# Procurement Category Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/procurement-category-manager/5ff62d00-6df5-448f-b413-28731e040459 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/procurement-category-manager/5ff62d00-6df5-448f-b413-28731e040459.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kings Lynn - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** 6 months (This post is fixed term, however, existing Trust employees are welcome to apply as a secondment providing they have agreement from their current line manager before they apply) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-30T11:13:06.726Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Kings_Lynn/The_Queen_Elizabeth_Hospital_Kings_Lynn_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Corporate_Procurement_Category_Digital_Estates_Wider_Corporate/Corporate_Procurement_Category_Digital_Estates_Wider_Corporate-v8120522 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8120522?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To lead on procurement for a range of goods and services within a defined category, ensuring the distribution of non-pay expenditure within the category is applied in the most cost-effective manner ensuring timely delivery to all wards and departments.  To be regarded and recognised as the category lead for their designated area throughout the wider organisation.   The role includes leading on all strategic procurement with a value of \>£50k associated with the defined category, managing procurement exercises in accordance with Trust Standing Financial Instructions and current Public Contracts Regulations and identifying and achieving cost improvements ensuring CIP targets are met or exceeded.   To act as an ambassador for the Procurement Department, influence Trust staff re choice of products (cost and quality) and make sure all queries and complaints are dealt with in a professional and positive manner. Use category knowledge and expertise to persuade and drive positive change within the wider organisation and regional health system.   ***Please note this vacancy may close earlier than listed if maximum applications have been submitted.  Previous applicants need not apply.*** ### Main duties of the job - Take the lead on defined category, be recognised within the Trust as the category authority - Work closely with managers and staff in procurement matters and provide sound professional/ technical advice and information in order to achieve continuous improvements. Working with managers and staff informally and through Product Advisory Groups or similar to regularly review products, rationalise usage, minimise costs, and identify and achieve quality and/or cost improvements. - To represent the Trust regionally and nationally in relation to defined category - Identify with and help deliver key department goals - Take an active role in the development and delivery of the annual Procurement work plan by various procurement techniques - Support market, supplier and product research to inform best value purchases - Take responsibility for the purchase of goods by delivering contracts and develop new and innovative methods of evaluating quotation returns to maximise commercial opportunities - Support activity on contracting/tendering for goods and services including providing management information when required ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Purchasing & Supplies gained in the NHS - In depth understanding of the Public Procurement Regulations - Tendering contracts **Desirable** - Managing staff ### Skills, abilities, and knowledge **Essential** - NHS Purchasing / Supply Chain - Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines - Ability to interpret and communicate financial information - Ability to work accurately, methodically, systematically and using own initiative whilst under pressure - Confident with presentation skills ### Qualifications/training and professional development **Essential** - GCSE/Maths & English - CIPS member / working towards, Graduate in Business/similar or qualified by experience ## Documents - [our values (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2570) - [our trust (pdf, 674.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2671) - [establishing identity (pdf, 243.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1315) - [say hello to wage stream (pdf, 7.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2393) - [recruitment policy overview (pdf, 125.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2961) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 364.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10416628) ## 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.