Strategic Procurement Manager

Lead and inspire a dedicated procurement and purchasing team
- Implement best practices in procurement, purchasing and subcontractor management
- Drive strategic procurement initiatives to support top-tier healthcare services

**About Us**

Serco has a dedicated team of over 600 people supporting operations at Fiona Stanley Hospital and works in close partnership with the hospital leadership, WA Health, clinicians, and staff to deliver essential non-clinical facilities management, ICT and HR managed services. Our specialist team designs, manages and optimises the integrated services and are critical to the ongoing delivery of clinical services in Western Australia's largest and most digitally enabled public healthcare facility.

**About the Role**

As a Strategic Procurement Manager at Fiona Stanley Hospital, you will lead the Strategic Procurement and Purchasing team, collaborating closely with the AsPac Procurement team and the offshore Accenture Centre of Excellence. Your role is pivotal in creating a robust financial control environment and implementing best practices in procurement and subcontractor management. You will build strong relationships with strategic partners, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and the delivery of exceptional procurement services that support our healthcare mission.
**What you’ll be doing**
- Leading and motivating the Strategic Procurement and Purchasing team
- Implementing best practices in procurement, including category management and transactional purchasing
- Managing subcontractor relationships, ensuring compliance and performance
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with strategic procurement partners
- Delivering procurement services that ensure profitability and compliance
- Acting as the Procurement Functional Business Partner for the Community Services Business Unit and Health category
- Collaborating with stakeholders to drive procurement strategies and support business requirements
- Reporting savings benefits and driving value from supplier relationships

**About You**

You are a dynamic leader with a strategic mindset and a passion for procurement excellence. Your ability to navigate complex environments, build strong relationships, and drive change makes you an ideal fit for this role. You thrive in collaborative settings and have a proven track record of delivering innovative procurement solutions that enhance service quality and efficiency.
**Your ideal skills & experience**
- Strong business acumen and ability to understand complex business needs
- Experience in leading procurement teams in large, complex organisations
- Track record of category management, savings delivery, and continuous improvement
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at multiple levels
- Bachelor’s degree, post-graduate qualification in a relevant area, or professional qualification (MCIPS) is desirable
- This is a position of trust and responsibility and to support this we will conduct a thorough probity assessment, which includes a Federal police check as an essential selection component for this role._

**About us - Serco & proud**

**Why Join Us**
- You’d be joining a company that delivers essential public services (in partnership with governments) that impact a better future for communities, & those in our care
- You’ll get to have an impact on how we do things: Enjoy being part of a driven team with a collaborative culture that values decision-makers & action.
- We invest in you: Accelerate your career through our learning & development opportunities - think skills based training, defined career pathways & fantastic internal mobility opportunities across the group

Serco’s values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride underpin everything we do. We are curious, creative and collaborative. Our people matter and make a difference every day.