Senior Commercial Analyst - Supply Chain

Department of Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Health is seeking a Senior Commercial Analyst to support HSV's supply chain finance and operations. This role focuses on cost performance, pricing, budgeting and supply chain insights for senior stakeholders.

You will work closely with Finance, Procurement and Replenishment Operations to translate data into practical commercial recommendations, build and maintain models, and deliver executive-ready reports.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years in commercial analysis or related finance role.
• Exposure to logistics, distribution, warehousing or transport.
• Experience building executive-ready reports and business cases.
• Strong Excel and Power BI skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop cost-to-serve, costing, pricing and total cost of ownership models.
• Analyse warehouse and logistics cost drivers and performance.
• Develop transport and network models for delivery decisions.
• Manage pricing models and HSV's price list.
• Maintain working capital models with Replenishment Operations.
• Assess the commercial viability of new onboarding opportunities.
• Provide cost, pricing and inventory inputs to the S&OP cycle.
• Manage assigned budgets and perform planned vs actual variance analysis.
• Monitor cost and performance measures (cost per unit/line, warehouse costing, freight).
• Develop financial scenarios and business cases for investments.
• Own the monthly State of Logistics report with insights.
• Develop Power BI dashboards and Excel-based financial models.

Skills

Commercial analysis

Financial modelling

Pricing

Activity-based costing

Cost-to-serve

Excel

Power BI

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Senior Commercial Analyst - Supply Chain

The Department of Health plays a critical role in the Victorian health system and is responsible for shaping it to meet the health needs of all Victorians. We’re focused on
supporting Victorians to be as healthy as they can; whether through alerting them to seasonal risks like thunderstorm asthma, notifying them of contact with
communicable diseases, safeguarding their drinking water, developing the best health, wellbeing and care facilities in the world, being at the forefront of mental health and
wellbeing treatment or accelerating medical research. It’s all part of the way we partner with the community to help every individual lead a healthy life.

Primary Work Location: Derrimut Distribution Centre: Foxley Court Derrimut, Victoria

Secondary Work Locations: Dandenong Distribution Centre: Ordish Road Dandenong South, Victoria; and CBD Office: 11/50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.

Regular travel and attendance at all HSV locations is a requirement of this position.

About HealthShare Victoria

HealthShare Victoria (HSV) drives statewide surety, procurement and logistics supply chain services across Victoria's public health system. We deliver value and sustainable and reliable access to products and services at scale, ensuring public hospitals and health services can access what they need in a cost-effective and coordinated way.

HSV is committed to building trusted business partnerships with Victoria's public health sector that enable safe, high quality and sustainable healthcare for the Victorian community.

On 1 October 2026 HSV transitioned into the Victorian Department of Health to enable greater integration and alignment between procurement, planning and policy, reducing duplication and ensuring Victoria's health system is well positioned to support a modern, networked health system.

About the role:

The Senior Commercial Analyst will play a key role in supporting the commercial sustainability and growth of HSV's supply chain operations. This is a commercially focused role that sits at the intersection of finance, supply chain and operations. You will use financial and operational data to understand cost performance, identify commercial opportunities and provide insights that support pricing, budgeting, investment and supply chain decisions. Working closely with Finance, Procurement, Replenishment Operations and Performance Analytics, you will translate complex data into practical commercial insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and maintain cost-to-serve, activity-based costing, pricing and total cost of ownership models.
• Analyse warehouse and logistics activities to understand operational cost drivers and performance.
• Develop transport and network models to support delivery, route and freight decisions.
• Manage pricing models and maintain HSV's price list.
• Maintain working capital models with Replenishment Operations, translating demand and forecast settings into inventory holding budgets
• Assess the commercial viability of new health service onboarding opportunities with Customer Solutions.
• Provide cost, pricing and inventory inputs to the S&OP cycle
• Manage assigned budgets and provide planned versus actual reporting and variance analysis.
• Monitor key commercial and cost performance measures, including cost per unit/line, warehouse activity costing, cost per trip, freight cost per unit and inventory working capital.
• Develop financial scenarios, business cases and commercial analysis to support strategic and investment decisions.
• Own the monthly State of Logistics report, translating data into clear commercial insights and recommendations.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and Excel-based financial models.

About us:

At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world. A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected.

We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and safe. And to deliver a world-class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health out comes for all.

About you:

You are a commercially minded analyst who enjoys understanding what is driving costs and performance within an operation, rather than simply reporting financial numbers.

You will have:

• 5–7 years of experience in commercial analysis, financial modelling, pricing or a related supply chain/finance role.
• Exposure to logistics, distribution, warehousing, transport, supply chain or operations environments is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience building commercial models, particularly cost-to-serve, activity-based costing, pricing or scenario models.
• Experience building executive-ready reporting, PowerPoint presentations and business cases
• Experience with budgets, planned versus actual reporting and variance analysis.
• Strong Excel and Power BI skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to explain the financial impact of operational decisions.

What we offer:

• The opportunity to perform meaningful work, making direct contributions toward enablingVictorians to be the healthiest people in the world.
• A wide range of growth and development opportunities within the department and wider Victorian Public Service.
• A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a diverse array of flexible working arrangements.

We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated to provide responsive and quality services to all Victorians. We continue to build an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity of backgrounds and differences to realise the potential of our employees for innovation and delivering services aimed at enhancing the lives of all Victorians. All roles can be worked flexibly and we encourage applications from Aboriginal people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Please contact us if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at*********@health.vic.gov.au. For more information on our commitment to inclusion and diversity seeinclusion and diversity at the Department of Health.

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and other pre-employment checks. Information provided will be treated in line with our Privacy Policy.

If you have any queries in relation to participation in recruitment processes at Health, or experience any issues in applying, please feel free to email ***************@health.vic.gov.au. Please note that unsolicited applications from third parties cannot be accepted. If you have questions regarding the role, please message the contact person listed on the advertisement directly.