Category Manager - Medical
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially astute Category Manager to join the Supplies and Procurement North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group (NMBC) at The University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM). The role is a 24-month fixed-term contract within the Medical Strategic Procurement Team. You will manage a portfolio of contracts and specific categories, ensuring best value for money and compliance with procurement legislation. The post holder will lead and support the procurement of goods and services for the Trusts and their partners, contributing to the delivery of procurement objectives.
Key responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of contracts and specific categories within the Procurement portfolio.
- Ensure best value for money at all times.
- Ensure compliance with Procurement Legislation, UK Law and the Trusts' respective Standing Financial Instructions.
- Lead and support on the procurement of several goods and services for the Trusts and their partners.
- Support the Department in the delivery of the Trusts' Procurement objectives.
Essential criteria
- Qualified to CIPS NVQ Level 4 or equivalent CIPS knowledge and/or experience which can be demonstrated using experience and knowledge OR Procurement or business related degree or equivalent skills and abilities which can be demonstrated using experience and knowledge
- As per Person Specification
- As per Person Specification
- As per Person Specification
Desirable criteria
- Management or Leadership qualification
- Project Management experience.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 9d ago · Closes in 5d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join the Supplies and Procurement North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group (NMBC) at The University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) has arisen and it is seeking to recruit a forward thinking, ambitious and commercially astute Category Manager to join their busy and evolving team on a 24 month fixed term contract in the Medical Strategic Procurement Team.
The NMBC is comprised of The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM), The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT), Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust (WHT), The Black Country Pathology Services (BCPS), North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT), Black Country Healthcare Foundation Trust (BCHFT), Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) and Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU).
Main duties of the job
This post sits in the Non-Medical Strategic Procurement team for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, and reports to the Strategic Procurement Manager of the Medical team. The role is directly responsible for the management of a portfolio of contracts and specific categories within the Procurement portfolio to meet the needs of the Trusts' strategy and customer base requirements, and the post holder will ensure best value for money at all times whilst ensuring compliance with Procurement Legis
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