Executive Director, Procurement, Supply Chain and Chief Procurement Officer

Executive Director Procurement, Supply Chain and Chief Procurement Officer

Executive Band 2

HealthShare NSW

An exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to shape the delivery of world-class support services to the NSW public health system.

HealthShare NSW provides support services to the NSW health system. Our services include food, linen, environmental (cleaning), non-emergency patient transport, ambulance cleaning and stocking, procurement, supply chain, the provision of assistive technology, and financial and employee transactions (payroll, purchasing, payments, recruitment).

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This role will be located in St Leonards

Role Outline

The Executive Director Procurement, Supply Chain and Chief Procurement Officer leads, plans and manages the procurement, supply chain and warehousing direction and service for the NSW Health system, covering product sourcing, procurement arrangements, supply chain management, warehousing, product distribution, supplier relationship management and contract management.

The role works closely with Local Health Districts and health agencies and drives effective, efficient and value-add procurement planning, sourcing and contract management aligned to NSW health system strategic priorities and business needs, ensuring NSW Health obtains best value in all procurement activities.

The role will also be instrumental in leading the transformation of procurement in NSW Health, including the establishment of the Procurement Centre of Excellence.

To be successful in this role you will need to show an advanced level of ability to deliver in each of these areas of responsibility, leveraging the capabilities for the role and your experience.

Your track record of notable and ongoing achievement in leadership of a customer focused service in a complex service delivery environment, is key and will enable you to deliver excellent results in this role.

Success will also require achievement of an effective balance between implementation of robust procurement governance frameworks to fulfill legal, regulatory and probity obligations, and the capacity of NSW Health to efficiently and innovatively procure and manage goods and services, whilst working in the demanding clinical, corporate and technology environment in which all NSW health agencies operate.

Integrity, procurement management, commitment to customer, collaboration, influencing, delivery of results, problem solving, and management of people and change are key role capabilities.

Ideally you will have a record of managing a geographically dispersed system of service delivery.

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Applying for this Role

You are required to submit a one page covering letter, including a short statement in response to the two targeted questions below:

• Describe your leadership and management approach to leading a customer focused service in a complex and demanding delivery environment.
• Describe the approach you took to establish effective governance to deliver a complex procurement and supply chain program of work, how you tracked performance and how you managed supplier relationships.

Essential Requirements

The successful candidate will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience at an executive level in procurement and supply chain management, health services management, support services management or related fields

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- Substantial experiance at an executive level, with a record of leadership and achievement guiding and managing a customer focused service in a complex service delivery environment, ideally in the health services and/or procurement and supply chain area
- A comprehensive understanding of Government policies and practice in the key accountability areas of procurement and supply chain management and business reform
- An extensive knowledge of the shared support services model and how this approach to service provision offers opportunities for enhancing organisational performance, competitiveness, business value, customer service and the optimal delivery of public services will be necessary.

This is an ongoing, Band 2, Health Service senior executive (HSSE) role. An attractive remuneration package within the range of $327,929 to $365,348 per annum (SOORT 2025), with annual performance reviews, will be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Please contact Wendy Hughes, Chief Executive, HealthShare NSW on should you have any additional questions about the role.

Please click here to apply for the advert through the Health Career Portal (search by job reference number REQ

NSW Health values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

NOTES:

• The selection methods for this role are in accordance with the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 and employment arrangements for the NSW public sector
• Applicants must respond to the two targeted questions and submit an up to date resume. For further guidance, refer to Applying for a role in the NSW Public Service.
• Applicants will need to demonstrate their proficiency in the capabilities outlined in the Role Description. These will be assessed through the recruitment process to determine their suitability for appointment. For further information, refer to the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework.

• To be eligible for employment, you must be one of the following:

• An Australin citizen;

• A permanent resident of Australia;
• A New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport; or
• A citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia
• You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia; and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia.
• Relevant standard screening checks will be undertaken following interviews e.g. National Police Check, Service Checks, Proof of ID etc.
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Applications close: Wednesday 27 August pm).