Principal Procurement Category Manager - Construction

Are you a Category Manager who is knowledgeable about construction?

Every year the construction and estates team offer support locally, regionally, and nationally to thousands of clients across the NHS and wider public sector. Our dedication extends throughout the life of our client’s procurement process with support at each stage tailored to their needs. Acting as a trusted commercial 'go to' partner for our clients at all levels, the frameworks are well established and widely used by our clients.

You will be the leader with vision in the field, utilising your knowledge to work closely with internal and external partners make sure cohesive strategies in the delivery of portfolio framework agreements. Supported by an established and driven team, responsible for initiating and coordinating research, the Principal Category Manager will support the development of strategic sourcing strategies.

With the ability to develop and mentor others, this is a development opportunity, something we are keen to promote! Although based within our Construction & Estates area, you will have the opportunity to work within our other categories too!

We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based anywhere across the UK, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities.

This position is predominantly home based, with onsite meetings being held once per month with national travel to supplier and client sites when required (estimated at once per week/4 times per month).

What you'll be doing:

• Working with other government agencies and social services to identify areas for product/service standardisation across health and government related service settings e.g: home care, schools, prisons, defence etc
• Leading multiple programmes and developing collaborative relationship management regimes with NHS and public sector suppliers, ensuring maximum return on investment on commercial spend across the whole of the public sector
• Reviewing and negotiating draft contracts for category area
• Actively managing the marketplace through development of key strategies for supplier and contract management
• Pursuing procurement excellence through the implementation of efficient and effective procurement projects within key markets
• Developing, maintaining, and leading professional relationships
• Collaborating closely with colleagues to make sure compliance in the use of agreements

What you’ll bring:

• Knowledge and experience of working within construction space
• Understanding of market and procurement terminology
• Team leadership/ management experience
• Supplier relationship management with collaborator management experience
• Knowledge of UK Public Contracts Regulations & New Procurement Act 2023
• CIPS Level 4 or above

It would be great if you had:

• Background within construction with knowledge of NEC and JCT
• Construction related qualifications

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Anywhere (UK)

Security Clearance Level: DBS

Internal Recruiter: Amy

Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum

Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, health cash plan, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support many ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Would you like to join us on our journey?

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.