Procurement Category Specialist - Capital Equipment

This position is crucial in leading procurement support for clinical capital purchases, equipment replacements, and maintenance.

• Category Strategy Development: Develop and maintain category strategies that align with business objectives and operational requirements.
• Strategic Sourcing and Implementation: Lead and manage strategic sourcing activities, negotiations, tender evaluations, and other key initiatives through to contracting and implementation, including change management.
• Cost Optimisation: Identify and deliver initiatives and process improvements that drive cost savings, efficiency's, and improved sustainability across the company.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Embed robust Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) processes across all clinical capital spend categories and suppliers. Identify and mitigate supplier-related risks, ensuring compliance with ESG program.
• Performance Monitoring: Track, analyse, and report procurement and supplier performance within each category. Provide detailed cost savings and process improvement reports in dashboards and monthly updates.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Develop a collaborative engagement model with internal stakeholders, procurement colleagues, and supplier representatives to achieve timely and commercially positive outcomes.