Principal Category Manager (Estates and Facilities)

Job Description

The Company:NHS Shared Business Services is a unique partnership between Sopra Steria and the Department of Health. We provide crucial corporate back office services to NHS organisations.We are market leaders in corporate service delivery with around 40% of the NHS using one or more of our products. With unrivalled knowledge and experience, we provide high-quality, value-for-money finance, procurement and employment services to the NHS, helpingthem overcome any challenges they face in the back office.We work closely with NHS organisations all over the country to replace outdated, time-consuming and error-prone paper processes, with affordable digital systems and more efficient ways of working, and in addition to our core services, we are designing and developinginnovative digital technologies and piloting brand new ways of working, which further improve efficiency and quality, and better support the NHS workforce to deliver world-class patient care.We are passionate about using our expertise to save the NHS time and money and are more relevant today than ever before.The Day Job:Were seeking an experienced procurement category professional to join us as an Principal Category Manager for NHS SBS Estates and Facilities Team.Supporting the team, you will take responsibility for the implementation and contract management of delegated Framework Agreements ranging, including but not limited to Hard Facilities Management, Soft Facilities Management, Waste and Design, Appliances andFurniture. You will enjoy a challenge, supporting Clients on both strategic and operational level and developing specific contract management and implementation programmes/strategies across our client base and will lead the delivery of a number of projectswithin key markets. With your track record, skills and determination, youll deliver a highly professional and responsive client service approach. Well promise you a rewarding experience, making a difference to everyone touched by the healthcare system and wider Public SectorClients. Key Responsibilities:

• Works closely with internal teams to ensure cohesive strategies in the delivery of portfolio framework agreements.
• Works with other government agencies and social services to identify areas for product/service standardisation across health and government related service settings e.g. home care, schools, prisons, defence etc.
• Support Estates and Facilities category to build strategic relationships through development of an engagement plan with key customers, contractors and partners across the UK to ensure needs and capability are understood and to deliver business growth.
• Support business development for Estates and Facilities areas, identify, establish and develop relationships with new and existing customers and key stakeholders, setting targets and identifying opportunities for NHS SBS to secure new business and meetits growth objectives. You will ensure rigour is applied to the segmenting and targeting of prime opportunities and this will be underpinned by in-depth understanding of the customers estates and facilities strategy, roadmap and commercial challenges.
• Actively manages the marketplace through development of key strategies for supplier and contract management.
• Establishes and ensures effective processes to enable collaborative purchases, trials, and long-term plans for delivery of Construction and Infrastructure services to allow for standardisation using evidence base and innovative practice across the healtheconomy of the region.

Required SkillsYou need to have:

• Degree qualified/equivalent
• MCIPS/CIPS qualified/worked towards
• Working knowledge within a Category Management position
• Understanding of estates and facilities
• Experience and/or knowledge of working with the NHS and/or Public Sector
• Knowledge of UK Public Contracts Regulations

It would be great if you had:

• Experience and/or knowledge of NHS Terms and Conditions
• Understanding of Public Sector construction market
• Experience and/or knowledge of NHS Terms and Conditions

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what were looking for, please do apply, wed love to hear from you!Contract Type: Full time, PermanentLocation: UK Mobile - travel to Salford office required once per monthSecurity Clearance Level: BPSSInternal Recruiter: KatieSalary: up to £50,000 per annumBenefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fundAlthough this role is advertised as full-time, we support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if youre interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Keyskills :
CategoryProcurementPublic Sector