Senior Sourcing Specialist

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Mercy Health Australia Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

Employment Type:
(6-month Fixed term)

Hours:
Full-time

Location:
Richmond Head Office

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About the opportunity
Mercy Health's Procurement, Contracts and Supply Chain Team supports all Mercy Health entities, delivering value across Hospitals, Aged Care, Home Care, and Palliative Care. We work collaboratively with operational teams to ensure the best outcomes for our patients, residents, clients, and staff.

We are currently seeking a
Sourcing Specialist
for a
6-month contract
to cover maternity leave.

  • Contract role (6 months)
    within the Procurement, Contracts and Supply Chain Team
  • Based at our Richmond Office
    with hybrid working options and opportunities to work across Melbourne sites
  • Responsible for the
    sourcing and execution
    of portfolio plans across Mercy Health's multi-entity operations
  • Collaborate closely with key stakeholders to deliver best value outcomes
  • Work across diverse service areas including Hospitals, Palliative Care, Residential Aged Care, and Home Care

What you'll bring
You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centered care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

  • Proven working experience in a sourcing or procurement role

  • Experience in Health and Aged Care sectors is advantageous but not essential

  • Familiarity with strategic sourcing and category management methods
  • Subject matter expertise across Direct Goods / Services Categories
  • Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgment
  • Strong project management and leadership skills
  • Ability to establish and sustain networking relationships
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Comfortable with figures and collecting, analysing, and interpreting data
  • Solid judgment with the ability to make good decisions
  • Understanding of Contracts and Legal Terminology
  • Ability to prioritise various projects
  • Influencing skills at all levels, including internal and external stakeholders
  • Excellent communication skills, including verbal and written, and the ability to prepare reports for executive approvals

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

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