Procurement Category Manager

2 weeks ago

Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Sopra Steria Full time
Are you a Category Manager who is knowledgeable about the Digital & IT markets? Then we've got the job for you

Our Digital & IT Category team are seeking an experienced Procurement Category Manager to join their team. As a Category Manager, you'll lead a delegated category portfolio to implement strategic sourcing and strong partner management, lower costs to deliver savings targets, and strengthen existing relationships with key suppliers.

We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based anywhere across the UK, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities.

This position is predominantly home based, but there is an expectation to attend meetings at our Salford office once/ twice per month.

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 client collaborators, meeting expectations and timelines
  • Maximising contract compliance and undertakes procurement activities in accordance with PCR2015 legislation/ commercial/ contract law/ Standing Financial
  • Supports in the delivery of departmental revenue targets ensuring opportunities for growth are identified and implemented
  • Supports the uptake of the portfolio across the landscape, working alongside the wider teams including: Innovation, Implementation, Marketing and Consultancy
  • Advise on commercial and contractual issues from initial scoping through to contract award and contract management

What you'll bring:
  • Experience and/or knowledge of working with the Public Sector procurement
  • Knowledge of UK Public Contracts Regulations, Contract Terms and Conditions & Policies, Procedures and Processes
  • Knowledge and/or experience of the IT market and its supply chains
  • Broad knowledge the tech markets (services, software, hardware)
  • Experience with end to end procurement delivery lifecycle
  • CIPS level 4 and above or working towards

It would be great if you had:
  • General commercial awareness
  • Knowledge of Procurement ERP systems, eSourcing tools and MS Office
  • Knowledge of working closely with multiple Government organisations and external third party suppliers
  • Awareness of procurement compliance to instruct wider team/clients

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Salford

Security Clearance Level: DBS

Internal Recruiter: Amy

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 believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different 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 us?

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?

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.

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