Senior Procurement Category Manager - NHS SBS Digital & IT

Job description

Calling all Senior Public Sector Procurement professionals, we've got a fantastic career opportunity for you!

We're seeking a Senior Procurement Category Manager to join our Digital and IT category management team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a growing team during accelerated growth across the NHS and Public Sector. You'll take overall responsibility for running a sub-category, developing strategic sourcing programs, and delivering projects within key markets. Delivering highly professional and adaptable client service approach, making a tangible difference to everyone touched by the healthcare system.

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 role predominantly home based, with travel to our office based in Salford and to supplier/ client sites when required.

What you'll be doing:

• Actively being responsible for the marketplace through the development of key strategies for supplier and contract management.
• Supporting in the delivery of departmental revenue targets, ensuring opportunities for framework growth are identified and implemented.
• Creating, developing, and handling a category portfolio of compliant solutions, including framework agreements.
• Developing and implementing short and long-term category strategies.
• Leading, mentoring, and supporting a team of buying staff of various levels.
• Running multiple programs and developing positive relationship management regimes with key suppliers, ensuring maximum return on investment on commercial spend.

What you'll bring:

• Public Sector procurement and experience of working with the NHS and/or Public Sector Healthcare.
• Experience of UK Public Contracts Regulations and the New Procurement Act.
• Experience and/or knowledge of contract Terms and Conditions.
• Project management experience.
• CIPS Level 6 qualified.
• Prior experience of leading small teams.

It would be great if you had:

• Knowledge and/or experience of the IT market and its supply chains.
• Broad knowledge of the tech markets .
• Understanding of NHS Terms and Conditions.

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: Anywhere (UK)

Security Clearance Level: DBS

Internal Recruiter: Amy

Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum

Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, 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.