Category Manager
Countess of Chester Hospital
Date: 1 day ago
City: Chester
Contract type: Full time
Working Full time : 37.5 hours per week
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic team as a Category Manager.
As a Category Manager you will be responsible for contributing towards the delivery of the Trusts Procurement Cost Improvement Programme; through delivery of allocated procurement projects and carrying out tendering processes including those that are over threshold.
Obtaining the maximum benefits from Trust expenditure on goods and services, seeking best value, reliability, responsiveness, and innovation from the suppliers.
To release additional cost savings, add value and ensure probity through the contracting process and ongoing performance monitoring of contracts and suppliers.
The Category Manager is accountable to the Senior Category Manager, supporting all aspects of the Trusts Procurement Cost improvement and cash releasing savings strategy.
Please see below a selection of duties for this role, a full list of duties can be found in the Job Description attached.
To manage complex and varied projects to support and contribute towards the department’s annual work-plan in line with the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions, Standing Orders.
To engage customers at all levels within both the internal organisation and external client organisations.
Provide professional advice and support to Trust clinicians and managers and all involved in commercial activity ensuring that there is a full appreciation of the complex stages involved and the legal requirements by which the Trust must abide.
To be able to lead, plan and deliver projects to an appropriate timescale and ensure the procurement projects are delivered.
Development of the suite of tender documents including but not limited to the appropriate invitation to tender and evaluation methods to determine “best value for money” for the trust contracts (including above threshold contracts).
Deliver Procurement project process reports, ensuring that applicable Trust policies and Procedures and relevant legislation have been followed.
To be able to act in an autonomous manner in making financial recommendations ensuring compliance with Standing Financial Instructions and the Scheme of Delegation.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ruth Jones Job title: Commercial Procurement Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01244 363513
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic team as a Category Manager.
As a Category Manager you will be responsible for contributing towards the delivery of the Trusts Procurement Cost Improvement Programme; through delivery of allocated procurement projects and carrying out tendering processes including those that are over threshold.
Obtaining the maximum benefits from Trust expenditure on goods and services, seeking best value, reliability, responsiveness, and innovation from the suppliers.
To release additional cost savings, add value and ensure probity through the contracting process and ongoing performance monitoring of contracts and suppliers.
The Category Manager is accountable to the Senior Category Manager, supporting all aspects of the Trusts Procurement Cost improvement and cash releasing savings strategy.
Please see below a selection of duties for this role, a full list of duties can be found in the Job Description attached.
To manage complex and varied projects to support and contribute towards the department’s annual work-plan in line with the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions, Standing Orders.
To engage customers at all levels within both the internal organisation and external client organisations.
Provide professional advice and support to Trust clinicians and managers and all involved in commercial activity ensuring that there is a full appreciation of the complex stages involved and the legal requirements by which the Trust must abide.
To be able to lead, plan and deliver projects to an appropriate timescale and ensure the procurement projects are delivered.
Development of the suite of tender documents including but not limited to the appropriate invitation to tender and evaluation methods to determine “best value for money” for the trust contracts (including above threshold contracts).
Deliver Procurement project process reports, ensuring that applicable Trust policies and Procedures and relevant legislation have been followed.
To be able to act in an autonomous manner in making financial recommendations ensuring compliance with Standing Financial Instructions and the Scheme of Delegation.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ruth Jones Job title: Commercial Procurement Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01244 363513
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