Senior Category Manager

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Job overview

• To lead and deliver a wide range of procurement projects focused on clinical consumables and medical devices, securing value-added and cash-releasing savings through improved service efficiencies for the Partner Trusts. This also includes contributing to service development to enhance the profile and reach of the PPS;
• Provide expert procurement advice in the specialist area of clinical consumables and medical devices to stakeholders across the Partner Trusts, including clinicians, procurement colleagues, and senior leadership;
• To support and assist the Assistant Director - Procurement in shaping and executing the procurement strategy and operational objectives specific to the clinical category portfolio;
• To support and assist with the development and application of effective procurement procedures that reflect best practice and meet the complex requirements of clinical procurement;

Please refer to Job Description for a complete breakdown in the role.

Main duties of the job

The role of Senior Category Manager encompasses the following:

1. To lead a diverse portfolio of procurement projects across clinical consumables and medical devices, achieving both value for money and measurable service benefits for the Partner Trusts, while enhancing the standing and impact of the PPS function;
2. Provide specialist and professional procurement advice to clinicians, Partner Trust staff, procurement colleagues, and senior management, with a focus on the complexities and clinical implications of product selection and standardisation;
3. To support and assist the Assistant Director - Procurement in the development and implementation of procurement strategy and operational plans within the clinical procurement domain;
4. To contribute to the development and implementation of robust and compliant procurement procedures aligned with recognised clinical procurement standards and best practice;
5. To ensure procurement compliance across all Partner Trusts with UK procurement law, Trust Standing Financial Instructions, and Standing Orders in all procurement activity undertaken within the clinical category scope.

Please refer to Job Description and experience requirements.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to attached job description

Overarching Description and Requirements can be found in "The Role" & "Key Result Areas" within the Job Description.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) or enrolled and working towards accreditation.
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD): Must have evidence of continued professional development.
• First Degree in Procurement related profession or extensive practical experience, over 5 years, within the Healthcare sector.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience with using eTendering tools for competitions.
• Extensive knowledge of UK procurement law and NHS/CCS procurement guidance and framework agreements. Experience and knowledge of NHS procedures, systems, legislation and guidance
• Experience of negotiating and letting contracts from simple through to complex.
• Collaborative Experience with ICB level or equivalent as a minimum. To have worked across multiple Trust and to have delivered joint projects.
• Experience delivering clinical consumables and devices procurements at an ICB level or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

• Minimum 5 years public sector/NHS experience in working within a relevant, demanding procurement environment
• Experience of other Non-Clinical categories (examples are professional services, IT, consultancy, and agency)
• Experience of spend and product analysis tools

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to enable effective partnership working
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills

Desirable criteria

• Strategic thinker with good analytical skills

Analytical & Judgment Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to sustain prolonged concentration
• Flexible approach to problem solving
• Ability to cope with frequent interruptions
• Experience of operating and utilizing computer systems to provide information for management reports.

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.

• Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.

• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Your application form -

1. Provide only business email address for your referees - we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
2. Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.

Our processes -

1. Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
2. If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
3. Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems - occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
4. Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information -

• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a "selfie" using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Documents to download

• Senior Category Manager (PDF, 166.1KB)
• Whittington Probationary Policy (PDF, 298.0KB)
• Whittington Employment Promise (PDF, 22.4KB)