Senior Category Manager (Health)

Are you an experienced senior procurement professional looking for your next challenge?Perhaps wanting to make the move from the private to public sector or experience a new area?We are looking for a Senior Category Manager to lead our Health category and support an enthusiastic team of dedicated category professionals.You will be comfortable working in a regulated environment and focussed on creating, delivering and managing complex framework agreements; designed to satisfy current client demands and meet future needs. You will help develop key strategic plans to generate solid growth pipelines across your portfolio. A confident communicator, you'll build and manage internal and external stakeholders and develop strong supplier relationships.If you are looking for real career satisfaction growing a successful team and helping the NHS and wider Public Sector achieve some ambitious goals, we want to hear from you!What you will doing:

• Creating, developing and managing a category portfolio of OJEU compliant Framework Agreements
• Leading a Health Team and Category Managers, mentoring, supporting, and managing a small team of buying staff of different levels
• Developing and implementing short and long-term category strategies
• Contributing to and managing category work plan achievements
• Driving uptake of portfolio across the landscape, working alongside key support teams including: Innovation, Implementation, Marketing and Consultancy
• Working closely with key stakeholders to influence procurement choice, aiming to drive costs down and quality and service up
• Negotiating relevant framework agreements with the supplier base on relevant portfolio, ensuring that all aspects are covered within the category from a product, service, and stakeholder basis

What you will bring:

• Degree or equivalent
• CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply or alternative Technology institution with comparable qualification
• Professional procurement (in-house)
• Knowledge of Healthcare Categories
• Understanding of Clinical Procedures

It would be great if you had:

• Experience and knowledge of working with the NHS
• PRINCE2
• Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!Employment Type Full-time, Part-time, Permanent or Fixed Term ContractLocation: AnywhereSecurity Clearance Level: DBSInternal Recruiter: KatieSalary: up to GBP60,000 per annumBenefits: GBP5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fundAlthough this role is advertised as full-time, we support many ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

This year we have been ranked in the top 40 large companies to work for in the UK and our unique partnership between the Department of Health and Sopra Steria means that we are market leaders in corporate service delivery with around 40% of the NHS using one or more of our products. With unrivalled knowledge and experience, we provide high-quality, value-for-money finance, procurement and employment services to the NHS, helping them overcome any challenges they face in the back office. Our vision is to help the NHS save money and enhance quality, providing a real-life impact where the changes we make can improve health, innovate to save lives, and deliver better outcomes. Do you want to part of our journey?