Category Manager

5 months ago


Melbourne City Centre, Australia HAYS Full time

Category Manager - Clinical Procurement

**Your new company**

Our client is a leader in their space within the health industry. They are currently seeking an experienced category manager with a clinical/health background to join their successful and growing team.

**Our new role**

The Category Manager supports the Category Management Lead to provide strategic leadership across a portfolio of clinical product categories.- Developing, leading and executing category plans, strategies and frameworks, including market approaches, procurement analysis, supplier development, contract management, performance reporting and evaluation, to optimise value for money outcomes and meet stakeholder needs and expectations.- Identifying and managing commercial, contractual, operational, financial, reputational, and supply chain risks to minimise negative impacts on category objectives while encouraging innovation and identifying opportunities for improvement.- Leading negotiations on high impact, complex supply arrangements and contract issues to deliver better category outcomes.- Develop optimal sourcing strategies to achieve consistent, quality outcomes for the category.- Participate in the creation of a culture, within your team, that focusses on balancing clinical needs and commercial requirements when delivering outcomes.

**What you'll need to succeed**

To be successful in this role, you'll come with prior experience managing high value, business critical procurement activity within a health environment.

Key skills and experience required to be successful will include:
- Experience in leading sourcing activities and management of large, complex categories or projects in health.- Experience in evaluating tenders against multiple complex criteria over several stages, incorporating total cost of ownership and similar calculations.- An ability to develop detailed Contract Management Plans, KPIs, performance reviews, governance structures, resources, benefit tracking and reporting for significant projects and procurement categories.

**What you'll get in return**

This role is the perfect opportunity for a procurement professional looking to take the next step in their career and work in a fast-growing organisation and team.

You'll enjoy flexible work and, most importantly, the opportunity to oversee business critical strategic procurement activities.

**What you need to do now**

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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