Category & Contracts Specialist - Medical & Surgical
About The Position
Join Mater as a Category & Contract Specialist – Medical & Surgical and help drive value for money across Mater’s procurement activities. Based in Newstead, you’ll work as part of our centre-led Category & Contract Management team, developing category strategies, leading sourcing activities and managing key supplier relationships across a diverse Medical & Surgical portfolio. This is a great opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to work on complex and high-value procurement activities while partnering with stakeholders across a large and diverse healthcare organisation. This is a full-time, 6 month, maximum-term contract opportunity with the potential to transition to a permanent position.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience managing categories of spend within a large, complex organisation.
- Experience leading high-complexity and high-value end-to-end procurement activities.
- Strong experience across category management, sourcing strategies, tenders and contract management.
- Proven ability to identify opportunities and deliver value from procurement spend.
- Strong stakeholder, negotiation and relationship management skills.
- Experience managing complex supplier and customer issues.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving and organisational skills.
Nice To Haves
- A relevant procurement or business qualification or certification will be highly regarded.
Responsibilities
- Drive strategic sourcing initiatives, including panel establishment, aggregation, and standardisation.
- Analyse demand, utilisation, and market dynamics to identify savings, risk, and innovation opportunities.
- Partner with clinical stakeholders to align procurement decisions with patient outcomes and safety.
- Maintain category, supplier, contract, spend and performance information to support effective decision-making.
Benefits
- Access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900
- Access to many staff benefits
- Career growth opportunities across healthcare, corporate, research and leadership pathways
- Professional development and learning through Mater Education, external partners and internal development programs
- Generous salary packaging to help maximise your take-home pay
- Health and wellbeing support, including EAP, pastoral care and discounted private health insurance
- Fitness Passport access and a range of lifestyle, retail and travel discounts
- Discounted parking and reduced prices at Mater cafés and coffee outlets
- A supportive culture where your contributions are recognised and your development matters
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
