Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£64,156 Per Annum

About the Role
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts, providing a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London. We are 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.

Main Duties of the Job
- 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.

Working for Our Organisation
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, and the opportunity to make a tangible impact across the NHS and the communities we serve.

Experience
- Senior specialist commercial/industry experience in procurement and supply in a senior management role.
- Significant senior procurement experience.
- Significant experience & understanding and application of strategic sourcing methodologies.

About You
- Strong people management skills with the ability to manage, influence, and lead people who may or may not be direct reports.
- Excellent time management skills to manage and prioritize project activities and the workload of the Business Unit.

Qualifications
- Essential: Registered full Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) and educated to degree level and above or equivalent in-depth experience.
- Desirable: Project Management (Prince 2 Practitioner).