Category Manager
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Cardiff, CF14 3UBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£40,559 to £48,841
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
Category Manager Vacancy If you're looking for a career in Procurement that keeps you motivated, offers potential for personal development and puts yo...
The role involves managing the procurement workplan for National Sourcing Commissioning team, the role will be required to work with other members in the team and stakeholders at all levels to ensure effective delivery of the category strategy in line with organisational and policygoals.The team is based in in Cardiff with an element of home/agile working as part of the role.The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, TakingResponsibility and Innovating.Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuousimprovement.We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.
Qualifications
Essential: - CIPS Level 5 / equivalent experience
Desirable: - ILM Level 4
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of delivering complex procurement Projects
- Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience of dealing with contract legislation, compliance and probity issues
- Delivering Savings
- Experience of People/ Staff Supervision
- Experience of Managing Risk
- Experience of Category Management
- Experience of engaging with and managing wide range of stakeholders in a professional manner
Desirable: - Awareness of Quality Standards and ISO Policies and Procedures; - Experience of Business Planning
Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive Data Gathering
- Communicate Complex Information
- Influencing and Negotiation Skills
- IT proficient
- The ability to engage with and manage wide range of stakeholders in a professional manner
Desirable: - Ability to understand a range of complex category product knowledge
Other
Desirable: - Welsh Speaker
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
18 September 2026
Last checked
22 September 2026
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