Category Procurement Specialist

Description:

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 (Two) Category Procurement Specialists to join the Category Procurement Team at NOE CPC. Reporting to the Senior Category Manager – HR & People / Senior Category Manager – Healthcare & Pharmacy you will be responsible for developing our category management approach to assigned categories, and leading the associated public procurement and category management projects in these major category area to deliver best value outcomes for our NHS customers.

As a Category Procurement Specialist you will be responsible for managing an existing portfolio of framework agreements in HR & People or Healthcare & Pharmacy category area and will work to ensure timely delivery of procurement and category projects against NOE CPC’s workplan in line with our NHS customer requirements. A pro-active focus on delivery of best value outcomes for NHS is essential. Working with the Category Manager, Senior Category Manager and wider team, you will develop and enhance NOE CPC’s impact in this category area through development of a category management approach including category strategy development and work-planning. Activity will include extensive engagement with NHS and other key stakeholders, based locally, regionally and nationally.

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

We are looking for 2 (Two) highly motivated, enthusiastic individuals wanting to make a positive difference in the NHS. The successful candidate(s) should be able to demonstrate strong personal skills, a sound understanding of public procurement, together with both experience and enthusiasm for the particular

category area(or equivalent) for which they are applying. They will also be an excellent communicator, have a strong customer focused ethos, and broad commercial acumen with the drive to self motivate to develop and deliver opportunities.

As part of the NOE CPC Category Procurement Team you will need to be able to:

• Lead the delivery of individual and collaborative complex procurement projects, in line with the Public Contracts Regulations
• Support a category management approach in order to deliver cash releasing savings and sustainable total cost reductions for NHS in this category area.
• Have considerable knowledge and expertise within the specialist category area you are applying for
• Have a strong customer focus, commercial acumen and a pro-active approach
• Have a sound approach to contract and supplier management in the specialist category area you are applying for
• Build excellent working relationships with peers, colleagues, customers and other external stakeholders at both operational and senior levels.
• Have a hands-on approach and a results focused mentality.