Procurement And Contract Manager

At Southern Cross Care (WA) we help people live extraordinary lives every day, connected to communities. As a provider delivering care, support and accommodation for West Australians in greatest need, our purpose is clear, and our passion is strong.

Southern Cross Care (WA) is a place where you can have an extraordinary impact, make an extraordinary difference, and be appreciated for extraordinary contributions.

We hope you will join us and become one of the people who make Southern Cross Care (WA) an extraordinary place to be.

About the role and where you will be working:

The Procurement and Contract Manager provides high quality management and negotiation of goods and services to achieve the best value for operational effectiveness.

This role is located at our central office in Rivervale and offers hybrid WFH options.

We’ll also be asking you to:-

• Develop, implement and ensure that purchasing policies and procedures are appropriate for the service areas and are understood and effective
• To develop and maintain a purchasing system that ensures a reliable and easy to use process to source agreed goods and services for agreed catalogues, as well as non-catalogue items
• Develop and maintain a detailed contracts database ensuring contract compliance, including, but not limited to supplier performance, KPI achievement and management of contract variations
• To actively manage the performance of key suppliers and, where necessary, assist in dispute resolution
• Undertake analysis and investigation to identify opportunities for improvements in sourced goods and services
• To provide procurement support for services areas in formal and appropriate selection processes as required
• Effectively manage compliance requirements for your team, ensuring documentation is up to date and uploaded to ESS in a timely matter
• This role will develop and maintain a procurement strategy

To be considered for this role, you’ll need:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in similar role in a large and complex service delivery organisation
• Highly developed negotiation skills in regard to procurement while maintaining balanced vendor relationships.
• Demonstrated analytical ability
• Strong organisational and time management skills and the ability to prioritise responsibilities and multi-task
• Experience within the aged care, home care, retirement living and social housing industries preferred.

Working with us:

At Southern Cross Care (WA), we are committed to being an employer of choice. As well as providing a positive and supportive environment, we also offer the following benefits:

• Not-for-profit salary packaging options of up to $15,900 for general living expenses and $2,650 for entertainment benefits.
• Corporate Health Insurance with HBF
• Free employee assistance program
• A diverse range of services which allows professional development and growth
• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual leave starting at 4 weeks
• Carers/personal leave
• Service Awards for long standing employees
• Flexible working environment

How to apply:

To express your interest, please apply with an up-to-date resume, and a cover letter outlining your experience / suitability.

Kindly note, if your application progresses to an interview, we’ll be asking for:

• National Police Clearance - current within 6 months (or evidence of application)
• A completed pre-employment health questionnaire
• Qualifications

About us:

Established over 50 years ago, Southern Cross Care (WA) is a purpose-driven, not-for-profit organisation contributing to social, health and economic development in WA. We do this by enabling the delivery of integrated services in our community for the increasingly complex health, care and accommodation needs of our aging population and those living with mental illness.

Our dedicated and passionate team of around 900 employees and 130 volunteers, deliver care and services to over 3000 West Australians across our residential, retirement village, mental health, community housing and home care portfolio.

Our promise to our clients, residents and each other is to enable extraordinary because we;

Listen, Act, Do not give up, Work as one.

Southern Plus and Southern Cross Housing Ltd. are part of the Southern Cross Care (WA) Inc. Group.

Southern Cross Care (WA) is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We also acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work.

For more information on the services, we provide visit: scrosswa.org.au