Category Manager - Estates Facilities & Professional Services
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,156 - £71,148 inc HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 August 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE1 2ND |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7349189/196-COF10836-T |
Summary
A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
NHS LPP is seeking a proactive and experienced Category Manager to lead procurement initiatives across a designated portfolio within Estates, Facilities, and Corporate Services (EFCS). You will manage a delegated category, which includes frameworks and Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS), delivering strategic sourcing projects that generate measurable value for our NHS members. If you’re passionate about delivering procurement excellence and want to contribute to meaningful change in the NHS, we’d love to hear from you.
• Developing and delivering category strategy and savings work plans.
• Leading complex procurement and sourcing projects end to end.
• Ensuring compliance with public procurement legislation, NHS England strategies, and UK law.
• Driving value for money through process improvement and total cost of ownership modelling.
• Providing expert guidance and innovative solutions to procurement challenges.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Supporting the continuous improvement of procurement practices.
• Acting as a role model, promoting professional excellence and best practice.
NHS LPP, hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, offers:
• A collaborative, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Outstanding professional and leadership development opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance.
• The opportunity to make a tangible impact across the NHS and the communities we serve.
NHS LPP are proud to have accreditations : Investors in People & Disability Awareness
Todevelopandleadaspecificstrategicsourcingprogrammefordefinedcategories,acrossanumberofNHSTrusts, takingtheleadonspecific/allocatedportfolioofsourcingcategories, andcontributingsignificantlytothedeliveryofallocatedprocurementprojectswithinkeymarkets.
Tosupportthe AssistantCategoryDirectorandteaminthedeliveryofcostandefficiencysavingsacrossa largenumberofMemberTrusts,byanalysingcurrentspendinformationtodevelopprocurementstrategies
This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025
NHS LPP is seeking a proactive and experienced Category Manager to lead procurement initiatives across a designated portfolio within Estates, Facilities, and Corporate Services (EFCS). You will manage a delegated category, which includes frameworks and Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS), delivering strategic sourcing projects that generate measurable value for our NHS members. If you’re passionate about delivering procurement excellence and want to contribute to meaningful change in the NHS, we’d love to hear from you.
• Developing and delivering category strategy and savings work plans.
• Leading complex procurement and sourcing projects end to end.
• Ensuring compliance with public procurement legislation, NHS England strategies, and UK law.
• Driving value for money through process improvement and total cost of ownership modelling.
• Providing expert guidance and innovative solutions to procurement challenges.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Supporting the continuous improvement of procurement practices.
• Acting as a role model, promoting professional excellence and best practice.
NHS LPP, hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, offers:
• A collaborative, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Outstanding professional and leadership development opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance.
• The opportunity to make a tangible impact across the NHS and the communities we serve.
NHS LPP are proud to have accreditations : Investors in People & Disability Awareness
Todevelopandleadaspecificstrategicsourcingprogrammefordefinedcategories,acrossanumberofNHSTrusts, takingtheleadonspecific/allocatedportfolioofsourcingcategories, andcontributingsignificantlytothedeliveryofallocatedprocurementprojectswithinkeymarkets.
Tosupportthe AssistantCategoryDirectorandteaminthedeliveryofcostandefficiencysavingsacrossa largenumberofMemberTrusts,byanalysingcurrentspendinformationtodevelopprocurementstrategies
This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025