Category Lead - Ict Professional Services

Employment Type: Permanent Fulltime

• 40 hour working week within a flexible WFH model
• Opportunity to work from our offices in Chatswood and St Leonards
• Attractive salary, + 11% Super and Annual Leave loading
• Drive digital transformation within Australia’s largest public health system.

About usis NSW Health’s digital centre of excellence driving digital transformation and providing world-class ICT for Australia’s largest health system.Our 2,000 staff manage and support some of the largest enterprise-wide systems in Australia as well as the comprehensive ICT infrastructure supporting them. We implement and support a range of Corporate IT, Clinical and Infrastructure Programs designed to deliver safer, more efficient, and better-quality healthcare.We are also the ICT Procurement centre of excellence in relation to the procurement of ICT and digital systems and services across NSW Health.ICT Procurement at eHealth NSW identifies innovative ways to bring value to NSW Health through strategic supplier and contract management whilst ensuring full compliance with the NSW Government Procurement Policy Framework and NSW Health Goods and Services Procurement Policy. Our approach is to partner with industry through each phase of the procurement, design, and delivery of ICT solutions to ensure value is delivered to the NSW Health entities we work with.Come work with usWe have an exciting opportunity in the ICT Procurement Team for a Professional ServicesCategory Lead.Reporting up to the Director, ICT Procurement & Asset Management, the purpose of the role to provide strategic procurement leadership across the ICT Professional Services category. This includes supply market management and development, strategic procurement planning and execution, as well as tendering process and risk management, to meet business needs and eHealth or NSW Health and NSW government directions.Health Manager Level 6, salary up to $192,662 plus super and annual leave loadingFor more information, read the full .What you will doAs an integral member of the ICT Procurement Team , you will:

• Develop, lead, and execute category plans, strategies, and frameworks, including market approaches, procurement analysis, supplier development, contract management, performance reporting and evaluation, to optimise value for money outcomes and meet stakeholder needs and expectations.
• Assess supply markets and supply arrangements by analysing market trends, dynamics, and opportunities, to inform market strategies and procurement decisions and ensure procurement arrangements meet business needs.
• Provide expert advice to key stakeholders on all aspects of procurement and the procurement category, to encourage innovative practices and support delivery of business and policy directions.
• Establish and maintain value-based stakeholder and strategic supplier relationships to ensure that category strategies meet business needs, enhance stakeholder engagement, and both challenge and motivate providers to optimise service outcomes.
• Lead negotiations on high impact, complex supply arrangements and manage contracts to deliver optimal category outcomes.
• Provide leadership, direction and effective management of the category management team and cross-functional working groups to achieve a high-level of performance, integration, and consistency.
• Establish performance standards and evaluation processes to assess and report on procurement activity in terms of progress, outcomes, customer satisfaction, and value for money including costs.
• Maintain in depth knowledge of category market and vendor trends and dynamics to develop strategies to maximise the organisation’s influence in the market to deliver organisational and government objectives.

About youWe are seeking motivated and committed individuals with:

• Extensive experience and a record of achievement in procurement and category management in a large-scale complex Professional Services environment, including relevant qualifications or equivalent. This includes expert knowledge and demonstrates experience in strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and contract management.
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• Superior analytical skills including the ability to analyse and interpret complex information from numerous sources, prepare and present analysis and reports, deal with challenges creatively and achieve business focused solutions.
• Superior organisational skills and experience working in a high volume and demanding professional environment with a capacity to prioritise, multi-task, achieve business goals, perform, and always work with a customer focused approach. This includes proven capacity to contribute to and promote strategic initiatives, plan, and manage change.
• Interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills required to engage and influence key stakeholders' customers and suppliers to influence and achieve optimal business outcomes.
• Skills to lead and develop the capability of a team, coach and advise managers, whilst always fostering a performance based and customer focused work culture.
• Capacity to contribute to and promote strategic initiatives, including the capability to plan, manage change, improve performance and project manage.

If this sounds like you and you’re looking for a rewarding new opportunity, we would love to hear from you.Benefits of working for eHealth NSWOur people are at the heart of who we are. We are committed to a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and actively seek to recruit people from diverse backgrounds to build a supportive and inclusive workplace. We support our people with great benefits so they can support the patients and staff of NSW Health. These include:

• Flexible work options
• Skills and leadership development training programs
• Allocated day off per month
• Salary Packaging
• Health and wellbeing programs

More information about these benefits can be found on our .Valuing diversity and inclusioneHealth NSW is committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability and LGBTIQ+, for all advertised positions and have strategies in place to support you.For more information on the strategies in place to support diversity and inclusion, please visit our .How to applyTo start your application, click the APPLY FOR JOB button at the top.All applicants must review the role description and apply by submitting an up-to-date resume (up to 5 pages) and response to the question below in the online questionnaire.

• What is one of the most complex strategic projects you have delivered as a part of procurement and category management for ICT Professional Services in a large-scale environment?

If you require assistance or have any questions about the role, please contact Mark Hofmeyr on and quote REQ479968.If you require adjustments to the recruitment/interview process, please contact Tim Davis on .Applications Close: Wednesday 17th April 2024Additional information

• This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
• To be eligible for this role, you must have current Australian work rights (Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia).

All NSW Health workers are required to have received 2 doses of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine or have an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status prior to securing this role. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations..