Band 7 Category Manager - Procurement

Band 7 Category Manager - Procurement

The closing date is 23 March 2026

The BSOL Procurement Collaborative (BSOLPC), hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) provides procurement and supply chain services to UHB, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT and Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS FT.

The procurement team plays a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care whilst ensuring value for money is achieved through compliant processes plus contributing to the development and effective delivery of the Procurement Strategy, driving quality and value across the BSOLPC.

The Trust is looking to recruit a proactive, self‑motivated, ambitious Procurement Category Manager to join the team.

This role will be based at Regent Court Birmingham but may require visiting / working at any of the BSOL PC sites as and when required.

This is a specialist position within BSOL PC and the post holder will be responsible for collaborative procurement and supply chain projects across all BSOL Trusts.

Excellent project management knowledge, skills that promote stakeholder engagement, coupled with the drive and vision to deliver demanding and complex projects.

Identify and develop potential opportunities to pursue efficiency and savings targets using a range of analytical tools.

For further details please contact Ross Palmer – Head of Procurement –

To provide support for the Head of Procurement to interface with stakeholders and deliver services as agreed to all Trusts within the BSOL Procurement Collaborative.

Ensure compliance with all Public Procurement legislation relating to NHS Procurement policies, Trust Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions and departmental policies and procedures.

Identify projects, focussing on Community Categories across the BSOLPC to build the annual procurement work plan by developing close working relationships with the relevant internal Heads of Service, Divisional Directors and Senior Management Teams.

Responsible for leading, facilitating and timely management of the tender process incorporating the preparation of all associated documentation, supporting information and data through to analysing and evaluating received tender bids. Applying analytical skills whilst considering assimilation of other determining factors in the decision-making process. Collate and present recommendations based on agreement with stakeholders for consideration in a clear and concise format for approval purposes.

Contractual Management of key projects to ensure continued service performance.

Effectively manage the internal operations and resources to enable the delivery of saving targets aligned to the annual work‑plan and drive continuous improvement and efficiencies.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

• Good Standard of General Education
• Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Level 4 qualification (or above) Graduate Diploma or working towards

• Experience of working in a Procurement team
• Experience in category management
• Demonstrable successful project management experience with proven ability to deliver projects on‑time
• Experience of contract, stakeholder & supplier management
• Experience of working with a wide range of Stakeholder…