At NHS Commercial Solutions (NHSCS), making a difference is important to us. If you’re motivated and interested in delivering meaningful progress at the NHS, then this role could be for you.
We are looking for a
Lead Category Manager
to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career and category management experience as part of our strategic category teams. These roles will support a range of categories including Estates, Facilities and Digital. They are critical categories and vital to the NHS in supporting the ongoing service pressures across the NHS.
These are strategic roles and will be key drivers of value for the NHS and wider public sector through delivering projects, frameworks and call off procurements for customers. The roles will include extensive engagement with our member NHS organisations and other NHS and public sector customers, across a wide range of stakeholders, based locally, regionally and nationally. Key stakeholders also include Integrated Care Systems and NHS England.
We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic individuals wanting to make a positive difference in the NHS. The successful candidates should be able to demonstrate strong personal skills, extensive experience, and enthusiasm for category management and procurement. They will also be good communicators, have a strong people-focused approach, and broad commercial acumen.
These roles will provide sourcing, contract management, and consultancy services across a wide range of customers, supporting the Estates, Facilities and Digital Specialist Category Manager.
These roles will involve multiple procurement programmes to improve value and quality for trusts, providing advisory services, collaborative procurement solutions, and supplier market expertise while working with NHS Trusts to optimise value outcomes.
You will be an ambassador for NHSCS working with senior stakeholders up to Board and Executive level in member Trusts. Working closely with key stakeholders and internal and external customers, you will set up and support individual and collaborative project groups working at all levels of stakeholder seniority.
Skills, experience, and a passion for this subject area are essential, together with a need for strong practical implementation experience.
Job Overview:
This is a full-time role for an experienced lead category manager who will lead specific strategic sourcing and category-related initiatives for defined projects impacting all stages of the Procurement life cycle for a number of NHS organisations.
You will be expected to take the lead on a portfolio of category initiatives ensuring contract compliance, sustainable cost improvements, and a range of other benefits associated with the commissioning of Category services and products whilst maintaining NHS Commercial Solution’s high standards.
You will work closely with procurement teams to ensure cohesive strategies in the delivery of products and services.
The Role Holder Will: Support the development and delivery of a strategic and operational procurement service. Work with stakeholders to ensure that service specifications, procurement evaluation criteria, and assessment processes are fit for purpose. Support delivery against an annual procurement delivery plan in line with the organisation's objectives to support Acute, Community, and Mental Health Trusts for collaborative and independent projects. Manage a rolling workplan capturing and managing procurement intentions for a range of NHS organisations. Drive change and innovation within NHSCS to deliver commercial excellence across the region. Engage with stakeholders to understand their strategic integrated business plans and develop solutions that meet their needs. Develop and implement project solutions, both on a collaborative and bespoke project management basis. Engage with supplier markets to maintain the highest standard of market intelligence. Take the lead in individual procurements, including preparation of tender documentation, undertaking briefings, and assessment of bidder documentation. Manage and build relationships within multi-disciplinary procurement project teams. Maintain communications around current procurements and prepare briefings for internal and external stakeholders. Lead the process of evaluation and bid assessment, ensuring equitable, transparent, and defensible processes. Provide specialist procurement support and advice to Trust Stakeholders and other partners. Maintain accurate records in accordance with good commercial practice. Work with the Heads of Procurement across the region to ensure informed decisions regarding the best practice procurement approach. Advise on the impact of procurements and the implementation of NHS policy or initiatives. Develop and contribute to procurement methodologies, policies, and procedures. Key Responsibilities: Manage individual procurements as a project using appropriate project management principles. Liaise with and manage independent contractors. Provide specialist procurement support and advice to budget holders, commissioners, and other partners. Ensure that procurements are conducted in line with required processes. Suitable for someone who has: Excellent communication skills; verbal, written, and presentational. Strong analytical skills. The ability to understand and interpret complex data and information. A keen eye for detail with good organisational skills. The ability to multitask and switch tasks efficiently. A proactive mindset. Excellent interpersonal skills.
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We are looking for a
Lead Category Manager
to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career and category management experience as part of our strategic category teams. These roles will support a range of categories including Estates, Facilities and Digital. They are critical categories and vital to the NHS in supporting the ongoing service pressures across the NHS.
These are strategic roles and will be key drivers of value for the NHS and wider public sector through delivering projects, frameworks and call off procurements for customers. The roles will include extensive engagement with our member NHS organisations and other NHS and public sector customers, across a wide range of stakeholders, based locally, regionally and nationally. Key stakeholders also include Integrated Care Systems and NHS England.
We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic individuals wanting to make a positive difference in the NHS. The successful candidates should be able to demonstrate strong personal skills, extensive experience, and enthusiasm for category management and procurement. They will also be good communicators, have a strong people-focused approach, and broad commercial acumen.
These roles will provide sourcing, contract management, and consultancy services across a wide range of customers, supporting the Estates, Facilities and Digital Specialist Category Manager.
These roles will involve multiple procurement programmes to improve value and quality for trusts, providing advisory services, collaborative procurement solutions, and supplier market expertise while working with NHS Trusts to optimise value outcomes.
You will be an ambassador for NHSCS working with senior stakeholders up to Board and Executive level in member Trusts. Working closely with key stakeholders and internal and external customers, you will set up and support individual and collaborative project groups working at all levels of stakeholder seniority.
Skills, experience, and a passion for this subject area are essential, together with a need for strong practical implementation experience.
Job Overview:
This is a full-time role for an experienced lead category manager who will lead specific strategic sourcing and category-related initiatives for defined projects impacting all stages of the Procurement life cycle for a number of NHS organisations.
You will be expected to take the lead on a portfolio of category initiatives ensuring contract compliance, sustainable cost improvements, and a range of other benefits associated with the commissioning of Category services and products whilst maintaining NHS Commercial Solution’s high standards.
You will work closely with procurement teams to ensure cohesive strategies in the delivery of products and services.
The Role Holder Will: Support the development and delivery of a strategic and operational procurement service. Work with stakeholders to ensure that service specifications, procurement evaluation criteria, and assessment processes are fit for purpose. Support delivery against an annual procurement delivery plan in line with the organisation's objectives to support Acute, Community, and Mental Health Trusts for collaborative and independent projects. Manage a rolling workplan capturing and managing procurement intentions for a range of NHS organisations. Drive change and innovation within NHSCS to deliver commercial excellence across the region. Engage with stakeholders to understand their strategic integrated business plans and develop solutions that meet their needs. Develop and implement project solutions, both on a collaborative and bespoke project management basis. Engage with supplier markets to maintain the highest standard of market intelligence. Take the lead in individual procurements, including preparation of tender documentation, undertaking briefings, and assessment of bidder documentation. Manage and build relationships within multi-disciplinary procurement project teams. Maintain communications around current procurements and prepare briefings for internal and external stakeholders. Lead the process of evaluation and bid assessment, ensuring equitable, transparent, and defensible processes. Provide specialist procurement support and advice to Trust Stakeholders and other partners. Maintain accurate records in accordance with good commercial practice. Work with the Heads of Procurement across the region to ensure informed decisions regarding the best practice procurement approach. Advise on the impact of procurements and the implementation of NHS policy or initiatives. Develop and contribute to procurement methodologies, policies, and procedures. Key Responsibilities: Manage individual procurements as a project using appropriate project management principles. Liaise with and manage independent contractors. Provide specialist procurement support and advice to budget holders, commissioners, and other partners. Ensure that procurements are conducted in line with required processes. Suitable for someone who has: Excellent communication skills; verbal, written, and presentational. Strong analytical skills. The ability to understand and interpret complex data and information. A keen eye for detail with good organisational skills. The ability to multitask and switch tasks efficiently. A proactive mindset. Excellent interpersonal skills.
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