Category Manager

The Procurement Team at NUH is keen to attract and retain the best talent in NHS Procurement and as such are able to offer an additional £3,000 on top of the starting salary for any MCIPS qualified candidates. There is also an annual £3,000 retention bonus paid as a lump sum after 12 months service. We are happy to discuss this in more detail with any potential candidates., Reporting directly to a Senior Category Mangers you will be primarily be responsible for a Clinical Category (experience in this category is not essential).

We are offering hybrid working with the option to work from home up to three days per week.

You will be joining a large, friendly and supportive team which offers great opportunities for career progression.

If you are looking to develop your procurement career in the NHS please review the Person Specification to see how your skills can transfer. If you feel you match those requirements we'd love to hear from you.

We are Team NUH: Trust, Empower, Ambitious, Mindful, Nurturing, United & Honest. These are the qualities that we look for in a candidate, to drive innovation, meet the needs of our patients, using our resources wisely.

Main duties of the job

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You will have the discipline to work from an agreed work plan, develop future plans for your portfolio and have sound data management skills., As a Category Manager you'll be responsible for leading on a range of complex projects for defined categories across NUH, delivering savings and non-financial benefits in a challenging healthcare environment. Delivering effective procurement and supporting the management of key supplier andstakeholder relationships., We currently have a Director of Procurement and Supply Chain, Head of Supply Chain and a Head of Procurement. Within the Procurement Team we have

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to join the Procurement team at NUH and really make a difference.

Owing to recent expansion, we have over 90 team members across the Procurement and Supply Chain Team to ensure we are able to support the organisation and offer a first class service., We are an award winning Trust with an award winning Procurement Team! We have a national and international reputation for many of our specialist services, including stroke, neurosciences, cancer services and trauma. We are at the forefront of many research programmes and new surgical procedures.

You would also be joining one of the largest teaching Trusts in England. With 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population.

Our Procurement Team is growing in order to be able to fully support the organisation and deliver a first class service. We have a number of new roles in addition to our already large team, which creates great opportunity for progression.