About the role

Join Mater Group as the Manager - Strategic Sourcing in a permanent full-time capacity and deliver exceptional value to our stakeholders. Leverage your commercial expertise to provide expert procurement advice and support. Contribute to category vision and execute innovative sourcing strategies as well as planning and managing high-value sourcing events.

Salary: Commensurate with experience plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits! 

What you’ll be doing

These accountabilities and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Define and execute sourcing strategies, including supplier panel management and optimisation
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, acting as an escalation point for risks and issues
• Develop category, product and supplier knowledge to inform strategies and negotiations
• Stay informed about market trends and industry developments for effective sourcing approaches
• Lead end-to-end tendering processes, ensuring compliance and providing guidance on probity
• Negotiate and implement contracts with performance incentives for effective contract management
• Ensure adherence to procurement processes and contribute to policy development
• Share knowledge and best practices, fostering statewide benefit from procurement initiatives

About you

• Relevant procurement or business qualification or certification, highly desired
• Extensive procurement experience in a large and diverse organisation
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in commercial and contract negotiations, and contract and supplier management
• Experience in implementing contract and supplier management strategies and techniques
• Proven ability to develop and promote procurement initiatives, manage change, and improve performance
• Demonstrated experience in managing teams and fostering employee development
• Knowledge and experience with e-procurement systems, including data analysis capabilities

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
• Access to gym, pool and end of trip facilities within our new purpose-built corporate office in Newstead

For more information specific to the role, please view the PD here –  Manager, Strategic Sourcing PD.pdf

Applications close on 12^th January 2025. Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.