Category Lead (Business Services)

New services, new markets, and rapid expansion, we are setting some ambitious targets and want you to play a part in driving us forward, leading and embedding ground-breaking change. Do you fancy being part of it?

As we enter an exciting phase of our development, we are looking for an experienced, resilient, energetic, driven, and highly focused procurement professional to provide leadership and management of our Business Services category!

This role will lead the strategic direction setting and oversight of delivery. The role will act as the Category expert, leading the creation, ongoing refinement and implementation of a category strategy. You will develop an acute knowledge of the market in detail and will use your knowledge to identify gaps, build and craft the delivery of new innovative solutions.

Building positive professional relationships, you will work collaboratively across our organisation to implement solutions that help to continually improve service offerings and deliver ongoing value to our customers.
What you will be doing:

• Leading and developing the category team, enabling NHS SBS to differentiate itself within the marketplace.


• Establishing high standards of team performance and cross team collaboration at all times


• Developing strong working relationships with all Heads of Category, Head of Procurement Standards & Quality Assurance, Legal Counsel, Heads of function/Procurement Leadership Team members across the Procurement Line of Business and where applicable with wider group representatives


• Clinching and maintain commercial strategies and category plans, delivering measurable and significant commercial results including savings and other indirect benefits


• Designing, shaping and agree innovative commercial strategies for highly sophisticated, high value, high profile requirements, as well as common goods and services, in accordance with standard process, local policy and expectations.


• Driving strategic and tactical sourcing exercises aligned to category strategies within defined timescales and to agreed quality standards.


• Identifying improvement opportunities through effective procurement reporting and analysis of management information.


• Supporting and contributing into a progressive commercial strategy for the specification, procurement, leading all contracted and outsourced activity.


• Ensuring that category plans are actively developed, led, updated and delivered agreed category cost savings, efficiencies and value targets.


What you'll bring:

• Demonstrable knowledge within Public sector procurement and compliance, including relevant policy and mentorship.


• CIPS qualificatio (Level 6)


• Understanding of category management principles


• Experience of Project and Programme/PMO Management / Leadership


• Knowledge of delivering high value / strategic projects through all stages of the procurement lifecycle


• Involvement in implementing procurement / sourcing strategies at a regional or national level


• Leading individual / cross-functional teams and resources to improve processes and drive continuous improvement


It would be great if you had:

• Experience and knowledge of working in the healthcare sector


• Experience of digital procurement tools and processes


If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Salford
Security Clearance Level: DBS
Internal Recruiter: Katie
Salary: circa £70,000 per annum
Benefits: £6,600 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical (couple), life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was crafted by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. An outstanding joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams' expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and dedication to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Would you like to join us on our journey?


• Demonstrable knowledge within Public sector procurement and compliance, including relevant policy and mentorship.


• CIPS qualificatio (Level 6)


• Understanding of category management principles


• Experience of Project and Programme/PMO Management / Leadership


• Knowledge of delivering high value / strategic projects through all stages of the procurement lifecycle


• Involvement in implementing procurement / sourcing strategies at a regional or national level


• Leading individual / cross-functional teams and resources to improve processes and drive continuous improvement


It would be great if you had:

• Experience and knowledge of working in the healthcare sector


• Experience of digital procurement tools and processes
  
  NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was crafted by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. An outstanding joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams' expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and dedication to service excellence.


We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.