The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers. Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Category Manager, Pathology Network West, Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Full Time Fixed Term, potential to become ongoing
• Focus on pathology and ICT related procurement activities
• State of the art office building close to cafes, restaurants and public transport

This function will lead procurement activities based on category management principles and ensuring alignment to RMH vision, mission, strategic goals and values.

You will represent the procurement function as a helpful, innovative and commercially astute extension of Pathology Network West team, within the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH).

Your new role will require you to:

• Collaborate to build the capability of the Procurement and Procurement Service Delivery teams.
• Review spend categories, analyse spend data, and assess contract portfolios to identify sourcing opportunities and conduct thorough risk assessments.
• Generate strategic initiatives by conducting robust analyses and developing sourcing strategies that support sound business cases.
• Monitor and evaluate market dynamics and competitive conditions, then use insights to review spend categories with stakeholder groups and set appropriate sourcing strategies.

About you:

• Tertiary and/or post graduate qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain or a related discipline such as Commerce or Law.
• Extensive analytic skills and a proven track record of identifying commercial opportunities.
• Proven negotiation skills.
• Proven ability to draft and advise on effective and measurable contractual KPIs
• Excellent ability to communicate and build relationships with Legal Practitioners

Benefits working for the RMH

• Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• Salary packaging, onsite car parking and, close to public transport.

Interested?

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check, and where applicable, Working With Children Check (WWCC). All RMH employees are required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

Don’t delay, apply now!  - recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable candidates are received.

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The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.