Procurement & Contracts Manager

Sharp & Carter; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter in Melbourne seeks an experienced Procurement & Contracts Manager to lead its health sector corporate services function. You will oversee procurement governance, contract management, and commercial negotiations, while guiding a small team.

You will manage the contract lifecycle, monitor supplier performance against KPIs, work with legal counsel on risk, and drive continuous improvement across processes and templates. A tertiary qualification in Business or Commerce is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, contract management or commercial leadership.
• Strong understanding of procurement policies, tendering, governance and probity.
• Experience managing contractual risk and supplier performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a small team while overseeing procurement governance.
• Manage the contract lifecycle including negotiations, variations, extensions and renewals.
• Provide procurement and commercial advice to stakeholders.
• Monitor provider performance against contractual obligations and KPIs.
• Collaborate with legal counsel to manage risks and protect commercial interests.
• Drive continuous improvement across processes, systems, and reporting.

Skills

Procurement governance

Contract management

Contract negotiations

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Policy compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Commerce

Job description

About the Business

An established organisation within the health sector is seeking an experienced Procurement & Contracts Manager to join its corporate services function. The organisation plays an important role in supporting the delivery of health and community services, working with a range of service providers to deliver meaningful outcomes.

With a diverse contract portfolio and an evolving procurement function, the organisation is focused on strengthening governance, improving processes and ensuring commercial accountability across its operations.

About the Role

Reporting to the Executive Director of Corporate Services, you will lead a small team of Procurement & Contract Management Specialists, overseeing procurement governance, commercial negotiations and contract management across the organisation.

The role has a strong focus on managing existing contracts, ensuring provider performance and maintaining compliance with procurement policies and contractual obligations. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and legal counsel to manage commercial risks, support complex negotiations and drive continuous improvement across the function.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead, develop and support a small team while overseeing procurement policies, procedures and governance frameworks.
• Manage the contract lifecycle, including negotiations, variations, extensions, renewals, risk management and provider performance.
• Provide procurement and commercial advice to stakeholders, ensuring procurement requirements are understood and applied appropriately.
• Monitor provider performance against contractual obligations, KPIs and agreed service outcomes.
• Partner with legal counsel and internal stakeholders to manage contractual risks and protect the organisation's commercial interests.
• Drive continuous improvement across procurement processes, systems, templates and reporting, including supporting the transition to larger, consolidated contracts.

About You

You are an experienced procurement and contracts professional with strong commercial acumen and a thorough understanding of procurement governance. You can balance policy and compliance requirements with practical business needs, building strong stakeholder relationships while confidently challenging decisions when required.

To be successful, you will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in procurement, contract management or commercial leadership, with strong expertise in contract negotiations, variations, extensions and renewals.
• A sound understanding of procurement policies, tendering processes, governance and probity.
• Experience managing contractual risk and monitoring supplier or service provider performance against agreed outcomes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and provide clear, practical advice.
• Proven leadership capability, with the ability to develop and support a small team.
• Experience within government, healthcare, not-for-profit or another regulated environment will be highly regarded.
• A tertiary qualification in Business, Commerce or a related discipline.