Category and Contracts Analyst

**Job no**: 502367
**Work type**: Permanent
**Location**: Newstead
**Categories**: Purchasing

**About the role**

Join Mater’s Procurement team as a full-time permanent Category & Contract Analyst and play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with procurement governance and contracting processes.

Utilising your knowledge of contract formation and strategic contracts you will ensure adherence to policies and legislation to guarantee compliance with Mater's requirements and industry standards. Manage and maintain accurate and effective contract record management systems. Input and contribute to the delivery of innovative category strategies and provide surge support to the Strategic Sourcing Team during high-demand periods.

**Salary range: $90,832 - $100,070 (MCAS4) per annum** plus 11.5% superannuation and**access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900** +**access to many staff benefits

**What you’ll be doing**

As part of our Centre-led team, you will provide over-arching category and contracting support within the Procurement team to ensure compliance with procurement governance, contracting processes and business needs. Typical duties of the role will include:

- Provide support and input to category plans and sourcing strategies to increase value for money and meet business objectives
- Develop and maintain category-specific knowledge to ensure compliance with organisational requirements, industry best practices and standards
- Assist the strategic sourcing team with end-to-end procurement activities during high-demand periods
- Maintain accurate record management systems for purchasing and administration
- Ensure compliance with contract management system across contracts and service agreements
- Provide advice on contract requirements and service/supply issues to the Category Management team, business and suppliers
- Support the preparation of new, renewed, or updated contracts, including necessary approval documents
- Continuously develop professional expertise and share knowledge with leaders and peers

**About you**
- A relevant procurement or business qualification / certification is highly desired
- Demonstrated experience in procurement, category and contract management within a large, complex and diverse organisation, including tender development and evaluation
- Knowledge and experience in contemporary procurement, category, and contract management practices, relevant regulations and delivering high-quality customer services
- Supplier engagement experience, including identifying performance issues, providing constructive feedback and supporting the resolution of minor contract issues
- Proficiency in using e-procurement and contract management systems, including reporting and pipeline management

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
- Access to gym, pool and end of trip facilities within our new purpose-built corporate office in Newstead

**Applications close on 28th January 2025.**_Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW_

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.
- For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit o_ur _Reconciliation webpage_._

**Advertised**: 21 Jan 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 28 Jan 2025 E. Australia Standard Time