Job summary
- Main area
- Procurement
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 164-6805083
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NUH City Campus
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Category Manager
Band 7
Job overview
The Procurement Team at NUH is keen to attract and retain the best talent in NHS Procurement and as such are able to offer an additional £3,000 on top of the starting salary for any MCIPS qualified candidates. There is also an annual £3,000 retention bonus paid as a lump sum after 12 months service. We are happy to discuss this in more detail with any potential candidates.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to join the Procurement team at NUH and really make a difference.
We have over 90 team members across the Procurement and Supply Chain Team to ensure we are able to support the organisation and offer a first class service.
Reporting directly to the Senior Category Manger (Non-Clinical). The roles are Corporate & Staffing Category Manager and Hard FM Category Manager (experience of the category is not essential, but desirable).
We are offering hybrid working with the option to work from home up to three days per week.
You will be joining a large, friendly and supportive team which offers great opportunities for career progression.
If you are looking to develop your procurement career in the NHS please review the Person Specification to see how your skills can transfer. If you feel you match those requirements we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
You will have the discipline to work from an agreed work plan, develop future plans for your portfolio and have sound data management skills.
As a Category Manager (Non-Clinical) you'll be responsible for leading on a range of complex projects for defined categories across NUH, delivering savings and non-financial benefits in a challenging healthcare environment. Delivering effective procurement and supporting the management of key supplier and stakeholder relationships.
Working for our organisation
We are an award winning Trust with an award winning Procurement Team! We have a national and international reputation for many of our specialist services, including stroke, neurosciences, cancer services and trauma. We are at the forefront of many research programmes and new surgical procedures.
Our Procurement Team are able to fully support the organisation and deliver a first class service . The role provides a great opportunity for progression.
We currently have a Assistant Director of Procurement and Supply Chain, Head of Supply Chain and a Head of Procurement. Within the Procurement Team we have:
2 x Deputy Head of Procurement
4 x Senior Category Managers
1 x Clinical Procurement Matron
3 x Clinical Procurement Specialists
8 x Category Managers (4 x Clinical & 4 x Non-Clinical)
1 x Assistant Category Manager
7 x Category Support Officers (4 x Clinical & 3 Non-Clinical)
The Category Management Teams are split into Clinical, Non-Clinical, Capital and Operational/Systems.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The holder of this post will be a Category Manager and accountable to a Senior Category Manager.
The post holder will be responsible for leading specific strategic sourcing projects for defined categories, across NUH and other NHS organizations as required.
Additionally, the post holder will be expected to take a wider customer service role and champion Procurement activity throughout NUH.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
The post holder will:
Running complex FTS procurements, managing multiple senior stakeholders and reporting and presenting as required via Prince 2 methodology in both written and verbal formats.
Implementing a category management strategy, delivering effective procurement and supporting the management of key supplier relationships to deliver breakthrough performance in cost, service and quality.
Leading large procurement activities, delivering savings and other optimal outcomes of a tactical (cost reduction) and strategic nature in a challenging healthcare environment. Accordingly you will be able to demonstrate change management and stakeholder management skills across decentralized business units.
Gaining competitive advantage for NUH by identifying best practice and leveraging the Trust spend within categories.
Lead the development of compliant on-line catalogues within Procurement. Implement and action a plan to rationalise the current range of products available through on-line catalogues and manage the ongoing maintenance of this information.
Seeking out and engaging appropriate internal and external stakeholders at Senior Manager level to provide the information and insight to support the development of the strategic options within categories.
Where appropriate, working closely with a central support team to ensure the contracts you let deliver best value to NUH through effective supplier management.
Supporting the Senior Category Manager with the negotiation and completion of contracts often of a complex nature to support the category strategy.
Promote procurement outside the procurement function and promoting change and development as required.
Working under your own initiative and being responsible for making effective decisions for the benefit of the Trust for a range of delegated projects.
To be a member of the Procurement Team advising and supporting the Divisional Management Teams on service design and provision.
To ensure contract compliance across NUH, pursuing procurement excellence through implementation of efficient and effective procurement projects.
To be a member of the Procurement Team delivering a coordinated work-plan in a timely manner across the Trust and ensuring that procurement best practices are fully represented and best value achieved at all levels.
To chair or be a member of groups and committees as required by the Deputy Head of Procurement or the needs of the post.
To take ownership for unresolved problems/queries that are escalated and ensure they are resolved in agreed timescales.
Imparting skills and transferring procurement and / or product knowledge in order to assist in skills development.
To produce regular capacity and performance reports, verbal and written to Senior Category Manager and / or the Deputy Head of Procurement as required.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), partially qualified or relevant recent equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of having undertaken supply chain management training, purchasing procedures workshops and/or additional specialist courses
Desirable criteria
- Project Management (Prince 2 Practitioner desirable)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience in category management (at least 2 years)
- Extensive hands on experience of current EU procurement directives and UK legislation
- Experience in people management – ability to influence and lead people in a complex and dynamic organisation
- Previous commercial experience in the private and/or public sectors (local and central) and good stakeholder management skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing complex projects to time and on budget
- Experience of applying principles of change management
Communication & Relationships
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively at senior level including to the Trust Board
- Well developed interpersonal skills, e.g. influencing and negotiating, team member
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates experience of working with senior staff and/or clinicians
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates the ability to analyse complicated requests and determine the urgency of a situation and act appropriately
- Ability to interpret, analyse, communicate and present complex information and evidence based data
Other Skills
Essential criteria
- Has a customer focused perspective
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to concentrate for long periods of time
- Able to work in a climate of change
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charles Ellis
- Job title
- Senior Category Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812276180
- Additional information
Potential applicants can email the above to arrange a chat about the role.
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