Head of Category Corporate

Adventist Healthcare; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging (NFP)

Parental leave up to 14 weeks

Fitness Passport discount

Job summary

Adventist HealthCare Limited is seeking a senior procurement leader to drive category strategies and supplier partnerships across the corporate portfolio. You will shape procurement strategy, deliver sustainable value and work closely with facilities, ICT and finance teams to ensure service continuity and operational excellence.

You will lead major tenders, negotiations and transformation initiatives, while modelling strong governance and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in procurement, category management or supply chain leadership.
• Experience across complex corporate or service-based procurement categories.
• Strong commercial, analytical and negotiation skills.
• Proven success delivering sourcing, cost-saving and value improvement initiatives.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing capability.
• Experience leading teams and driving organisational change.
• Tertiary qualifications in Supply Chain, Business, Commerce or a related discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic procurement and category management across Sydney Adventist Hospital's Corporate portfolio.
• Manage complex sourcing initiatives, negotiations and supplier partnerships across key corporate categories.
• Drive procurement transformation, strengthen governance and compliance frameworks.
• Build wider team capability and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
• Partner with Facilities, ICT, Finance, Food Services, People & Culture and other corporate functions.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Category management

Supply chain leadership

Commercial negotiations

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Strategic sourcing

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Supply Chain, Business, Commerce or related discipline

Job description

• Lead high-value corporate procurement categories
• Shape procurement transformation and performance
• Be part of our value-based, caring organisation, and enjoy NFP salary packaging benefits

Taking care of people is our reason for being

At Adventist Healthcare caring for people is at the core of who we are. It’s what drives us to deliver exceptional outcomes for our patients and it’s a shared sense of purpose that extends to everyone who works here.

When you join our team, you’ll feel valued and supported by our strong commitment to learning, flexibility, great benefits and a positive culture of teamwork and cooperation.

Some of the exceptional benefits we offer include

• As a not-for-profit, we offer salary packaging that can reduce the amount of tax you pay, which can leave you with thousands of dollars more in your pocket
• Up to 14 weeks paid parental leave
• Discounted gym membership for you and your family using Fitness Passport
• We have many other benefits as well, find out more when you meet us!

What you will be doing in this role

Reporting to the Director, Procurement & Supply Chain, this is a full-time, permanent position where you will lead the strategic procurement and category management agenda across Sydney Adventist Hospital's Corporate portfolio. Partnering closely with leaders across Facilities, ICT, Finance, Food Services, People & Culture and other corporate functions, you will develop and execute category strategies that deliver sustainable value, service continuity and operational excellence.

You will lead complex sourcing initiatives, commercial negotiations and supplier partnerships across key corporate categories including facilities and maintenance, energy and utilities, ICT and telecommunications, food services, linen and laundry, non-clinical capital equipment and outsourced services. With a strong focus on stakeholder engagement and influence, you will identify opportunities to improve value, reduce risk, optimise supplier performance and support the organisation's long-term strategic objectives.

You will also play a key leadership role in shaping the future of the Procurement & Supply Chain function. As well as leading your direct report, you will drive procurement transformation, strengthen governance and compliance frameworks, build wider team capability and embed a culture of continuous improvement across the organisation.

Who we’re looking for

You are a strategic procurement professional with strong experience delivering value through sourcing, category management and supplier partnerships. Comfortable working across diverse corporate categories, you know how to balance commercial outcomes, service quality and risk in a complex environment.

You thrive on building relationships, influencing stakeholders and driving continuous improvement. With experience leading major tenders, commercial negotiations and procurement initiatives, you're equally comfortable shaping strategy and delivering results.

To be successful, you will bring:

• Significant experience in procurement, category management or supply chain leadership
• Experience across complex corporate or service-based procurement categories
• Strong commercial, analytical and negotiation skills
• Proven success delivering sourcing, cost-saving and value improvement initiatives
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing capability
• Experience leading teams and driving organisational change
• Tertiary qualifications in Supply Chain, Business, Commerce or a related discipline preferred.

About Us

Adventist HealthCare Limited (AHCL) operates several businesses including Sydney Adventist Hospital (fondly known as the San), San Day Surgery Hornsby, San Radiology & Nuclear Medicine and Sydney Adventist Hospital Pharmacy. The San is NSW’s largest private hospital which was founded in 1903. We are proudly faith-based and have a proven history of being industry pioneers in ground-breaking research and delivering superior patient care. As a not-for-profit, we continually reinvest in cutting-edge technology and facilities, providing exceptional outcomes for our dedicated team of 2500+ employees, 1400 Accredited Medical Officers, 300 volunteers and the community we serve.

What to expect

Successful candidates will be required to complete a range of pre-employment checks and assessments. These vary and could include professional references, functional questionnaire, a national police check, working with children check, vaccination evidence, among others.

Applications close Wednesday 14 October. Applications will be reviewed as they are received and progressed to interview and appointed if deemed suitable. Therefore, we encourage you to apply now to avoid disappointment.