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Head of Category – Professional Services
1 year ago
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A vacancy has arisen for a Head of Category Professional Services, to support the Category Director in the development and delivery of the category strategy across the shared service for the partner Trusts to deliver value-for-money and improved services for our patients.
NWL Procurement Services (“NWL PS”) is part of Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust and provides procurement and supply chain management services across all members (“NWL Members”). The Head of Category is accountable for the effective management of and the value delivery for the procurement of goods and services across the Professional Services Category. They will be responsible for line managing a Category Manager, and ensuring effective development and maintenance of Category Strategy, Category Plan and Commercial Strategy.
The Head of Category shall be responsible for inputting to the development of the Category Strategy, working closely with the Category Director to effectively engage with senior stakeholders in relevant NHS & government bodies to understand requirements and work closely with Deliver and Enable colleagues to continually review and input to the Category Strategy to ensure that deliver the NWL PS strategy and corporate objectives.
The post holder will contribute to elements of the overall commercial lifecycle, including Category Strategy and Category policy development and understanding NWL Member requirements. This will be done through the development of Category Management strategies, understanding of the supplier/market landscape, and delivering timely and effective support, guidance, and expertise to the businesses
Education/Qualification
- Specialist knowledge over more than one discipline / function acquired over a significant period.
Desirable criteria
- Appropriate professional registration is desirable Programme and/or Project Management qualification
Experience
- Significant experience in a Category Management role
- Category management strategy initiation, planning and development process leadership Demonstrable experience of delivering total cost of ownership savings by Category Management
- Experience in formulating long term strategic plans, involving uncertainly and impact on the organisation.
- Strong project leadership and management capabilities and experience, with capacity to manage multiple small and medium sized projects
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and experience of EU procurement processes, using Government procurement frameworks
Skills and Knowledge
- Subject matter expertise in Category Management, and the ability to express that expertise to a range of stakeholders
- Negotiation: A skilled negotiator with a broad range of skill sets
- Analysis: Skilled in being able to conduct analysis on complex data sets to provide concise insights
- Stakeholder Management: Strong stakeholder management skills, demonstrating ability to engage with stakeholders at multi levels.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and awareness of NHS or wider healthcare sector operating models and policy developments would be advantageous, although not essential.