Manager Contracts

Location: Melbourne

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Accounting, Administration/Secretarial, Communications, Marketing and Media, Community Services, Finance, Health and Allied Health, Human Resources, Occupational Health and Safety, Other, Projects, Risk Management

Reference: 16072

The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is a world class specialist hospital in eye and ear care providing services across Victoria. As Australia’s only specialist eye, ear, nose and throat hospital, the Eye and Ear has been providing care for the senses for 150 years. The Eye and Ear has almost 60 different outpatient clinics for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of vision and hearing loss and provides a 24-hour emergency eye and ear, nose and throat service. Every year the Eye and Ear cares for over 220,000 patients, with over 160,000 outpatients, nearly 44,000 emergency patients and over 17,000 inpatients. The hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment to create a modern internal structure and to improve access for patients, visitors and staff.

**Our Vision**

A world leader providing exceptional care

**Our Mission**

We aspire to be the world’s leading eye and ear health service through:

- Outstanding patient experience
- Exemplary leadership
- Inspiring our people
- Building a platform for the future

**Our Values - **_Integrity, Care, Teamwork, Excellence_

**_ About the Role_**

The Contracts & Procurement Manager is responsible for the effective organisation wide management of the Hospitals procurement framework.

A key part of the role is to develop and maintain an effective procurement framework that is consistent with HealthShare Victoria’s Purchasing policies and guidelines, relevant legislative requirements and Victorian Government procurement directions and guidelines, including modern slavery, social and construction procurement. The role ensures that expert advice is available to stakeholders and will lead continuous improvement activities across the organisation.

The role will provide an efficient and effective procurement service for capital equipment, medical and general consumables and services (except Pharmacy), ensuring the hospital receives the best value for money. Oversee all Tender activity including the evaluation, selection and implementation in compliance with the Hospital’s contracts and tenders procedures. Ensuring that they are treated in a fair, transparent, compliant process and are capable of achieving the best value outcome for the organisation.

Oversee and maintain an efficient, secure logistics process to ensure on time delivery of goods to the operational areas of the hospital.

To provide expert advice and guidance to the hospital’s executive and managers in contract establishment and management, and monitor the performance of the Hospitals contract management systems.

Lead and coordinate the hospital’s environmental action plans, including monitoring and reporting of outputs and promoting environmentally sustainable programs on recycling, waste and energy consumption.

Centrally located, close to public transport and a short walk to the CBD, we offer considerable employee benefits, including salary packaging, subsidised car parking as well as educational support.

The Eye and Ear is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a work environment free from harassment or discrimination and to promoting cultural diversity and awareness in the workplace.

The Eye and Ear is a smoke free environment.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

At The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, we are committed to supporting people with disability to gain employment and develop their careers; we encourage you to apply. If you would like further information about this role, please contact the hiring manager or the people and culture department to discuss.