Senior Manager Supply Operations

Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager, Supply Operations to lead the proactive management and continuous improvement of our supply function across our hospital network.

As a senior manager, you will play a key role in shaping the future of our supply operations - engaging with leaders across the organisation, driving operational excellence, and delivering safe, reliable, and efficient supply services that support exceptional patient care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end supply chain across SJGHC hospitals and distribution centres, ensuring the reliable and efficient delivery of clinical and non-clinical supplies.
• Oversee receiving and receipting processes across all sites to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Develop and implement strategic plans to enhance productivity, quality, and efficiency across Supply Operations, leveraging Oracle Fusion ERP and data analytics to inform decisions.
• Drive transformational change initiatives to optimise operations, reduce freight costs, and improve service delivery.
• Provide strong leadership to Supply Operations teams, fostering collaboration, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Align supply costs, consumption, and budgets with hospital P&L, ensuring financial accountability and operational optimisation.
• Implement strategies to enhance inventory management, prevent overstocking, and support centralised product control.
• Partner with hospitals to improve supply locations, layout, and stock allocation for maximum efficiency and service.
• Monitor performance against KPIs and strategic objectives, providing actionable insights and recommendations.
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders to support engagement and alignment with Supply Operations initiatives.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, identifying opportunities for innovation and cost-effective solutions.
• Oversee operational responses to recalls, shortages, and disruptions, maintaining patient safety and business continuity.
• Support delivery of organisational efficiency initiatives and savings targets through process improvements and waste reduction.
• Ensure compliance with all supply policies, processes, and controls across your portfolio.
• Provide expert advice to Hospital CEOs, Finance, and Operational leaders on supply performance and improvement strategies.

You are an experienced and strategic leader with a strong background in supply operations, logistics, or resource management - ideally gained within the healthcare sector or a large, complex organisation.

You bring proven expertise in managing end-to-end supply chain operations, including distribution centres, hospital supply, and inventory management. With exceptional leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, you are adept at building collaborative relationships, driving operational excellence, and leading transformational change.

Your strong business and financial acumen enable you to align supply costs with budgets and organisational goals, while your proficiency in ERP systems such as Oracle Fusion allows you to leverage data and analytics to inform decision-making. You are a clear communicator, a strategic thinker, and a leader who inspires continuous improvement, accountability, and high performance across diverse teams.

Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Competitive remuneration and benefits
• Permanent Full-Time position
• Located in either Melbourne or Perth
• Hybrid working arrangements

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

• Novated leasing

• work related expenses

• self-education andadditional superannuation

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to a range of Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing rewards and discounts

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements

For enquiries, please contact Matthew Smith, General Manager Procurement & Supply Chain on

If suitable candidates are identified, shortlisting and interviews may begin before the advertisement closes

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.