Job Reference: BBBH44757
Job Duration:
Start date: ASAP
Description:
The holder of this post will be a Senior Category Manager and accountable to a Senior Category Manager. The post holder will be responsible for leading specific strategic sourcing projects for defined categories, including Medical Equipment, Estates,and ICT.
Key Responsibilities
* To be a member of the Procurement Senior Management team delivering a coordinated workplan in a timely manner across the Trust and ensuring that procurement best practices are fully represented, and best value achieved at all levels
* Running complex OJEU procurements, managing multiple senior stakeholders and reporting and presenting as required in both written and verbal formats.
* Implementing a category management strategy, delivering effective procurements and supporting the management of key supplier relationships to deliver breakthrough performance in cost, service and quality.
*Leading large and often complex procurement activities, delivering savings and other optimal outcomes of a tactical (cost reduction) and strategic nature in a challenging healthcare environment.
* Leading the negotiation and completion of contracts often of a complex nature to support the category strategy
* Promote procurement outside the procurement function and promoting change and development as required
* To take ownership for unresolved problems/queries that are escalated and assure they are resolved in agreed timescales
* Imparting skills and transferring knowledge to the buying team in order to assist in skills development.
Person Specification
* Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or similar appropriate professional institute or relevant experience
* Extensive hands-on experience of current EU procurement directives and UK legislation
* Previous commercial experience in the private and/or public sectors and good stakeholder management skills
* Experience in whole life contract management delivering best value
* Experience in people management
* Experience of managing complexprojects to time and on budget
What you will get
* The role is an 8a with a starting salary of £48,526 which increases to £54,619 after 5 years (plus up to £6k RRP)
* Hybrid working with a preference to WFH, with 2 days in the office and 3 at home.
* 27 days holiday, plus bank holiday, increasing and 5 and 10 years.
* A defined benefit pension scheme which offers great value, which guarantees income at retirement.
Industry: Purchasing and Procurement
Salary: £48000 - £54500 per annum
Salary Benefits:
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Job Skills: -
Contact Name: Katie Wrighton
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