Clinical Category Manager

Eastern Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Salary packaging

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Eastern Health is seeking an experienced Clinical Category Manager to drive strategic sourcing, supplier performance, and contract management across healthcare categories. You will work with stakeholders and suppliers to identify savings, lead negotiations, and ensure adherence to HSV procurement requirements.

The role focuses on delivering value, strengthening supplier relationships, and maximizing outcomes within a busy health service environment in Melbourne.

Qualifications

• Proven negotiation skills with a track record of delivering significant savings and value.
• Strong analytical and commercial acumen.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability and a customer-focused approach.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Clinical Category and supplier negotiations to achieve best value for money outcomes.
• Conduct spend analysis and identify sourcing and savings opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with HSV contracts, collective sourcing initiatives, and procurement policies.
• Engage and influence stakeholders to support category and sourcing initiatives.
• Identify and implement opportunities to maximise value from Eastern Health and HSV contracts.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Autonomy

Education

Procurement / Supply Chain degree

Job description

• Permanent Full Time | Monthly ADO, 5 weeks Annual Leave
• Ringwood, Eastern Health Distribution Centre
• Free parking, working with a dedicated Procurement team

Eastern Health is one of Victoria's largest public health services. As a values-led, integrated service united by our Healthier Together promise, we deliver high-quality care, support and service to a broad and diverse community across Melbourne’s east and beyond.

About the role

Seeking an experienced and commercially minded Clinical Category Manager to drive strategic sourcing, supplier performance, and contract management across a range of goods and services categories.

Working closely with stakeholders and suppliers, you will identify sourcing opportunities, lead negotiations, deliver significant savings, and ensure compliance with Eastern Health and HealthShare Victoria (HSV) procurement requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Clinical Category and supplier negotiations to achieve best value for money outcomes.
• Conduct spend analysis and identify sourcing and savings opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with HSV contracts, collective sourcing initiatives, and procurement policies.
• Engage and influence stakeholders to support category and sourcing initiatives.
• Identify and implement opportunities to maximise value from Eastern Health and HSV contracts.

What you’ll bring

• Proven negotiation skills with a track record of delivering significant savings and value.
• Strong analytical and commercial acumen.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability and a customer-focused approach.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities.Proficiency with standard business and information technology applications.
• Tertiary and/or postgraduate qualifications in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of products and services used within the healthcare sector.

What we offer

Being part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts. We offer a range of benefits including:

• Investment in your career through continuous learning, mentoring, professional development, and opportunities to progress into specialist, leadership or advanced practice pathways.
• Work-life balance with flexible working arrangements, study and professional development leave, and leave purchasing options.
• Wellbeing support through fitness programs, confidential employee assistance services for you and your family, and 24/7 access to a range of support resources.
• Financial incentives to help you make the most of your earnings, including salary packaging through Maxxia, novated leasing options, and employee discounts on health insurance, banking and more.

Our commitments

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability across the communities we serve and within our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• We are shaping a culture that delivers exceptional care for our community, and an exceptional experience for all the people who make it possible.

You must be eligible to work in Australia. Applications are reviewed as they are received, so we encourage early applications as the advertisement may close prior to the closing date.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange an interview, and all applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application. Appointment to this position is subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, compliance with mandatory vaccination requirements, including annual influenza vaccination, and evidence of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases where required.

Contact Number: 03 8804 8***

Contact Email: **************@easternhealth.org.au

Job Posting End Date: 04/12/2026

Contact the person listed in the advertisement above for any queries related to the role or for any adjustments you may require during the recruitment process.

Or contact our Talent Acquisition team for support on (03) 9955 7*** (option 1) or ***************@easternhealth.org.au for any assistance with your application.

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