Main area Procurement Grade Band 8a Contract 24 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7:30-15:30) Job ref 151-ES70
Employer Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Archipelago, Building 1 Town Frimley Salary £57,888 - £64,880 per annum incl HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 14/12/2025 23:59
Senior Category Manager
Band 8a
Job overview
This post is primarily based at the Archipelago Offices, located approximately a 10-minute walk from Frimley Park Hospital.
Although the main base is Archipelago, this is a cross-site role with responsibilities across all three of the Trust’s hospital locations. The post holder will therefore be required to work flexibly and travel between sites as needed.
The role includes direct line management responsibility for one member of staff. The post holder will also be expected to develop strong and effective working relationships across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
Internal stakeholders include:
Executive and Non-Executive Directors, Audit Committee Members, Chiefs of Service, Associate Directors, Budget Holders and wider Trust staff.
External stakeholders include:
Department of Health, NHS Improvement, NHS Supply Chain, Crown Commercial Service, NHS Commercial Solutions (and other NHS and non-NHS procurement hubs), as well as suppliers’ National Sales Managers, Regional Sales Managers, Commercial Business Managers and Account Managers.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Category Manager is responsible for delivering strategic procurement initiatives across an allocated portfolio of sourcing categories, ensuring full compliance with relevant legislation, UK law and the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions. The post holder will provide efficient and effective procurement services within their designated categories, maximising value for money through process improvement, robust sourcing strategies and total cost of ownership analysis.
The Senior Category Manager will report directly to the Head of Procurement and will act as deputy when required.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership - and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Member of CIPS or equivalent
* Educated to degree level or equivalent
* Evidence of CPD related to purchasing and supply chain management
* Project management (PRINCE2 or equivalent)
* An appropriate professional and/or management qualification
Experience
* Significant experience of Category Management role
* Demonstrable experience of running capital/professional services procurement projects
* Evidence of achievements in terms of savings/service improvements
* Experience in people management
* Experience of working with senior staff
* Experience of working with the NHS Terms and Conditions of Supply
Skills/Knowledge
* Ability to effectively manage and successfully deliver a number of projects of varying complexities with competing timescales
* Able to work on a number of projects or pieces of work simultaneously and deliver to agreed deadlines, despite likely conflicting pressures from various stakeholders
* Ability to analyse and interpret complex information to assess issues, anticipate problems and provide effective solutions to meet the needs of stakeholders
* Demonstrable advanced IT skills including specialist software for contract management, e-tendering, mathematical, logical formulas and to generate accurate charts/graphs
* Ability to work autonomously with credibility at a senior level of the organisation
* Developed knowledge of Microsoft products and able to use initiative and knowledge of these products to suggest and implement process improvements
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. We would advise that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
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