Do you have a background within public procurement and looking for your next step up/challenge? You may want to join a growing team as a Category Manager, supporting a number of upcoming and exciting projects.
NHS Shared Business Services (NHSSBS) are seeking a credible procurement professional to join their Business Services team, if you have experience in category management then this role will offer you an opportunity to support in crafting the marketplace for our clients at a national level.
With your track record, skills and determination, you’ll deliver a highly professional and adaptable client service approach and act as the main point of contact. We’ll promise you an exciting experience giving you the opportunity to grow and hone your skills and make a difference to everyone touched by the healthcare system.
We put our people’s wellbeing at the heart of everything we do — because we know that flexibility and work-life balance are key to building a happy, high-performing team! There will be a requirement to work from our modern collaborative office in Salford at least once a month. There will also be the occasional travel to our client sites.
What you will be doing:
- Leading on the development of the annual work plan and implementing policy, contributing to short and long-term category strategies.
- Identifying new areas for contracting and work with partners.
- Delivering a portfolio of projects as agreed with NHSSBS client partners, meeting expectations and timelines.
- Improving contract compliance and undertaking procurement activities in accordance with current public procurement legislation.
- Providing a procurement support function for clients and handling tender activity appropriate to category through to contract award.
- Taking the lead across a project portfolio as directed, building knowledge and expertise to become a subject matter expert.
What you will bring:
- Experience of PCR 2015, EU/UK regulations and company policies, Provider Selection Regime and the New Procurement Act 2023/2024 (essential).
- Experience of working in procurement, commissioning, bid writing or contract management team within the NHS/ Healthcare Sector/ Public Sector (essential).
- Knowledge and skill in procurement process, (scoping, briefing, tendering, selection, contract negotiation, including service level agreements, and management of supplier).
- Reporting and providing evidence to the procurement team of savings and benefits delivered through the effective management of the vendor base.
- Validated analytic skills (analysis of information, interpreting and presenting findings.
- CIPS level 4, working towards or willingness to achieve.
Employment Type: Full time, Permanent
Location: Anywhere (UK)
Security Clearance Level: DBS
Internal Recruiter: Rachel
Salary: up to £40,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, health cash plan, 4 x death in service life assurance, pension, 3 days paid volunteering, 5 days paid carers leave and generous flexible benefits fund which you can take in cash.
Although this role is advertised as full-time, 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 our company?
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 ground breaking technologies and our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and dedication 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.
Come and 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.
