Procurement Category Manager - Corporate

Job summary

• Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Category Manager to support the delivery of an effective and efficient procurement service for all procurement categories within the trust. The post holder will contribute significantly to the delivery of the procurement function. Applications are sought from across the private and public sector. The successful applicants will bring energy and customer focus to the role. It is important that we recruit the best possible candidate, recognising that innovation and continuous improvement will be key to delivering sustainable NHS services for the future.
• You will be responsible for project managing the tender process, to deliver high quality and timely responses, involving key stakeholders. To understand service delivery requirements, you will support the project sponsors to draw up effective tender specifications, and conduct market analysis from a range of options to support an informed decision for contract award.
• Applicants must have expert knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired through a Level 6 accreditation of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) or equivalent experience.
• Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT positively welcomes diversity and aims to be a truly inclusive place to work. We are looking for self-motivated, enthusiastic people from all backgrounds that care about making a difference

Main duties of the job

• You will support the delivery of procurements within a portfolio of projects / programme that delivers high value, improved patient care and cost efficiency savings across the Trust, using e-tendering tools (Atamis) to support procurements and to become an expert within this field.
• You will work to ensure that clinicians and managers are engaged throughout, to include demand challenge, appropriate planning and strategy development, evaluation and selection and ongoing contract management and review.
• You will be required to research and draft correspondence and papers and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions and projects.
• You will have responsibility for the day to day management of the category team and will ensure compliance with procurement legislation and DBTHFT policies and procedures (inc. Mandatory training).
• You will support the Deputy Head of Procurement in the delivery of the annual Cost Improvement Plan.

About us

• The Procurement Department consists of the E-Procurement Team, Category Management Teams (Corporate and Clinical), Inventory Management Team and we have a Stores and Distribution Team, our services cover all the Trust sites, we work closely with all our Customers and are keen to develop relationships and work toward continuing improvement.
• Our team is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.
• We are a close team working well together which supports a hybrid working approach (office and home) and communication is key
• This vacancy would suit an experienced procurement professional who is looking for the next step into management in a Team that can provide a high level of mentoring and support on an on-going basis.
• The Trust offers a number of staff benefits including salary sacrifice schemes and a subsidised staff restaurant which is open 7am-11pm 7 days a week.
• Annual Leave starts at 27 days a year plus bank holidays.
• Free parking is available using the Park and Ride.