Overview
A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
This role plays a key part in implementing the NHS LPP vision & strategy, approved by the NHS LPP Steering Board, and in delivering the aspiration of the Board to become a world‑class procurement partner of choice for the NHS and the wider public sector.
This role is key to driving savings for our customers and developing a deep understanding of the suppliers and markets and how we can shape and influence these to the benefits of our members.
The category strategies and plans will be instrumental in supporting existing members and attracting new customers and maximising the uptake to NHS LPP contracts both regionally and nationally and so must be relevant and innovative.
The role will require an ability to work alongside internal operational teams, as well as stakeholders from our customer base, to drive and lead collaboration and provide strategic Estates Facilities & Professional Services procurement expertise.
Please note that as an organisation NHS LPP has been hosted by Guy’s & St Thomas’ (GSTT) NHS Foundation Trust since 2012 and provides the legal framework and supporting services under which NHS LPP operates. However, NHS LPP is a membership organisation funded and governed by its members and not GSTT. NHS LPP staff are employed by GSTT.
NHS LPP develops and manages collaborative procurement projects on behalf of its members including acute, community and mental health trusts, as well as CCGs. NHS LPP has a number of members outside of London. This role requires the postholder to manage collaborative procurement within the normal NHS membership but also working with other public sector bodies, advising and managing their procurement processes to deliver benefit to the wider public sector. The organisation will continue to develop as a centre of commercial excellence that delivers significant and sustainable cost and service improvements to all stakeholders primarily in the London NHS economy but also outside London.
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• Develop a Category Management methodology across the workstream in order to produce ambitious 3 – 5 year category strategies and plans that anticipate as well as respond to external challenges at a regional and national level to help both NHS LPP and members achieve their financial targets.
• Lead the Estates Facilities & Corporate Services category team setting the overall direction and strategy and acting as a role model in support of organisational purpose, vision, values, objectives and
• Lead the Estates Facilities & Corporate Services category team setting the overall direction and strategy and acting as a role model in support of organisational purpose, vision, values, objectives and
• Responsible for service delivery, ensuring processes and systems are performance managed so as to meet customer
• To lead on the development of category strategies to deliver the requirements and demands of internal and external market
• To develop strong customer/stakeholder relationships in order to meet customer requirements by demonstrating best value for money, compliance with category priorities and contracts and by actively managing the market place.
This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Feb 2026
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