Senior Category Manager

Overview

To lead and deliver a wide range of procurement projects focused on clinical consumables and medical devices, securing value-added and cash-releasing savings through improved service efficiencies for the Partner Trusts. This also includes contributing to service development to enhance the profile and reach of the PPS;

Provide expert procurement advice in the specialist area of clinical consumables and medical devices to stakeholders across the Partner Trusts, including clinicians, procurement colleagues, and senior leadership;

To support and assist the Assistant Director - Procurement in shaping and executing the procurement strategy and operational objectives specific to the clinical category portfolio;

To support and assist with the development and application of effective procurement procedures that reflect best practice and meet the complex requirements of clinical procurement;

Main duties

To lead a diverse portfolio of procurement projects across clinical consumables and medical devices, achieving both value for money and measurable service benefits for the Partner Trusts, while enhancing the standing and impact of the PPS function;

Provide specialist and professional procurement advice to clinicians, Partner Trust staff, procurement colleagues, and senior management, with a focus on the complexities and clinical implications of product selection and standardisation;

To support and assist the Assistant Director - Procurement in the development and implementation of procurement strategy and operational plans within the clinical procurement domain;

To contribute to the development and implementation of robust and compliant procurement procedures aligned with recognised clinical procurement standards and best practice;

To ensure procurement compliance across all Partner Trusts with UK procurement law, Trust Standing Financial Instructions, and Standing Orders in all procurement activity undertaken within the clinical category scope.

About UsWhittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Details

Date posted: 25 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £64,156 to £71,148 a year Per Annum Including HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 220-WHT-3413

Job locations: Whittington Health NHS Trust, Magdala Avenue, London, N19 5NF

Job DescriptionJob responsibilities

Please Refer To Attached Job Description. Overarching Description and Requirements can be found in "The Role" and "Key Result Areas" within the Job Description.

Person SpecificationEducation

Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or enrolled and working towards accreditation.

Continuous Professional Development (CPD): Must have evidence of continued professional development.

First Degree in Procurement related profession or extensive practical experience, over 5 years, within the Healthcare sector.

Knowledge and Experience

Experience with using eTendering tools for competitions.

Extensive knowledge of UK procurement law and NHS/CCS procurement guidance and framework agreements. Experience and knowledge of NHS procedures, systems, legislation and guidance

Experience of negotiating and letting contracts from simple through to complex.

Collaborative Experience with ICB level or equivalent as a minimum. To have worked across multiple Trust and to have delivered joint projects.

Experience delivering clinical consumables and devices procurements at an ICB level or equivalent.

Desirable

Minimum 5 years public sector/NHS experience in working within a relevant, demanding procurement environment

Experience of other Non-Clinical categories (examples are professional services, IT, consultancy, and agency)

Experience of spend and product analysis tools

Skills and Abilities

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to enable effective partnership working

Excellent negotiation and influencing skills

Desirable

Strategic thinker with good analytical skills

Analytical and Judgment Skills

Ability to sustain prolonged concentration

Flexible approach to problem solving

Ability to cope with frequent interruptions

Experience of operating and utilizing computer systems to provide information for management reports.

DisclosuresDisclosure 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

SponsorshipCertificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer detailsWhittington Hospital NHS Trust, Magdala Avenue, London, N19 5NF

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