Senior Category Manager
- Employer
- Procurement Heads
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £60-70,000 + 10% bonus + 12% pension (total contribution) + 27 days holiday
- Closing date
- 14 Oct 2020
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- Specialist Area
- Category Manager
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Function
- Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
A cutting-edge and ambitious healthcare provider is recruiting for a positive and engaging Senior Category Manager to join its Clinical Procurement team in London.
The Clinical Procurement team is busier than ever, and this key Senior Category Manager (Clinical) role will play a massive part in the fight against COVID-19, while also providing additional capacity to support against the delivery of ambitious to targets, maximising value and reducing costs.
Reporting to the Head of Procurement, you’ll line manage a Category Manager and take responsibility for a delegated clinical category (or categories) and influence a spend of circa £10-20m.
As Senior Category Manager (Clinical) your key responsibilities will be:
- Lead Procurement strategy and operational planning
- Act as a client lead – lead the Procurement process by delivering a portfolio of complex and/or high-value sourcing activities
- Lead category management strategy for defined categories
- In conjunction with the Contract Manager, lead the contract management process for the aligned categories
- As part of the tender process, research suppliers, commodities and markets
Skills and experience:
Essential:
- Extensive Clinical Procurement experience, either in the healthcare sector or other
- MCIPS (or equivalent)
- Strong leadership skills
- Gravitas with the ability to negotiate and influence
Preferred:
- Experience working in the public sector
Benefits of the Senior Category Manager (Clinical) role include:
- £60-70,000
- 10% bonus
- 12% pension (total contribution)
- 27 days holiday
Company
Procurement Heads is all about getting to know great Procurement Professionals and bringing them together to make outstanding Procurement teams.
With a proven track record of delivery, we support people through the life-cycle of their careers, providing an end-to-end consultative service. We partner with many prominent brands and organisations, sourcing Procurement talent using industry-leading tools and techniques. Focussed and proactive, our methodology provides a comprehensive assessment of your needs and tailors solutions to meet them. The ability to identify and attract the best people across all sectors, often involves us designing and managing bespoke campaigns.
Our purpose...
To deliver recruitment as a professional service.
We engage with leaders across procurement, HR and executive functions to make their organisations successful. More than just a recruitment company, we provide a suite of talent solutions tailored to your business needs.
Our values
Rewarding relationships
For us, it’s personal. Relationships are pivotal to our existence and we place great value on their development. We encourage collaboration through our unique referral scheme ‘The Heads Up’ and are driven by a desire to build deep long-standing partnerships. Our goal is to act as an ambassador for the teams and individuals we support.
Exceeding expectations
More than just a recruitment company, we engage with leaders to deliver the unexpected when it comes to sourcing talent. Going beyond ‘filling the role’, we advise, challenge, champion and are innovative in the value-add solutions we provide.
Doing the right thing
Doing the right thing is not difficult. Knowing what the right thing is, that’s where we come in. Everyone has a responsibility for the choices they make. We pledge to lead the way by championing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Sustainability.
Our team of experienced Procurement consultants are on hand to support you with your Procurement career.
Address: The Corner, Gordon Rd, Winchester SO23 7DD
Tel: 01962 869 838
Website: https://www.procurementheads.com/
- Website
- http://www.procurementheads.com/
- Telephone
- 01962 869 838
- Location
-
Heads Resourcing Group,
West Wing, Ground Floor,
Burlington House, Hedge End
Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 2AF
United Kingdom
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