winning learning and development
- 25 days annual leave
- An opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues as part of an outstanding and committed team.
- GP online - providing around the clock GP consultation via an interactive app - available to you and your children under 16
- Colleague discounts - Access to over 1600 high street discounts including carefully selected discount partners
- Wellbeing - free of charge access to an independent and confidential Employee Assistance Programme. This gives Colleagues and their family access to 24/7 365 support for a whole range of issues including physical, mental and financial issues

We want you to have an amazing experience working at HC-One, starting with our commitment to providing the quickest possible turnaround from the point of making you a job offer to you starting with us on day one.

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