Job overview
The Procurement Operations Manager is responsible for the effective day‑to‑day management of the assigned corporate procurement categories, ensuring contracts are well managed, compliant, and delivering measurable benefits to the Trust.
The role has direct responsibility for the development and performance of Assistant Category Business Partners and Buyers, supporting them to build capability, grow their contract portfolios, and consistently deliver value for money and other performance targets.
By owning BAU category activity and contract management, the postholder will enable Category Business Partners to focus on strategic sourcing, transformation, and complex commercial activity, while maintaining strong operational control of spend, suppliers, and contracts.
Main duties of the job
The role will hold a defined portfolio of contracts, for which the postholder is accountable for performance, risk management, benefits realisation and a responsibility to maximise value from the supply chain by developing and leading on strategic procurement and category management.
The post holder will identify and develop non-pay savings schemes & strategic sourcing plans across the Trust working closely with Category Business Partners, stakeholders and operational management to deliver these.
The post holder will contribute to the development and implementation of procurement strategies, policies and service improvement initiatives across the Trust. Working with senior stakeholders, they will identify opportunities to redesign processes, improve governance, enhance commercial outcomes and support wider organisational transformation programmes. The role will provide specialist procurement expertise and act as a change agent to embed best practice, innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement across assigned categories.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view
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