Category Manager - Plymouth, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Description

Job summary

Exciting opportunity to work within the Clinical Procurement team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust as a Category Manager.

The job role is very varied, offering daily challenge with rarely 2 days being the same. Main responsibility includes the management of procurement activity for capital equipment provision for large development schemes across a busy hospital site. This often supports improved patient services, added value and technical innovation with clear benefits to the patients of Derriford Hospital and the wider healthcare community.

The successful candidate will have access to best-in-class procurement training to support the Head of Clinical Procurement with the delivery and management of the Procurement Category Management (CM) non pay savings programme.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS at Risk staff throughout Devon who is able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

The desired candidate will have fantastic communication skills with the ability to build relationships and provide a professional procurement service.

Required to regularly meet and engage with stakeholders at all levels within the organisation to ensure procurement support and equipment delivery is co-ordinated for multiple projects across a developing hospital site. Best practice procurement processes followed for compliance with internal and external governance requirements and demonstrated evidence of value delivered as an output of each procurement activity.

The desire to become a category expert is essential along with ability and confidence to lead procurement strategies and co-ordinate resource to meet conflicting deadlines.

Demonstrable experience in the development of sourcing strategies is required to ensure further strategies can be developed for designated spend categories.Evidenced engagement with external bodies to include framework providers and regional peers to ensure all procurement activity is conducted in line with public sector procurement management responsibility is a key part of the role and the required job holder will help support individual development and display the respected qualities of good leadership.

About us

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Job responsibilities

Please see job description attached for full details of the role and the main responsibilities you will undertake.

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

APTITUDE & ABILITIES

Essential