Excellence Procurement Leader

Procurement Excellence Leader

The opportunity is to join a healthcare provider that strives to deliver meaningful change and contribute to its ambition to be the world's most customer-centric healthcare provider. Our values are Brave, Caring, and Responsible. The company has a senior leadership opportunity for a Procurement Excellence leader to shape and drive the strategic direction of procurement capabilities across the business.

The role oversees critical enablement pillars including enterprise spend analytics, process optimisation, policy and compliance frameworks, and risk integration, supplier enablement, and performance reporting. It also spearheads the Procurement Innovation agenda—identifying and embedding emerging technologies such as automation, AI, and advanced analytics to unlock value and drive operational efficiency.

Excellent cross-functional stakeholder management skills at a senior level with experience in rapidly building relationships with key stakeholders are necessary to success. The role will operate across the business influencing at senior levels through the organisation.

This is a Melbourne-based permanent role with hybrid work arrangements.

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide leadership to the Procurement function.
• Actively contribute to the formulation and execution of the enterprise-wide procurement strategy as a core member of the procurement leadership team.
• Own the strategic roadmap for procurement technology ensuring systems are optimally configured to enable data-driven decision-making and operational efficiency.
• Leverage Enterprise Reporting function capability to deliver enterprise-grade analytics and insights.
• Lead the design implementation and continuous improvement of procurement policies standards and operating frameworks to ensure compliance consistency and scalability.
• Develop and execute a supplier engagement strategy that enhances collaboration transparency and alignment with the company's values and procurement objectives.
• Lead the development and execution of the annual Procurement Program of Work aligning initiatives with enterprise priorities.
• Lead sourcing transformation initiatives embedding agile methodologies digital tools and best practices to enhance speed quality and value.
• Design and deliver enterprise-wide education programs to uplift procurement knowledge policy compliance and stakeholder engagement.
• Lead the Procurement Innovation Practice identifying and piloting emerging technologies such as AI automation and advanced analytics to drive step-change improvements.
• Apply Design Thinking and human-centred design to simplify procurement processes and enhance user experience.
• Leverage market intelligence and external networks to identify disruptive trends and translate them into actionable innovation roadmaps.

Why work at this organisation?

It keeps employees smiling by helping them improve their lives in and outside the office.

It's a welcoming place no matter who you are or where you've come from. We welcome all talents and backgrounds and embrace our differences so you can bring your true self to work.

We support employees to be the best version of themselves physically and mentally. With a healthy work-life balance leadership support study leave volunteering options and a commitment to promoting from within.

We reward employees and celebrate their success provide initiatives that develop careers and look after employees' health wellbeing and futures.

What do I need?

• Relevant graduate or post-graduate qualifications in Business Commerce Accounting Supply Chain Operations Engineering or Law.
• 15+ years' experience in Procurement and/or contract management from strategy development to execution.
• Proven experience in leading successful commercial negotiations with evidence of applied innovative thinking negotiation skills and strategic negotiation planning.
• Highly proficient in preparing and evaluating business cases risk profiles and cost models.
• Demonstrated ability to lead influence and collaborate with cross-functional and indirect teams within the procurement function.
• Category experience crucial and industry knowledge preferred.
• Experience with developing metrics projections and financial models.
• A strong understanding of customer experience and customer-centricity principles.
• Strong commercial business acumen and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex ideas simply and influence at all levels and audiences within the organisation.
• Professional certifications such as MCIPS (CIPSA) or Project Management (e.g. PMP) qualifications highly regarded.