Morgan Law is supporting NHS Commercial Solutions with the recruitment of a Lead Category Manager - Workforce into their successful and ambitious procurement team. NHS Commercial Solutions (NHSCS) is a collaborative procurement organisation providing strategic procurement services to NHS organisations within Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and further afield. NHSCS has delivered savings in excess of £270 million working in partnership with trusts and with multiple stakeholders to deliver cash releasing savings, cost and quality improvements across a wide range of categories.

This will be a strategic role supporting the Workforce Specialist Category Manager. The position predominantly focuses on the workforce category and will provide providing sourcing, contract management and consultancy services across a wide range of customers. This role will provide workforce advisory services, collaborative workforce solutions, supplier market expertise and work with NHS Trusts to build and retain talent. You will also act as an ambassador for NHSCS working with Trusts on the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan. Working closely with key stakeholders and internal and external customers, you will set up and support individual and collaborative project groups working at all levels of stakeholder seniority.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate strong personal skills, and extensive experience and enthusiasm for workforce and public sector procurement. You will also be a good communicator, have a strong people focused approach, and broad commercial acumen.

The role requires the candidate to be in Dorking 2 to 3 days a week and the salary range is £52,963 to £59,360.