HCRG Care Group

Procurement Category Manager - IT

The closing date is 22 March 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Procurement team at HCRG Care Group as a result of continued organisational growth.We are seeking a highly skilled and commercially mindedProcurement Category Manager - ITto lead and manage IT and related spend across the organisation.This includes overseeing incumbent supplier arrangements, supporting new technology requirements, running tenders, and leading direct negotiations.

Your core focus will be to maximise economies of scale, consolidate organisational needs without compromising quality, and ensure the right suppliers, goods, and services are secured.As we continue to operate within a developing and fastmoving landscape, strong forward planning is essential to minimise reactive procurement and support sustainable, strategic decisionmaking.

You will work closely with operational teams and the Head of Procurement.Our department is midjourney on its maturity scale, having evolved from a reactive transactional function into a more strategic, valuefocused team.While agility will always be vital due to the nature of our services, we see significant opportunities to increase control of suppliers and forecasting of IT expenditure.

Main duties of the job

What You'll do:

Plan and manage IT procurement activity across incumbent and new spend requirements
Lead tenders, competitive sourcing exercises, and direct negotiations with IT suppliers
Consolidate organisational needs to maximise value and enhance economies of scale
Work collaboratively with operational teams and senior IT stakeholders to effectively forecast and manage spend
Support the continued transition of the Procurement function into a strategic, proactive service
Leverage strong commercial knowledge to negotiate effectively beyond simple unit pricing
Manage supplier relationships, commercial risks, and contract performance
Ensure procurement activities align with organisational priorities and IT strategy
Apply robust commercial judgement, particularly across software, licensing, SaaS contracts, and technologybased services

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Date posted

11 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£57,500 to £60,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/40134/18682

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Runcorn

Cheshire

WA7 4QX

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will feel valued as aProcurement Category Manager - ITwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

£57,500 - £60,000 annual salary (dependent on experience) with group pension
Private medical insurance with fast access to the most used specialists including for musculoskeletal problems and for mental health support at locations across the country
Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location in Runcorn
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will feel valued as aProcurement Category Manager - ITwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

£57,500 - £60,000 annual salary (dependent on experience) with group pension
Private medical insurance with fast access to the most used specialists including for musculoskeletal problems and for mental health support at locations across the country
Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location in Runcorn
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Runcorn

Cheshire

WA7 4QX

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Runcorn

Cheshire

WA7 4QX

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)