Cedar Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a leading London based NHS Trust with the recruitment of a skilled and experienced Clinical Category Manager to work on an interim basis.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
* Responsible for delivering agreed procurement targets in relation to savings and category strategies
* Take responsibility for the purchase of goods and/or services, deliver portfolio of high value contracts in complex commodity areas and manage risk.
* Identify new areas for contracting and work with stakeholders to complete clinical trials and R&D
* Offer advice on commercial and contractual issues from throughout the procurement process
* Seek new and innovative ways to achieve cash savings.
* Provide sound advice on purchasing activities and contract management
* Work closely with departments across the business to enable clients to produce robust specifications with clear weighting criteria
* Leading on supplier meetings pre-and post-tender.
* Look for new business opportunities and continuously improve the quality of service to clients
* Attend client review meetings and follow up on any issues/actions agreed
* Contribute to the leadership and management of large procurement projects within the clinical category
* Research the market to assess risk and trends
* Manage the criteria for supplier selection
* Manage the tender and negotiation exercise in line with regulations and SFIs for each client
* Agree the right SLA agreements and KPIs after contract award stage
* Develop and apply procurement policies across the function
Required Experience:
* You will need to have managed end to end procurements across the clinical spend
* Experience of working to PCR2015, ideally within the NHS
* Strong stakeholder management experience is essential
* Experience of high cost reduction/savings across the clinical category is a must
* To be considered you will need to have worked in a role at a similar level
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