Senior Category Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the Assistant Head of National Sourcing to develop and deliver a comprehensive and maintained sourcing plan, focussed on delivering prioritised customer needs and cash releasing savings from non-pay budgets.
• Apply commercial acumen and utilise skills to deliver in a complex changing environment throughout NHS Wales.
• Apply innovative and strategic thinking to continuous service improvement initiatives and be prepared to challenge historical practice when appropriate, ensuring best practice is adopted which improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the National Sourcing Team.
• Ensure compliance of the team’s activities concerning sourcing and Procure to Pay (P2P) activity and application of the UK Public Contract Regulations.
• Ensure the operational management and performance monitoring of the whole Procurement team in line with departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).

Qualification & Requirements

• This is an excellent opportunity to develop your procurement career in a dynamic, challenging, and high-profile environment. Candidates must be able to demonstrate the application of commercial skills, negotiation; relationship management of internal and external stakeholders
• To be successful in this post, the candidate will be of a continuous improvement mindset; need to be flexible and responsive to changes in priorities; be of a resilient personality; demonstrable track record in delivering creative and innovative service improvement solutions; manage heavy workload at pace; ensure policies and procedures are adhered to ensuring strategic and operational targets are delivered.
• Although preferred, it is not essential to have experience of this category, as this learning can be provided as part of ‘on the job’ training and procurement/commercial skills are transferable.
• Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Benefits

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) employees have access to a range of benefits including generous annual leave, pension contributions, and health and well-being support. They also have access to employee assistance programs, flexible working options, and discounts through Health Service Discounts.