Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
About
Here at Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS FT we have a reputation for being innovative and forward thinking. We actively seek out new ways to work flexibly with partners and are passionate about people. We are one of the leading providers of specialist mental health, drug and alcohol and learning disability services for people of all ages in southern England, working in partnership to offer integrated health and social care, with 2300 excellent staff and a £155m budget.
We offer best employment practice and environments for staff in terms of equal opportunities, managing and developing a diverse workforce.
Contact
Key details
Location
Site: NHS Commercial Solutions
Address: The Atrium, Curtis Road
Town: Dorking, Surrey
Postcode: RH4 1XA
Major / Minor Region: Surrey
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary: £55,877 - £62,626 Per annum, includes Fringe HCA
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Specialty
Main area: Procurement
Job overview
At NHS Commercial Solutions (NHSCS), making a difference is important to us. If you’re motivated and interested in delivering meaningful progress at the NHS, then this role could be for you.
We are looking for a Lead Category Manager to join our team.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career and category management experience as part of our strategic category teams. These roles will support a range of categories including Estates, Facilities and Digital. They are critical categories and vital to the NHS in supporting the ongoing service pressures across the NHS.
These are strategic roles and will be key drivers of value for the NHS and wider public sector through delivering projects, frameworks and call off procurements for customers.
The roles will include extensive engagement with our member NHS organisations and other NHS and public sector customers, across a wide range of stakeholders, based locally, regionally and nationally. Key stakeholders also include Integrated Care Systems and NHS England.
We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual wanting to make a positive difference in the NHS. The successful candidates should be able to demonstrate strong personal skills, extensive experience and enthusiasm for category management and procurement. They will also be good communicators, have a strong people-focused approach, and broad commercial acumen.
Working for our organisation
NHS Commercial Solutions (NHSCS) is a collaborative procurement NHS organisation providing strategic procurement services to NHS organisations within Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and further afield. NHSCS has delivered savings in excess of £300 million working in partnership with trusts and with multiple stakeholders to deliver cash releasing savings, cost and quality improvements across a wide range of categories. NHSCS is hosted by SABP NHS Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Overview
This is a full-time role for an experienced lead category manager who will come in to lead specific strategic sourcing and category related initiatives for defined projects impacting all stages of the Procurement life cycle for a number of NHS organisations.
You will be expected to take the lead on a portfolio of category initiatives ensuring contract compliance, sustainable cost improvements, and a range of other benefits associated with the commissioning of Category services and products whilst maintaining NHS Commercial Solution’s high standards.
You will work closely with procurement teams to ensure cohesive strategies in the delivery of products and services.
The Role Holder Will
* Support the development and delivery of a strategic and operational procurement service
* Work with stakeholders to ensure that service specifications, procurement evaluation criteria and assessment processes are fit for purpose
* Support delivery against an annual procurement delivery plan in line with the organisations objectives
* Manage a rolling workplan capturing and managing procurement intentions for a range of NHS organisations.
* Drive change and innovation within NHSCS to deliver commercial excellence across the region.
* Take the lead in individual procurements including responsibility for the preparation of tender documentation.
* Manage and build relationships within multi-disciplinary procurement project teams
* Lead the process of evaluation and bid assessment, ensuring that the processes are equitable, transparent and defensible
* Provide specialist procurement support and advice to Trust Stakeholders and other partners
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma or equivalent is Essential
* Degree or equivalent relevant qualifications or experience
Desirable criteria
* Working towards CIPS Level 6 is Desirable, or equivalent qualification or relevant experience.
Experience
Essential criteria
* At least 5 years’ functional experience in procurement with a clear understanding of best practice techniques in category management.
* Relevant experience to Category Services procurement with a good history of successful delivery
* NHS or Public Sector experience including familiarity with UK and EU legislation/law within procurement is required
We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description.
As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
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