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Head of Category - Leeds, United Kingdom - NHS Supply Chain

NHS Supply Chain

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

1 month ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Posted:2 November 2023

Job Updated:2 November 2023

Job Title:
Head of Category

Function:
Commercial - Diagnostics, Equipment & Services

Location:
Hybrid
/ Role can be based from any of our locations (Nottingham, Alfreton, Leeds, Chester).

Type:
Permanent

Job Ref: 584

Salary:
£85,000 with the potential to rise to £100,000 over 3 years.

Closing Date:
Friday 17th November 2023
***We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Category in the Diagnostics, Equipment & Services category.

What does a Head of Category do at NHS Supply Chain?
***The Head of Category is responsible for developing and implementing a portfolio of category strategies to improve the supply chain, reduce risk, create competitive advantage and deliver cost savings/value. Through a focus on product range, offers and how products are brought to market, and in close collaboration with key stakeholders, create product groups and ensure procurements that maximise value both for customers and the organisation.

Responsibilities include:
***Strategy and Policy Development - Lead the development and implementation of strategy for the categories, anticipating complex issues, challenges, and opportunities, and ensuring integration with wider NHS Supply Chain strategy.

Category Management - Manage the delivery of a major part of the organisation's category strategy in accordance with the NHS Supply Chain procurement strategy ensuring realisation of synergies, like cost savings and risk reduction, and optimisation of the category value, taking personal responsibility for a number of critical categories.

Innovation - Identify new external developments and emerging issues within the industry and evaluate their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the NHS.

Communication - Identify and manage stakeholders up to management level, finding out their needs/issues/concerns and reacting to these by leading and coordinating the development of stakeholder engagement plans to support the communication of business information and decisions.

Customer Needs Clarification - Consult with a range of customer representatives at different levels to identify the outcomes they require, introducing relevant internal specialists and utilising their expertise to gather and analyse complex customer data, clarify mid
- to long-term customer needs, and develop and agree to a specification of customer requirements.

Analytics and Data Science - Make authoritative recommendations that have a significant impact on the business over the short and long term.

Market Access - Build and optimise significant relationships and interactions with external and internal stakeholders, including key decision makers, regulators, public organisations, governmental institutions, providers, professional communities, and customer/client/patient groups.

Performance Management - Manage and report on performance within the area of responsibility; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports and hold them accountable for achieving these; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of annual business objectives.

Leadership and Direction - Identify and communicate the actions needed to implement the function's strategy and business plan within the business area; explain the relationship to the broader organisation's mission, vision and values; motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to achieve business goals.

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What skills, qualifications and qualities do I need to be successful?
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You should be able to evidence your capability in the following skills and competencies

Manages Complexity
Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
Communicates Effectively
Develops and delivers multimode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Organizational Savvy

Manoeuvres comfortably through complex policy, process, and peoplerelated organisational dynamics. For example, has a firm grasp on organisational culture and politics; connects with key stakeholders and knows when to bring something to their attention.

Balances Stakeholders

Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders. For example, provides guidance so that others understand the needs of different stakeholders and can balance them appropriately.

Persuades