Overview
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Are you ready to lead with impact and shape the future of healthcare procurement? We’re looking for a visionary Head of Category to take charge of our Health category team. You’ll craft and execute a bold, forward-thinking strategy that drives efficiency, consistency, and quality across the board, build partnerships with clients and suppliers, and lead transformation in healthcare procurement.
With your inspiring leadership, you’ll oversee a diverse portfolio of frameworks, spearhead strategic sourcing initiatives, and lead high-impact projects that set new standards for excellence.
What You'll Be Doing
* Leadership: Lead, coach and develop the team to differentiate NHS SBS within the marketplace. Deliver high standards of team performance and cross-team collaboration.
* Procurement vision & strategy: Contribute to a progressive commercial strategy for the specification, procurement, and management of all contracted and outsourced activity.
* Business awareness and commercial focus: Identify opportunities for improved service delivery, savings, and value-added projects, delivering against key performance and financial targets.
* Managing complexity: Deliver best-in-class procurement and contract management processes. Lead category plans to ensure they progress, are updated, and delivered.
* Decision making and risk management/governance: Ensure procurement excellence through efficient projects; act as an SME to clients and as a leader in the field.
* Framework management: Identify growth and risk areas and develop implementation plans across the Framework portfolio.
What You'll Bring
* CIPS Level 6 Diploma in Procurement and Supply.
* Experience operating within a Public Sector Buying organisation environment.
* Working background with the NHS and/or Public Sector.
* Sound understanding of UK Public Contracts Regulations, The Procurement Act and Provider Selection Regime.
* Experience of the Health market and its supply chains.
* Leadership background.
It Would Be Great If You Had
* Working background with NHS Terms and Conditions.
Employment Details
* Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
* Location: NorthWest Hub (ideally a 2 hour commute)
* Security Clearance Level: DBS
* Internal Recruiter: Katie
* Salary: circa £80,000 per annum (depending upon experience and development needs)
* Benefits: £6,600 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical (couple), life assurance, pension, and flexible benefits fund
Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase motivation, reduce stress and improve performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. If you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and discuss what might be possible.
About NHS Shared Business Services
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A joint venture with Sopra Steria, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to the NHS and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. 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.
Equality & Inclusion
We embrace difference as a source of creativity and innovation and strive to become a more diverse organisation. 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 partner with diverse platforms to ensure accessibility for all applicants.
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