Senior Procurement Category Manager
4 weeks ago
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Procurement Category Manager to join our health category management team on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. As a key member of our team, you will navigate a regulated environment, focusing on creating, delivering, and running complex framework agreements to meet client demands.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading, mentoring, and supporting a team of buying staff of different levels.
- Creating, developing, and running a category portfolio of compliant solutions or Framework Agreements.
- Developing and implementing short and long-term category strategies.
- Driving uptake of portfolio across the landscape, working alongside key support teams including: Innovation, Implementation, Marketing, and Consultancy.
- Leading a portfolio of projects, working closely with key partners to influence procurement choice and drive savings and efficiencies and improve quality.
- Offering procurement support to the customer Service Directorates, Heads of Procurement, and Key Leaders on a national footprint.
- Working with the supplier base ensuring that all aspects are covered within the category from a product, service, and collaborator basis.
About Us
NHS SBS are a leading provider of procurement services to the public sector. We are committed to delivering high-quality services that meet the needs of our clients. As a Senior Procurement Category Manager, you will play a critical role in helping us achieve our goals.
What You Will Bring
- CIPS Level 5 or 6 qualified.
- Experience in public sector procurement and compliantly working with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, including relevant policy and guidance.
- Relevant knowledge of the category and market.
- Management of teams and resource.
- Internal/external collaborator management.
- Experience leading procurements under public contracts.
It Would Be Great If You Had
- Experience and knowledge of working with the NHS.
- Understanding and experience of e-sourcing and e-procurement solutions.
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