# Category Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/category-manager/6ad9701e-f2f8-4196-9f29-01b5899e8115 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/category-manager/6ad9701e-f2f8-4196-9f29-01b5899e8115.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Leatherhead - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £51,657 - £58,785 Included 5% Fringe HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-22T08:42:46.912Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Dorking/Surrey_Borders_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8173481 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8173481?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sabp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview At NHS Commercial Solutions (NHSCS), making a difference is central to our work. If you’re motivated by delivering meaningful impact across the NHS, this role could be for you. We are recruiting a Category Manager to join our team. Why join NHSCS? You’ll work at the heart of public sector procurement, directly supporting the NHS. You’ll gain experience across diverse sectors, build strong commercial insight, and develop a deep understanding of how public sector organisations operate. You’ll collaborate on consultancy projects that deliver tangible value and help design high‑impact frameworks that drive efficiency and innovation. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career and category management experience as part of our strategic category teams. This role will support a range of categories including workforce, estates, digital and corporate services. It is a critical role and vital to the NHS in supporting the ongoing service pressures across the NHS. This strategic role will be a key driver of value for the NHS and wider public sector through delivering projects, frameworks and call off procurements for customers. The role will include engagement with our member NHS organisations and other NHS and public sector customers, across a wide range of stakeholders, based locally, regionally and nationally. ### Main duties of the job The position will ultimately work across all procurement categories and will provide sourcing, contract management and consultancy services across a wide range of customers. You will be working as part of the team, including Specialist Category Managers and Lead Category Managers. The role will work across multiple procurement programmes to improve value and quality for trusts. This role will provide advisory services, collaborative solutions, supplier market expertise and work with NHS Trusts to build and retain talent. You will act as an ambassador for NHSCS working with Trusts on procurement, aligning with national strategies. Working closely with key stakeholders and internal and external customers, you will set up and support individual and collaborative project groups working at all levels of stakeholder seniority. Skills, experience, and a passion for this subject area are essential, together with a need for strong practical implementation experience. Key responsibilities include: - Support the project management of complex procurement activities from initial planning to contract award - Produce Tender Documents and upload to relevant tendering systems and portals - Develop contract renewal workplans within the Category. - Track savings and quality improvement benefits to NHS Trusts to deliver best value to the NHS. Our offices are in Dorking, Surrey. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description for further details on the role, including key responsibilities, requirements, and expectations. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Functional experience in procurement with a clear understanding of best practice techniques in a category management role including: - Relevant experience to Category Services procurement with a good history of successful delivery - NHS or Public Sector experience including familiarity with UK and EU legislation/law within procurement is required ### Qualifications **Essential** - CIPS qualifed, undergoing studies or equivalent relevant experience - Degree or “A” level education or equivalent relevant qualifications or experience ## Documents - [vacancy links (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2727) - [carers information (pdf, 604.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2716) - [sabp competency profile map (pdf, 672.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2714) - [mindful employer information (pdf, 195.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2715) - [benefits of nhs pension scheme (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2717) - [category manager job description (pdf, 501.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10475961) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.