Procurement - Category Manager

Job summary

We are looking for a Procurement Technology Category Manager to join our newly reorganised Procurement team. This is an exciting opportunity to help deliver high-quality, cost-effective healthcare services across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

NHS procurement is more than just purchasing goods and services. It's about delivering innovative, sustainable, and commercially effective solutions that directly support frontline care. You will manage your own technology procurement portfolio, leading sourcing activity, tendering exercises, and supplier relationships across the full procurement cycle. You'll work closely with clinicians, operational teams, and senior leaders to ensure contracts deliver real value, quality, and efficiency.

Our work supports almost every area of healthcare, creating opportunities to broaden your experience and develop specialist knowledge within a large and evolving organisation. We are also committed to supporting professional development through the NHS CIPS Academy, mentorship, and a collaborative team culture.

We're excited to be able to offer the successful candidate a welcome bonus of £4000 (does not apply to current Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS staff), paid over the first 12 months as a non-pensionable recruitment incentive. If you are motivated by delivering meaningful change and want to use your commercial expertise to make a real impact in healthcare, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The main components of the role are:

• Category strategy and planning; strategically analysing and managing allocated areas of procurement spend to leverage buying decisions
• Sourcing; buying goods and services to deliver business outcomes via formal competitive exercises
• Contract and supplier management; managing the successful delivery of business outcomes (once sourced)

Job responsibilities

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.

We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.

Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.