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Category Manager

Employer
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Location
London
Salary
£61,927 to £68,676 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
Closing date
7 Nov 2024
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Profession
Other Health Profession
Grade
Band 8A
Hours
Full Time
NWL Procurement Services (NWL PS) is part of Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, and provides procurement and supply chain management services across all Members (NWL Members). The Category Manager is responsible for supporting the effective management of and the value delivery for the procurement of goods and services across the Professional Services Category. They will actively be responsible for supporting the Head of Category to ensuring effective development and maintenance of Category Strategy, Category Plan and Commercial Strategy.

The Category Managers will have delegated authority to support Head of Category's with elements of the overall commercial lifecycle, including Category Strategy and Category policy development and understanding NWL Member requirements.

This will be done through jointly working with the Head of Category with the development of Category Management strategies, understanding of the supplier/market landscape, and delivering timely and effective support, guidance, and expertise to the businesses.

Main duties of the job

Given delegated authority to support the Head of Category in the development and maintenance of the Professional Services Category Strategy to deliver NWL PS strategy and corporate objectives and to enable maximum aggregation of low-value spend, reduction in sourcing activity (minimising order cycle) and reducing supplier base to enable value to be added by Management activities

Work with the Head of Category in developing and maintaining Category plans for key spend areas and transformation programmes.

Responsible for parts of the production of a Commercial Strategy for each sourcing project, including but not limited to, clear sourcing outcomes and definition of contracts to be included.

Given authority to liaise with end-users to scope and develop Project Initiation Documents (PIDs) to include project outlines, spend baselines (inclusive of NWL PS partner spend), project scope and linking to approved Category Strategy.

Given delegated authority for the management of potential supplier relationships by engaging the supply market early and building rapport/creating collaboration opportunities to support delivery of NWL PS strategy and corporate objectives

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:
  • A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
  • Car lease scheme *T& C's apply
  • Flexible working options
  • Annual travel card loan
  • Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job description

Job responsibilities

Build and maintain key relationships across the Sector and with important external stakeholders.

Seek and support active involvement and engagement of internal stakeholders in the commercial and sourcing processes.

Engage with the relevant NWL Member stakeholders, ensuring that requirements are effectively met by Category Strategies and subsequent sourcing activities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

  • Professional operational service delivery and business management knowledge


Desirable

  • Post Graduate Diploma or Corporate member in Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or other appropriate professional institute or relevant experience (by examination).


Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in a Category Management role
  • Category management strategy initiation, planning and development process leadership Developing ideas for category strategy improvement opportunities within the organisation
  • Determining business wide category based opportunities to reduce the TCO of products, equipment and services by clarifying the organisation's business plans that will impact or be impacted by suppliers.


Desirable

  • Knowledge and experience of EU procurement processes, using Government procurement frameworks


Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Negotiation: A skilled negotiator with a broad range of skill sets
  • Stakeholder Management: Strong stakeholder management skills, demonstrating ability to engage with stakeholders at multi levels


Desirable

  • Change Management: Understands change management and process improvement with experience in supporting business process / organisational change


Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

CLCH - Marylebone Road

London

NW1 5JD

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

824-CORP-6720831

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