Supplier Manager

ACC New Zealand; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 101,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% superannuation

Flexible working options

Competitive salary

Job summary

ACC New Zealand is recruiting a Supplier Manager on a 12-month fixed term, with flexible location across Aotearoa New Zealand. You will lead supplier engagement and performance across a defined portfolio, ensuring contractual and service outcomes are met and driving continuous improvement to deliver better results for injured New Zealanders.

We seek a skilled relationship builder with commercial and analytical capability, who can use data to inform decisions, manage performance discussions, and

Qualifications

• Strong relationship‑building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commercial and analytical capability, with experience using data to inform decisions.
• Confidence managing performance discussions, risk, and leading continuous improvement processes to address issues.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Knowledge of the wider Health Sector and/or Health NZ would be advantageous
• A collaborative mindset and adaptability in a changing environment.
• Previous experience in supplier, contract, or provider management within complex environments would be advantageous.
• You must hold New Zealand work rights at the time of application.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier engagement and performance management across a defined portfolio of suppliers and sector partners.
• Build strong partnerships and ensure contractual and service delivery expectations are met.
• Drive continuous improvement through insight, data, and collaboration.
• Support injured kiwis to achieve timely return to independence and overcome inter‑agency barriers.
• Lead supplier performance, build strong partnerships, and help deliver better outcomes for Kiwis across Aotearoa.
• Collaborate with Health NZ and other Suppliers as needed to support the Transitional Care portfolio.

Skills

Relationship building

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial acumen

Analytical capability

Communication skills

Influence without authority

Collaborative mindset

Supplier/contract management

Tools

Data analytics tools

Job description

• Manage and influence suppliers and other government agencies across Aotearoa New Zealand
• Play a key role in improving service quality, performance, and outcomes for Kiwis
• Competitive salary, 9% superannuation, and flexible working options

12-month fixed term opportunity | Flexible location across New Zealand

About us | Mō mātou

ACC is a trusted and high-performing organisation, providing care, supporting recovery and promoting injury prevention, now and into the future.

You can find more about ACC and the work we do here.

About the role | Mō te tūranga mahi

The Supplier Manager leads supplier engagement and performance management across a defined portfolio of suppliers and sector partners. This role focuses on building strong, accountable relationships, ensuring contractual and service delivery expectations are met, and driving continuous improvement through insight, data, and collaboration. The work directly supports improved outcomes for injured New Zealanders and helps ACC remain an effective, outcomes-focused organisation.

We're looking for a skilled Supplier Manager to join our Transitional Care portfolio team with a focus on working with Health NZ (and other Suppliers as needed) to support injured kiritaki to achieve timely return to independence and overcome inter-agency barriers.

You’ll lead supplier performance, build strong partnerships, and help deliver better outcomes for Kiwis across Aotearoa.

The appointing salary for this role is $101,287 - $119,161 based on experience and we offer an additional 9% superannuation contribution.

About you | Mōu

• Strong relationship‑building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commercial and analytical capability, with experience using data to inform decisions.
• Confidence managing performance discussions, risk, and leading continuous improvement processes to address issues.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Knowledge of the wider Health Sector and/or Health NZ would be advantageous
• A collaborative mindset and adaptability in a changing environment.
• Previous experience in supplier, contract, or provider management within complex environments would be advantageous.
• You must hold New Zealand work rights at the time of application.

Working at ACC | Mō ACC

At ACC, we embrace the rich tapestry of Aotearoa New Zealand's cultures and are dedicated to providing equitable opportunities. We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us meet the needs of our customers, and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age, and those with diverse abilities. It is important to us that people are free to be themselves at work. Here are some ways we encourage that:

• Employee networks to support our colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
• The option to explore flexible working that suits your needs and ours.