Category Specialist

1 week ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Full time
Business Services
Procurement
Melbourne
Full Time, Permanent

23/1/2023

$84,445 PA plus 14% Super plus 17.5% leave loading
Melbourne based - Full time permanent opportunity
Newly created role in high profile health organisation
About the RACGP

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is the peak representative organisation for general practice, the backbone of Australia's health system.

We set the standards for general practice, facilitate lifelong learning for GPs, connect the general practice community, and advocate for better health and wellbeing for all Australians.

About you

As our, Category Specialist, you possess the following:
Relevant tertiary qualifications in Business, Finance, or other relevant field
Experience in Procurement related activity
Ability to prioritise work and to meet deadlines
Demonstrated effective communication, negotiation and influencing skills
Project Management qualification or demonstrated experience in managing procurement project activity
Spend data analysis for data and insights to identify sourcing opportunities
Demonstrated negotiation skills with suppliers or other external parties
Experience in developing category strategies and sourcing strategies
Experience in presenting to levels of management
Demonstrated experience in managing suppliers
About the opportunity
Reporting to the Procurement Lead, you will work closely with the Procurement team, Business Services business unit, and stakeholders, to realise project delivery against the Procurement Pipeline

Key tasks include:
Manage and support the delivery of high-quality sourcing events, including preparation of tender documentation, conducting tender evaluations, clarifications, negotiation processes, providing feedback on tenders, managing the approvals process, preparation of contract documents
Support stakeholders with the delivery of high-quality contract management, including support with monitoring of contractor performance and management of contract processes

Support the management of sourcing and contract data in Procurement systems including the Procurement pipeline and Open for Windows contract ERP tool.

Work with Finance in the delivery of spend reporting to drive data reporting and insights analysis toward the development of category strategies for spend portfolios.

Identify, implement, and track value delivery within the Procurement pipeline for sourcing events and in identifying efficiencies in contract delivery as a part of supplier management.

Work with stakeholders to assess spend requirements against existing contracts for spend compliance improvements.
Work with risk and compliance to support Procurement governance frameworks for sourcing and contract management events.
Build strong and effective relationships with stakeholders with open and constructive communication throughout.

Ensure organisational policies, procedures and practices are implemented, complied with and are relevant - particularly in relation to OH&S/WHS requirements and legislation.

The Benefits

14% superannuation
Additional leave over the Christmas and New Year period
17.5% annual leave loading for EBA employees
Flexible working arrangements
High-profile health and education organisation where progressive leadership, innovation integrity, collaboration and accountability are valued.
To apply


Towards the end of the process, applicants will be asked to complete pre-employment screening, which may include reference checks and/or a National Police Check.



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