Job overview

This post is primarily based at the Archipelago Offices, located approximately a 10-minute walk from Frimley Park Hospital.

Although the main base is Archipelago, this is a cross-site role with responsibilities across all three of the Trust’s hospital locations. The post holder will therefore be required to work flexibly and travel between sites as needed.

The role includes direct line management responsibility for one member of staff. The post holder will also be expected to develop strong and effective working relationships across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Internal stakeholders include:
Executive and Non-Executive Directors, Audit Committee Members, Chiefs of Service, Associate Directors, Budget Holders and wider Trust staff.

External stakeholders include:
Department of Health, NHS Improvement, NHS Supply Chain, Crown Commercial Service, NHS Commercial Solutions (and other NHS and non-NHS procurement hubs), as well as suppliers’ National Sales Managers, Regional Sales Managers, Commercial Business Managers and Account Managers.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Category Manager is responsible for delivering strategic procurement initiatives across an allocated portfolio of sourcing categories, ensuring full compliance with relevant legislation, UK law and the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions. The post holder will provide efficient and effective procurement services within their designated categories, maximising value for money through process improvement, robust sourcing strategies and total cost of ownership analysis.

The Senior Category Manager will report directly to the Head of Procurement and will act as deputy when required.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership - and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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