Procurement Specialist

**ABOUT THE ROLE:
**Summary of the role**:The Mercy Health Procurement, Contracts and Supply Chain Team operate over all of Mercy Health's entities delivering benefits over Hospitals, Aged Care, Home Care and Palliative Care. The team work collaboratively with the operations team to achieve best value propositions to ensure the best possible outcome for our patients, residents, clients and staff.
- This is a Permanent Fulltime role working with the Procurement, Contracts and Supply Team
- Based at the Richmond Office in the Procurement function of the team
- You will be responsible for the strategic planning and execution of your procurement plan
- Engaging and working closely with Key Stakeholders to get best value outcomes
- Working within a multi-entity organisation over Hospitals, Palliative Care, Residential Aged Care and Home Care.

**ABOUT YOU**:

- _Relevant Tertiary, Post Grad or industry specific qualification desirable_
- _Minimum 5 year's experience in Strategic Procurement_
- _Demonstrated delivery on strategic category plan_
- _Experience working with the Health and Aged Care sector desirable_
- _Relevant experience in supplier relationship management_
- _Excellent interpersonal skills, including an ability to acquire information and influence others_

**ABOUT US**:

- Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
- Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:

- Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).
- If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

**Contact Details**
- Mark Young Group Manager Procurement, Contracts and Supply Chain

Mr Mark Young

Mr Panga Manoharan

0384167987