Clinical Category Manager

Cedar Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a leading London based NHS Trust with the recruitment of a skilled and experienced Clinical Category Manager to work on an interim basis.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivering agreed procurement targets in relation to savings and category strategies
• Take responsibility for the purchase of goods and/or services, deliver portfolio of high value contracts in complex commodity areas and manage risk.
• Identify new areas for contracting and work with stakeholders to complete clinical trials and R&D
• Offer advice on commercial and contractual issues from throughout the procurement process
• Seek new and innovative ways to achieve cash savings.
• Provide sound advice on purchasing activities and contract management
• Work closely with departments across the business to enable clients to produce robust specifications with clear weighting criteria
• Leading on supplier meetings pre-and post-tender.
• Look for new business opportunities and continuously improve the quality of service to clients
• Attend client review meetings and follow up on any issues/actions agreed
• Contribute to the leadership and management of large procurement projects within the clinical category
• Research the market to assess risk and trends
• Manage the criteria for supplier selection
• Manage the tender and negotiation exercise in line with regulations and SFIs for each client
• Agree the right SLA agreements and KPIs after contract award stage
• Develop and apply procurement policies across the function

Required Experience:

• You will need to have managed end to end procurements across the clinical spend
• Experience of working to PCR2015, ideally within the NHS
• Strong stakeholder management experience is essential
• Experience of high cost reduction/savings across the clinical category is a must
• To be considered you will need to have worked in a role at a similar level