Senior Procurement Business Partner

Randstad Australia; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice benefits

Competitive salary

Job summary

Randstad Australia partners with Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance to recruit a Senior Procurement Business Partner. You will own clinical categories - consumables, medical devices, equipment and pharmacy-related spend - and act as the primary procurement partner to clinicians, nursing leaders and hospital management across Ashford Hospital, Flinders Private Hospital and The Memorial Hospital.

This commercial, category-facing role sits in a newly established independent Procurement & Supply

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in senior procurement or category management.
• Strong track record in contract transition, supplier negotiation and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience with ERP/eProcurement/contract management systems (Workday, Evisort) is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Leading strategic sourcing and category management across clinical consumables, medical devices, equipment and pharmacy-related procurement.
• Partnering with clinicians and hospital management to translate clinical requirements into procurement strategies and manage trials/evaluations.
• Leading tenders, RFPs and RFQs and negotiating pricing, rebates and service levels with suppliers.
• Owning establishment, transition, renewal and renegotiation of supply agreements.
• Working with Contracts & Supplier Performance Manager to document, execute and monitor contracts, including supplier performance reviews.
• Identifying and delivering sustainable savings and value improvement without compromising clinical outcomes or continuity of supply.
• Supporting rollout of ERP and contract management systems (Workday, Evisort) across categories.
• Contributing to procurement policy, governance and continuous improvement as independent Procurement & Supply function matures.

Skills

Procurement

Category management

Supplier negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Healthcare procurement

Tools

Workday

Evisort

Job description

Randstad's procurement, contracts & supply chain team are currently partnering with Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance (ACHA), a leading not-for-profit private healthcare network in South Australia, seeking an experienced Senior Procurement Business Partner.

This is a genuinely commercial, category-facing role within ACHA's newly established, independent Procurement & Supply function. You'll take ownership of clinical categories - consumables, medical devices, equipment and pharmacy-related spend - and act as the primary procurement partner to clinicians, nursing leaders and hospital management across Ashford Hospital, Flinders Private Hospital and The Memorial Hospital.

This role would suit an experienced procurement or category professional from either the public or private sector who is comfortable operating in a period of genuine organisational change and comes with a competitive salary and NFP salary sacrifice benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading strategic sourcing and category management across clinical consumables, medical devices, equipment and pharmacy-related procurement.


• Partnering closely with clinicians, nursing leaders and hospital management to translate clinical requirements into effective procurement strategies, including coordinating product evaluations and trials.


• Leading tenders, RFPs and RFQs, and negotiating directly with suppliers on pricing, rebates, service levels, continuity of supply and other key commercial terms.


• Owning the establishment, transition, renewal and renegotiation of ACHA-specific supply agreements previously managed through Healthscope.


• Working alongside the Contracts & Supplier Performance Manager to ensure contracts are properly documented, executed and monitored, and managing ongoing supplier performance reviews.


• Identifying and delivering sustainable savings, cost avoidance and value improvement opportunities without compromising clinical outcomes or continuity of supply.


• Supporting the rollout of ACHA's new Workday ERP and Evisort contract management systems across assigned categories.


• Contributing to procurement policy, governance and continuous improvement as ACHA's independent Procurement & Supply function matures.

About You

• Substantial experience in a senior procurement, category management, commercial or supply chain role, ideally covering high-volume physical goods or consumables.


• A track record in contract transition, supplier negotiation and relationship management, particularly in fast-changing or off-boarding environments.


• Confidence engaging and influencing clinical, executive and supplier stakeholders alike - experience partnering with clinical professionals is highly regarded.


• Strong commercial and analytical acumen, with a solid understanding of total cost of ownership and value-for-money principles.


• Experience with ERP, eProcurement or contract management systems - Workday and/or Evisort experience highly regarded.


• A background in healthcare, medical device or pharmaceutical procurement is highly desirable but not essential.


• A valid driver's licence and willingness to travel flexibly between ACHA's new Adelaide City headquarters, hospital sites and Distribution Centre as required.


• Ability to be largely based onsite, although some ad hoc flex/WFH is available by agreement with management.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.