Strategic Clinical Category Manager: Healthcare Procurement

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

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.