Are you a Public Sector Category Manager with expertise in construction? We've got the job for you!
Every year, our construction and estates team deliver outstanding support to numerous clients within the NHS and broader public sector, spanning local, regional, and national levels. We prioritise client needs by providing customised assistance at every step of the procurement process. As a reliable commercial partner, we offer well-established frameworks that are extensively used, ensuring our clients receive the best service possible.
As a Principal Category Manager, you'll take ownership for the provision of our Healthcare Planning, Construction Consultancy and Ancillary Services Framework within the Construction & Estates category. You'll enjoy a challenge, developing specific strategic sourcing programmes/strategies across our client base and will be responsible for several projects within key markets.
We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based anywhere across the UK, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities.
This position is predominantly home based, with onsite meetings being held once per month at our Salford office and national travel to supplier and client sites when required.
What you'll be doing:
- Work with other government agencies and public sector bodies to provide support on construction consultancy related tenders across areas such as healthcare, education, blue light and defence.
- Work closely with internal teams to make sure cohesive strategies in the delivery of portfolio framework agreements.
- Analyses data and identify key areas for cost savings and process improvements to advise procurement plans.
- Lead multiple programmes and develops collaborative relationship management regimes with suppliers, ensuring maximum return on investment on commercial spend across the whole of the public sector.
- Lead a small team allowing staff to deliver, improve expertise and build procurement capability.
What you'll bring:
- Supplier relationship management with collaborator management experience.
- Experience of UK Public Contracts Regulations & New Procurement Act 2023.
- Experience of project management within a procurement setting and the ability to analyse data.
- Advanced user of strategic sourcing tools (Ariba/Jaggaer/Bravo/Atamis/Coupa/SAP Ariba).
- Team leadership/ management experience.
- CIPS Level 4 or above or working towards qualification.
It would be great if you had:
- Background within construction with an understanding of construction contracts (JCT Design & Build 2016, NEC 4 and FAC-1).
- Experience working with the NHS and knowledge of NHS Terms and Conditions.
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: Amy
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum
Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, health cash plan, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund
Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support many ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.
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NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique 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 commitment 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.
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We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.