Senior Category Manager | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £57,888 - £64,880 per annum incl HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 January 2026 |
| Location: | Frimley, GU16 7UJ |
| Company: | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7687055/151-ES70-A |
Summary
Are you an experienced procurement professional ready to take the next step in your career?
We’re looking for a Senior Category Manager to join our dynamic team and lead strategic procurement initiatives that deliver real value.
About the Role
As a Senior Category Manager, you will:
• Be responsible for delivering strategic procurement initiatives across an allocated portfolio of sourcing categories, ensuring full compliance with relevant legislation, UK law and the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions.
• Provide efficient and effective procurement services within your designated categories, maximising value for money through process improvement, robust sourcing strategies and total cost of ownership analysis.
About You
We’re seeking someone who:
• Has proven experience in category management and capital procurement projects
• Possesses strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Is commercially astute with excellent analytical capabilities.
• Can build strong relationships and influence senior stakeholders.
• Holds relevant professional qualifications (e.g., CIPS) or equivalent experience.
Why Join Us?
• Opportunity to shape procurement strategy in a forward-thinking organisation.
• Professional development and career progression.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
Apply today and help us deliver smarter procurement solutions!
You will be required to work on an array of projects including Professional Services, Capital Projects and some services that support Clinical delivery, influencing a total expenditure of around ~£30m per annum.
You will develop, manage and report on an agreed work plan and savings plan, which will include the realisation of annual savings and compliance with all relevant procurement legislation.
Please note that this post is primarily based at the Archipelago Offices, located approximately a 10-minute walk from Frimley Park Hospital.
Although the main base is Archipelago, this is a cross-site role with responsibilities across all three of the Trust’s hospital locations. The post holder will therefore be required to work flexibly and travel between sites as needed.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership - and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026