Join an integral part of the NHS family, critical to sourcing, delivery and supply of healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales, as Category Manager.
Joining NHS Supply Chain means you are part of the continued and committed contribution to supporting the NHS to deliver safe and excellent patient care, by ensuring the organisation delivers the products and services needed by the NHS, both now and in the future.
The locations for this role are Leeds and Chester.
Core role of the Sourcing Manager
Managing all contracting activities ensuring plans are managed, delivered on time and are in line with the relevant procurement regulations.
Working within a dynamic team of internal stakeholders, such as procurement, clinical and project management, alongside several external stakeholders to develop and manage frameworks across a wide portfolio of medical products.
Utilising procurement skills and stakeholder management techniques, contributing to the management of category areas by supporting the delivery of category strategies, sourcing strategies and ongoing contract management to meet the objectives of NHS Supply Chain.
Day-to-day of the Sourcing Manager:
1. Deliver fully compliant tenders from strategy creation through to award stage for specific product categories.
2. Have detailed understanding of the requir...