Job Description

To lead and deliver a wide range of procurement projects focused on clinical consumables and medical devices, securing value-added and cash-releasing savings through improved service efficiencies for the Partner Trusts. This also includes contributing to service development to enhance the profile and reach of the PPS;
Provide expert procurement advice in the specialist area of clinical consumables and medical devices to stakeholders across the Partner Trusts, including clinicians, procurement colleagues, and senior leadership;
To support and assist the Assistant Director - Procurement in shaping and executing the procurement strategy and operational objectives specific to the clinical category portfolio;
To support and assist with the development and application of effective procurement procedures that reflect best practice and meet the complex requirements of clinical procurement;
Please refer to for a complete breakdown in the role.
Main duties of the job
The role of Senior Category Manager encompasses the following:
To lead a diverse portfolio of procurement projects across clinical consumables and medical devices, achieving both value for money and measurable service benefits for the Partner Trusts, while enhancing the standing and impact of the PPS function;
Provide specialist and professional procurement advice to clinicians, Partner Trust staff, procurement colleagues, and senior management, with a focus on the complexities and clinical implications of product selection and standardisation;
To support and assist the Assistant Director - Procurement in the development and implementation of procurement strategy and operational plans within the clinical procurement domain;
To contribute to the development and implementation of robust and compliant procurement procedures aligned with recognised clinical procurement standards and best practice;
To ensure procurement compliance across all Partner Trusts with UK procurement law, Trust Standing Financial Instructions, and Standing Orders in all procurement activity undertaken within the clinical category scope.
Please refer to and experience requirements.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Details
Date posted
25 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
64,156 to 71,148 a year Per Annum Including HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
220-WHT-3413
Job locations
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to attached job description
Overarching Description and Requirements can be found in "The Role" & "Key Result Areas" within the .
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to attached job description
Overarching Description and Requirements can be found in "The Role" & "Key Result Areas" within the .
Person Specification
Education
Essential

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) or enrolled and working towards accreditation.
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD): Must have evidence of continued professional development.
• First Degree in Procurement related profession or extensive practical experience, over 5 years, within the Healthcare sector.

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Experience with using eTendering tools for competitions.
• Extensive knowledge of UK procurement law and NHS/CCS procurement guidance and framework agreements. Experience and knowledge of NHS procedures, systems, legislation and guidance
• Experience of negotiating and letting contracts from simple through to complex.
• Collaborative Experience with ICB level or equivalent as a minimum. To have worked across multiple Trust and to have delivered joint projects.
• Experience delivering clinical consumables and devices procurements at an ICB level or equivalent.

Desirable

• Minimum 5 years public sector/NHS experience in working within a relevant, demanding procurement environment
• Experience of other Non-Clinical categories (examples are professional services, IT, consultancy, and agency)
• Experience of spend and product analysis tools

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to enable effective partnership working
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills

Desirable

• Strategic thinker with good analytical skills

Analytical & Judgment Skills
Essential

• Ability to sustain prolonged concentration
• Flexible approach to problem solving
• Ability to cope with frequent interruptions
• Experience of operating and utilizing computer systems to provide information for management reports.

Person Specification
Education
Essential

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) or enrolled and working towards accreditation.
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD): Must have evidence of continued professional development.
• First Degree in Procurement related profession or extensive practical experience, over 5 years, within the Healthcare sector.

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Experience with using eTendering tools for competitions.
• Extensive knowledge of UK procurement law and NHS/CCS procurement guidance and framework agreements. Experience and knowledge of NHS procedures, systems, legislation and guidance
• Experience of negotiating and letting contracts from simple through to complex.
• Collaborative Experience with ICB level or equivalent as a minimum. To have worked across multiple Trust and to have delivered joint projects.
• Experience delivering clinical consumables and devices procurements at an ICB level or equivalent.

Desirable

• Minimum 5 years public sector/NHS experience in working within a relevant, demanding procurement environment
• Experience of other Non-Clinical categories (examples are professional services, IT, consultancy, and agency)
• Experience of spend and product analysis tools

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to enable effective partnership working
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills

Desirable

• Strategic thinker with good analytical skills

Analytical & Judgment Skills
Essential

• Ability to sustain prolonged concentration
• Flexible approach to problem solving
• Ability to cope with frequent interruptions
• Experience of operating and utilizing computer systems to provide information for management reports.

Skills Required