Category Lead

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	19 Tachwedd 2025
Cyflog:	£38,682.00 i £46,580.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£38682.00 - £46580.00 a year
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	10 Rhagfyr 2025
Lleoliad:	Leeds, LS8 5DR
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	C9173-25-0445

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Working with the Contracts Manager the successful candidate will function as a trusted advisor, providing advice and guidance on all aspects of their specific category and service portfolio in a professional manner.Provide accurate and timely management information and category/contract performance information as required in support of the function.Champion the Trusts agreed contract creation and management processes and reporting requirements.Provide procurement guidance and advice on the Trusts commercial practices and standing financial instructions.Discuss complex procurement queries with Trust colleagues and suppliers and identify appropriate solutions. Communicate with organisations external to the Trusts, for example, with the regional Integrated Care System to ensure alignment of procurement activity. Communicate on national, regional and Trust specific initiatives. Ability to manually create reports where data is not available. Creation of reports aligned to Trusts reporting requirements e.g., tender award reports. Provide guidance and agree how the blend of evaluation criteria should be outlined in procurement processes. Resolve contractual problems as required e.g., contract disputes (with support of Procurement Leadership) and payment disputes. Provide guidance on procurement matters to project managers, the wider procurement team, and/or other operational personnel. Ensure adherence to finance and procurement risk requirements e.g., standing financial instructions and English procurement regulations. Interpret Trust, regional and national guidance with regards to social value, green agenda and incorporate into procurement project activity ensuring the measures can be appropriately measured. Support Procurement leadership in ensuring transaction compliance. Interpret the requirements of the procurement and determine (with the assistance of Procurement Leadership) the appropriate NHS terms and conditions to be utilise. Ability to create project plans for procurement activities and brief to stakeholders e.g., statutory timelines. Contribute to the Trusts work plans through analysis of expenditure. Maintain audit records and clear electronic filing structures. Monitor contract management processes to ensure value for money is obtained and identify problems, recommend/take correct actions. Follow and ensure project leads are aligned with the procurement policy for the purchase of goods/works/services Monitor compliance by Trust colleagues with established procedures. Identify areas of recurrent pressure and highlight to Procurement Leadership. Ensure that the correct terms and conditions are in place. Supports Procurement Leadership in the development of sourcing policies and helping personnel as required. Ensure data requested (e.g., product data for catalogues) is provided in a format that is suitable to be utilise in Trust p2p systems. Ensure compliance with Trust Standing Financial Instructions. Ensuring that the Trust Standing Financial Instructions are complied with Ensuring that procurement activities meet the cash and non-cash requirements of the Trusts, e.g., cash releasing savings or non-cash benefits such as social value, green benefits are recorded and reportable. Work with and recommend improvements to the procurement dashboard to ensure that procurement benefit is maximized. Contribute a share of the Procurement department targets aligned to project activity for which responsible. Advises budget holders on procurement activities, costs, and performance reporting. Creation of and progression of Trust work plan agreed with stakeholders Maintain all information governance and audit requirements Respect the need for confidentiality during procurement processes.