Band 7 - Procurement Category Manager

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen here at LPT to join the senior management team of our Procurement Department. We are an inclusive, multi-award winning team that strives on working towards being "Best in Class" for procurement.

As a Category Manager, you will line manage one Category Assistant and lead a category of spend - either clinical or non-clinical. You will support and advise the Head of Procurement on a regular basis, and deputise as necessary. You will work off your own initiative ensuring the Procurement Team are led effectively, work to our Trust Values, and support the wider Finance Directorate and Clinical departments.

Please note this advert may close early if a high number of applications are received.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Head of Procurement, you will manage your designated category, devising appropriate strategies in conjunction with key members and teams within the Trust. You will manage a portfolio of projects within your category and achieve the most economic supply arrangements.

You will support the coverage of £120m non-pay spend across the Trust, ensuring strategies that deliver value for money and improved services for designated Categories.

You will provide a comprehensive procurement advisory and planning service to divisional teams, services and Corporate Directorates, supporting them in driving efficiency in clinical and non-clinical expenditure.

You will be required to deliver procurements within pre-defined budgets, procurement of physical assets, supplies or services for a department or service, and be responsible for the authorisation of new contracts and purchase orders.

You will be responsible for ensuring all products and services within the scope of the post are procured in line with local and national procurement strategy and in line with UK Procurement legislation and SFIs, SOs, to the Services and Corporate Directorates, supporting them in driving efficiency in clinical and non-clinical expenditure. You will have corporate responsibility for ensuring policy implementation that requires a significant amount of change management.

You will be resourceful and provide a confident personal presentation to staff at all levels within the Trust.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Meridian South

Meridian Business Park

Leicester

LE19 1WY

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Meridian South

Meridian Business Park

Leicester

LE19 1WY

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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