Senior Category Manager - Clinical Consumables, Medical and Interventional- Procurement - PSC & HTM

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Join Te Whatu Ora at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive and people-centered health system. This is mahi that will improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

The primary purpose of this role is to meet Te Whatu Ora's strategic and operational requirements for the products covered by this Category Tower by developing, managing, and delivering the required category strategies. In this role you will be responsible for leading a category portfolio and a team, ensuring the outcomes and efficiencies laid out in a National Procurement and Supply Chain Plan are delivered effectively through a distributed model that will continually identify opportunities for category management activities to add value.  You will support the development and implementation of transparent procurement, driving cost and supply chain efficiencies for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora.

The successful candidate will need to be based at their nearest hospital or corporate office to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the position. Your location of work can be discussed at the interview stage.

Mōu | About you

You are already an experienced Senior Category Manager or an experienced procurement professional looking to move up to team management and wanting to take on a challenging portfolio of categories.  You are comfortable in a changing environment dealing with a wide range of stakeholders. 

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

Ka kawea e koe | You will bring:

• 5+ years of procurement experience in a large complex organisation
• Will be working within a Category Management structure in current role
• Must have run end-to-end category management processes
• Experience with total cost of ownership / whole of life costing model
• Significant commercial experience
• Proven negotiation and contract management experience
• Excellent coaching, leadership experience and development of high performing teams and individuals
• A commitment to being a good Te Tiriti partner in all your actions. This includes an understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the ability to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in this role
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth

Ko te mahi e tika ana mō te ao hurihuri nei |Work that suits today's ever-changing world

Te Whatu Ora supports flexible and hybrid working for our kaimahi. In roles that don't require an in-person element, we encourage you to ‘work from where you are.' We want our national teams to be made up of diverse people from across the motu, just like our health system.

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai |Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

Our name, Te Whatu Ora, means ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system.

At Te Whatu Ora we acknowledge and respect our people's diversity and spiritual needs, ensuring a safe workplace that is a whānau orientated and supportive environment. We are working towards a system that better meets the complex demands of a growing population, addresses the persistent inequalities experienced by Māori and ensures greater access, experience and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system – Māori, Pacific and Disabled People.

 Tō tūranga i roto i Te Whatu Ora | Your place in Te Whatu Ora

When you join us, you become part of transforming the health system. This is a once-in-a-lifetime change, that will touch the lives of everyone in Aotearoa, and future generations. We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.

We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role (by submitting your cover letter and CV), please click “APPLY NOW.”  For tracking and reporting purposes, all applications must be submitted through our online career portal. If you have any questions about the role, please feel free to contact Ashlyn Clarricoats via careers@tewhatuora.govt.nz