AddressSenior Category Specialist
Salary: HSO Level G9 $135,729 - $140,249 p.a. Location: Perth CBD Unit/Division: Health Support Services -> Procurement and Supply Work Type: Permanent - Full Time Position No: 00016705 Closing Date: 2024-03-05 4:00 PM Attachments: - applicant information package - rams.pdf
- Senior Category Specialist g9 jan 2024.pdf
Hello, are you… An innovator? A problem solver? A team player? A customer focused thinker? Committed to helping others? Interested in contributing to the health of all Western Australians?
This is an exciting time for Health Support Services (HSS) and we're looking for adaptable, motivated, and resilient people to join our growing team.
Before you read this job ad, please note, HSS can make reasonable adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and interview process. If this is relevant for you, please refer to the contact details under the 'Application and Interview Support' section of this job ad.
About HSS
As the Western Australian Government agency providing shared services to the state's public health system, we provide a suite of financial, ICT, procurement and supply, and workforce services to more than 50,000 employees across WA's public health services and hospitals.
Put simply, we work behind the scenes to ensure the WA health system runs smoothly.
Whether you work in our corporate offices, at our customers' sites, or at our warehouses Boorda and Jindakoort located in Jandakot - we are one united team of over 1,200 people.
Our vision is to provide great services to our customers, be a valued partner, and support the health of all Western Australians. We seek to achieve this by delivering on our purpose of supporting our customers to provide excellent health care.
Find out more about us www.hss.health.wa.gov.au
Your new role
We are seeking an enthusiastic and suitably experienced procurement professional for the role of Senior Category Specialist.
This is a Permanent Full Time Appointment.
This process may also be used to appoint other similar vacancies for future permanent and fixed term Senior Category Specialist positions across the HSS Procurement and Supply Business Unit.
Senior Category Specialist positions are situated across our Business as Usual function as well as within a number of exciting ICT transformation programs, including the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Program and the HR Management Information System (HRMIS) Program.
A brief summary of each of these major Programs is below:
- The EMR Program is one of the largest, most complex ICT change programs focused on transforming the WA public health system from paper records to a contemporary EMR, integrating and optimising healthcare. This Program is a key initiative of the Digital Strategy for the Western Australian Government and is commencing the procurement planning stage presenting an opportunity to help shape the procurement strategy from the outset.
- The HRMIS Program is another exciting large and complex transformation project moving nearly 60,000 WA health workers to a contemporary, cloud-based and integrated HR, payroll and rostering system. The Program is well underway with most major procurement work completed and a shifting focus on strengthening contract management and supplier relationship capability to ensure maximum value is extracted across the diverse portfolio of contracts.
HSS has a significant pipeline of transformation projects now and into the future with opportunities to move into other programs and projects as they arise as well as opportunities to work across the full spectrum of our category management function (Clinical, Services, ICT and Programs).
As part of the Health Support Services (HSS) Procurement and Supply Business Unit, the Senior Category Specialist is responsible for:
- Managing the end to end procurement and contract management processes that are typically medium - high risk, high value and highly complex involving liaison and negotiation with multiple senior stakeholders and suppliers.
- Providing strategy development, sourcing and supplier relationship management services to elicit best value for money for HSS and the WA health system.
Please view the Form (JDF) provides a full statement of duties for the position.
If you thrive in a fast paced, multifaceted working environment, and are eager to contribute to our purpose of supporting our customers to provide excellent health care, we would love to hear from you.
Why join our team
Be part of an organisation that enables you to make a meaningful contribution and positively impact the community in which we live.
We're guided by five values in everything we do at HSS - in the way we work, how we make decisions and the way we behave:
- We put our customers at the heart of what we do
- We value and care for each other
- We promise, we own, we do
- We will find a way
- We make a difference together
At HSS, we embrace diversity and believe that our best services come from a workplace where varied perspectives and experiences are welcomed and encouraged. We are committed to creating an equitable and diverse workforce and encourage applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, members of our LGBTQIA+ community, women and youth.
Benefits of working with HSS
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer you a range of benefits, which may include (in line with operational requirements):
- 11% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
- Access to generous salary packaging arrangements
- Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance
- Flexible working and leave arrangements
- Discounts with our corporate partners
- Health and well-being initiatives
- Employee Assistance Program
- Other professional and location-based allowances.
Want to know more?
Please contact Troy Jackson on 0407 499 233 if you would like to discuss more about the role and team you'll be working with.
Are you ready to apply?
To be successful with your application, you are required to:
- Provide evidence of your Australian citizenship or permanent residency (to be considered for permanent positions in the WA public sector).
- Undertake a criminal record screening, working with children check (if required for the role), a pre-employment health assessment and integrity check, as part of the appointment process. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
Application and interview support
If you have any access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and interview process, please contact the HSS Work, Health and Safety team.
If you are an Aboriginal person who would like assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64.
How to apply
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