Senior Category Manager, NHS SBS
As a Senior Category Manager at NHS SBS, you’ll lead a team and take ownership of a sub‑category within the Digital & IT portfolio, including its associated frameworks. You will flourish with the challenge of shaping strategic sourcing initiatives across our client base, driving projects to success within key markets, and prioritising the provision of a professional, adaptable service that significantly influences the healthcare system and those it supports. Operating confidently in a regulated environment, you will focus on developing, delivering and managing complex framework agreements for current and future client needs, and contribute to the development of strategic plans that drive strong growth across the portfolio.
What you will be doing:
* Leading, mentoring and supporting a team of buying staff of different levels.
* Developing and implementing short‑ and long‑term category strategies.
* Analysing data and identifying key areas for cost savings and process improvements.
* Managing a portfolio of projects. Working closely with key stakeholders to influence procurement choice and drive savings, efficiencies and improve quality.
* Offering procurement support to the Customer Service Directorates, Heads of Procurement and Key Leaders on a national footprint.
* Negotiating with the supplier base and ensuring that all aspects are covered within the category from a product, service and stakeholder basis.
Qualifications
* Level 5 CIPS qualification (or working towards), or an alternative comparable qualification.
* Extensive background in public sector procurement, solid understanding of the Public Contracts Regulations ( PCR 2015, PA23) and related policies.
* Experience managing direct reports and supporting their development, enhancing procurement expertise, and building overall team capability.
* Demonstrated expertise in coordinating multiple programmes and developing collaborative relationship‑management frameworks with key NHS and public sector suppliers.
* Proven experience leading complex projects and programmes, with the resilience to navigate challenges and drive results.
* Relevant knowledge of the category and market.
Ready for your next big move in Digital & IT procurement? If you are a skilled and seasoned category expert who is motivated to make a difference, we are eager for your response!
We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family. We are committed to being a force for good, and to acting responsibly and sustainably at the organisational, team and individual level. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage, and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse range of backgrounds and identities and are committed to equality of opportunity for all, without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. 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.
Salary: up to £60,000 per annum depending upon experience and development needs.
Benefits: £5,400 cash car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy extra days, 4 × death in service life assurance, private medical insurance, pension, 3 days paid volunteering, 5 days paid carers leave and a generous flexible benefits fund which you can take in cash. We support many ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. If you are interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.
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