Category Specialist

**Category Specialist - Legal & Investigations**
- Join icare’s Strategic Partnering and Performance team
- Salary GRADE 9/10, Starting from $120,000 + super, plus benefits

**About the Role**

The Category Specialist - NI/TMF Legal & Investigations is responsible for the end-to-end management of assigned Workers Compensation Treasury Managed Fund (TMF) and Nominal Insurer (NI) schemes third party service provider (TPSP) categories and contracts

**Benefits**
- A corporate wellbeing program with subsidised gym membership, free flu vaccinations and health check programs
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- icare day - access to an extra day’s leave
- Comprehensive learning and development support aligned to icare’s Core Capabilities.
- Our People Awards - On-the-spot Recognition, Quarterly Values Awards & Our People Annual Awards
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program

**Duties**

It’s an exciting time at icare where no two days are the same; as a **Category Specialist - Legal & Investigations **you will:

- Maintain a constant emphasis on the core vision of icare, that is make the complex simple so our schemes deliver better outcomes for those we serve.
- Be responsible for and own the performance of the assigned categories by defining the categories’ role within icare, developing value propositions and provide trusted, expert advice through gathering and analysing data, attending industry forums and understanding supplier capabilities.
- Develop and implement strategic category plans and initiatives to meet business needs, enhance stakeholder engagement, and challenge and motivate providers to optimise service outcomes.
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder and supplier relationships through formal and informal channels to understand required business outcomes, gain industry intelligence and provide expert recommendations to suppliers and business stakeholders on performance issues and identify area’s of potential efficiencies.
- Develop and promulgate appropriate supplier and category performance reports and coordinate supplier meetings and advisory groups, in consultation with Senior Commercial Manager and key business stakeholders.
- Monitor, report and advise on performance and value for money within the defined categories.

**Skills & Experience**
- Demonstrated extensive experience in category management or equivalent in a large and complex service industry organisation.
- Minimum 5 years’ category management experience or equivalent.
- Strong knowledge of category and stakeholder/supplier relationship management.
- Ability to analyse data and develop accurate conclusions to support the assigned categories.
- A willingness to understand the market and develop recommendations based on intelligence, insights and trends.
- NSW Government Procurement experience.
- Experience in delivering category management activities that are fully consistent with all relevant NSW Government legislative, probity and policy requirements.
- Knowledge of SIRA and APRA regulations.

**This role will be know as Commercial Specialist - Legal & Investigations at icare**

**Culture**

We know our strength comes from the diversity of our people and would encourage people with different experiences and backgrounds to apply. We are committed to our people’s development so the people of NSW can thrive.

**About the Company**

We care for the people of NSW, building confidence and trust so our communities can thrive. We make the complex simple, so our schemes deliver better outcomes for people and communities. Whether a person is severely injured in the workplace or on our roads, icare supports their long-term care needs to improve quality of life, including helping people return to work.
- For more information about icare visit our website
- icare operates a direct sourcing model so no agency introductions will be accepted
- We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant
- A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process.