4090 - Senior Category Manager

Job summary

Interview date: 29th September 2023.

The Procurement team at Barnsley Facilities Services is looking for an enthusiastic Project Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading on and delivering medium to high value procurements for goods, services and capital equipment.

The team are looking for an experienced procurement professional who will foster excellent relationships with our stakeholders and manage a complex procurement workplan. You will provide procurement support and advice to Trust staff at all levels and will revel in being a go to person for contracting, public procurement and SFI queries.

You will be an integral member of the team working across Business Units in order to develop strategic workplans in agreed categories of spend and to identify efficiencies and quality initiatives.

Hybrid working is available.

Certificates of Sponsorship

We welcome applications from individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route.

***please note funding for travel and associated relocation costs may not be covered by the Trust**

Please see further details below.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible, whilst adhering to relevant public procurement laws and SFIs, for the delivery of a complex workplan involving high value and often complex tenders for goods and services in order to drive competitive advantage for Barnsley Facilities Services and Barnsley Hospital NHSFT.

To develop and expand workplans to review new areas of spend or uncontracted areas of spend within an agreed category.

To make a significant contribution to savings targets as set by BFS and the Trust and to monitor savings delivery and KPIs resulting from delivered contracts.

About us

BFS reserve the right to close this position early.

Operating as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, BFS has over 40 years heritage in providing high quality estates, facilities, procurement services and Outpatient pharmaceutical services to the healthcare sector. With a turnover of over £50m per annum, we take pride in our people, the quality of our work and in making financial contributions back into the NHS, supporting our patients and staff to deliver front line patient services.

BFS are passionate about providing essential facilities and healthcare support services. Our highly skilled and experienced leading professionals take pride in what they do, delivering world-class services and best-in-class NHS standards.

We believe in our people, and our ethos is to put our customers and team at the heart of everything we do.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS) are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.