Procurement Specialist

**Job no**: 893315
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide CBD
**Categories**: Procurement and Supply Chain and Contract Management
- **Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide**:

- **Salary ASO-7 $108,109 - $116,864 p.a.+ Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits**:

- **Permanent full-time**

**About the Role**

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on healthcare? As a Procurement Specialist at CALHN, you’ll play a critical role in delivering expert procurement services across our diverse business units. Focusing on medium-to-high value and risk contracts, you’ll ensure our operations align with key business objectives while driving initiatives that are patient-focused and deliver sustainable, best-value outcomes. Your expertise will be instrumental in strategically managing procurement activities, ensuring compliance and mitigating risks in a dynamic and complex environment.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of healthcare, balancing priorities and delivering exceptional service to both clinical and non-clinical teams. If you thrive in a challenging, fast-paced environment where your skills can make a tangible difference, this is your chance to contribute to CALHN’s mission of delivering high-quality, sustainable healthcare solutions.

**About You**

We’re seeking a dynamic and skilled professional to join our team as a Procurement Specialist. To excel in this role, you’ll bring the following:

- **Leadership and Collaboration**: Strong leadership skills to inspire and motivate teams, coupled with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- **Strategic Thinking and Decision-Making**: A strategic mindset with sharp commercial acumen to make sound, timely decisions on medium-high value and risk matters.
- **Procurement Expertise**: At least six years of experience in managing complex procurement activities, with a proven track record of delivering value, reducing waste, and ensuring compliance with best practices.
- **Adaptability and Compliance**: Exceptional ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment while adhering to safety and risk management standards, including legislative requirements.

**About CALHN**

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

**Benefit of Joining CALHN**

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

- **Salary Attractions**: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
- **Annual Leave**: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
- **Flexible Work Arrangements**: The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- **Health and Fitness Benefits**: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
- **Career Opportunities**: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites.
- **Employee Assistance Program**: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

**Application Information**:

- Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

**Job ref: 893315**

**Enquiries to**:

- Anoop Mammen
Phone: 0403 705 248

**Application Closing Date**

11:55 pm Wednesday 5 February 2025

**Refer to the SA Health Career Website -**How to apply** for further information**

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines

**Advertised**: 30 Jan 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 05 Feb 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time