Procurement Category Manager, Alex

Job summary

As part of the Procurement and Supply Team we serve multiple sites within our Integrated Care System (ICS). This is an ideal opportunity to join us and make a real difference for the continued improvement of high quality patient care for the communities that we serve. This is an important and instrumental role in supporting the delivery of value for money through proactive contract management and robust stakeholder management and a chance to support and influence our service delivery. Were a large organisation, providing acute services from 3 main locations; the Alexandra Hospital (Redditch); Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre; and Worcestershire Royal Hospital (Worcester) to a population of over 575,000 people in Worcestershire, as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and further afield. The successful candidate will report directly to the Head of Procurement or Senior Category Manager and provide strategic leadership and legal counsel to our Supply Chain and Procurement service based principally at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch though providing service to all sites.

Main duties of the job

To assist in the provision of a procurement service that supports customers in developing opportunities and achieving value for money. The Category Manager will work with the Head of Procurement in the creation, development and delivery of the Directorates savings schemes. Responsible for ensuring the best value for money is achieved from clinically acceptable products. Ensure that the Trust carries out secure and compliant procurement processes to obtain best value for money in the procurement of all goods and services in support of the achievement of the agreed procurement savings targets. Support the development and delivery of sourcing strategies from Trust non-pay spend. To lead OJEU and non-OJEU tender and supplier contracting initiatives for assigned categories within the Procurement work plan using specialist analytical techniques and software to support the delivery of year-on-year cash releasing and cost avoidance savings. Be point of expert knowledge with regard to third-party spend in particular areas of business. This should cover suppliers, internal customers, spend categories, contracts and on-going related suppliers performance management and productivity. Contribute to production of the annual sourcing work plan to meet key strategic objectives as agreed with Divisions by reviewing overall Trust spend, identifying, obtain and record signed contracts. Contribute to the implementation and development of departmental policies, procedures and strategies.

Job responsibilities

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.