Procurement Specialist

Join HCF's Procurement team as our Procurement Specialist. In your role you will work in collaboration with Procurement Category Managers to deliver sustainable procurement value through, sourcing and initiatives, commercial negotiations and delivering supplier and risk management activities across multiple categories. This is a great opportunity to build you career in Procurement through exposure to multiple spend categories and working within a well established team.

In this newly created role within a team of 7, you will report into a Senior Procurement Category Manager, providing procurement support across multiple Indirect and IT spend categories at HCF. You will work with Procurement Category Managers and the wider business to deliver commercial outcomes and risk mitigations across the supply base

Role Responsibilities- Lead and manage sourcing activities, negotiations, and key initiatives through to contracting and implementation.- Perform supplier risk reviews and deliver the implementation of controls- Support category managers in the delivery and execution of sourcing projects- Complete spend analysis, manage contract lifecycle management- Supplier data and onboarding management

About You

To be considered for this opportunity, you will have a minimum of 1 year's experience in Procurement roles with a good knowledge of procurement practices. We are looking for people with the drive to deliver and support our ongoing delivery of value.

Experience- Bachelor's degree (Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance or Information Technology)- Commercial awareness and financial acumen- A strong understanding of customer experience and customer centricity principles- Demonstrated ability to build relationships with key stakeholders, working across organisational structures with a confident, collaborative, results oriented approach- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use commercial and quantitative data

This role offers a valuable opportunity to grow and develop your career in Procurement at HCF.

About HCF

At HCF, our purpose is to bring our human touch to healthcare. Since 1932 we’ve been putting our members and their health first. As Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, we cover over 1.9 million members with health, life, travel and pet insurance and our vision is to make healthcare understandable, affordable, high quality and member centric.

We want to be true health partners to our members, easily guiding the healthcare choices that are right for them. At HCF, our values are the way we do things and create the necessary culture to help us realise our purpose and deliver our Strategy. Living our values in action we step forward, walk in their shoes, stay human, make it better and get there together.

Culture & Benefits
- Purpose-driven passion_
We’re united by a common purpose: to make healthcare affordable, understandable, high quality and member-focused.
- Wellness and work-life balance_
We’ll empower you with the necessary skills and tools to support your personal wellbeing journey, ensuring you perform at your best. Our offerings include:
- 50% subsidy on HCF hospital and/or extras cover- 18 weeks of parental leave for all new parents- Mental health and wellbeing programs, including workshops, fitness classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks and more- Discounts on HCF’s products, including life, pet and travel Insurance, as well as discounts at Fitness First gyms and on our eyecare products.
- Collaboration and inclusivity_
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplace is welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and socio-economic status.
- Continuous learning and growth_
We believe in lifelong learning. HCF provides opportunities for personal and professional development. From workshops to mentorship programs, we encourage your growth and curiosity.

Next steps

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