Clinical Category Manager

Cedar Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a leading London based NHS Trust with the recruitment of a skilled and experienced Clinical Category Manager to work on an interim basis.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for delivering agreed procurement targets in relation to savings and category strategies
Take responsibility for the purchase of goods and/or services, deliver portfolio of high value contracts in complex commodity areas and manage risk.
Identify new areas for contracting and work with stakeholders to complete clinical trials and R&D
Offer advice on commercial and contractual issues from throughout the procurement process
Seek new and innovative ways to achieve cash savings.
Provide sound advice on purchasing activities and contract management
Work closely with departments across the business to enable clients to produce robust specifications with clear weighting criteria
Leading on supplier meetings pre-and post-tender.
Look for new business opportunities and continuously improve the quality of service to clients
Attend client review meetings and follow up on any issues/actions agreed
Contribute to the leadership and management of large procurement projects within the clinical category
Research the market to assess risk and trends
Manage the criteria for supplier selection
Manage the tender and negotiation exercise in line with regulations and SFIs for each client
Agree the right SLA agreements and KPIs after contract award stage
Develop and apply procurement policies across the function

Required Experience:

You will need to have managed end to end procurements across the clinical spend
Experience of working to PCR2015, ideally within the NHS
Strong stakeholder management experience is essential
Experience of high cost reduction/savings across the clinical category is a must
To be considered you will need to have worked in a role at a similar level