Director, Procurement Operations Health Share NSW

Job details
Here’s how the job details align with your profile.
Pay

$292,242 a year
Job type

Contract
 
Location
Chatswood NSW
 
Full job description
Director, Procurement Operations
Executive Band 1
HealthShare NSW

An exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to shape the delivery of world-class support services to the NSW public health system.

HealthShare NSW provides support services to the NSW health system. Our services include food, linen, environmental (cleaning), non-emergency patient transport, ambulance cleaning and stocking, procurement, supply chain, the provision of assistive technology, and financial and employee transactions (payroll, purchasing, payments, recruitment).

For more information go to www.healthshare.nsw.gov.au

This role will be located in St Leonards.

Role Outline

The Director, Procurement Operations provides leadership, management and advice on the development and delivery of the NSW Health procurement and supply chain service to the NSW Health system.

The role leads sourcing and contract management across the NSW Health system and manages the NSW Health supply chain; contributing to ensuring NSW Health optimises procurement value and delivers on organisational procurement strategies, priorities and objectives.

The primary purpose of the role is to lead and promote the implementation of best practice product sourcing, warehousing, supply chain logistics and distribution, and contract management on behalf of the NSW Health system. To be successful in this role you will need to show an advanced level of ability to deliver in each of these areas of responsibility, leveraging the capabilities for the role and your experience. Your track record of notable and ongoing achievement in leadership of a customer focused service in a complex service delivery environment, is key and will enable you to deliver excellent results in this role.

Success will also require a working knowledge and understanding of procurement and contract management best practice; as well as a practical ability to develop opportunities for enhancing organisational performance, competitiveness, business value and customer service. Integrity, collaboration, delivery of results, problem solving, optimising business outcomes and management of people are key role capabilities.

You will also be expected to have a proven ability to meet procurement standards, and maintain a safe and constructive workplace culture.

Ideally you will have a record of managing a geographically dispersed system of service delivery.

Download Role Description

Applying for this Role

You are required to submit a one page covering letter, including a short statement in response to the two targeted questions below:
Describe your leadership and engagement approach to leading a customer focused service in a complex delivery environment.
Describe the approach you took to establish effective governance to deliver a complex procurement initiative, include how you led for achievement, governed meeting standards and probity expectations and managed vendor and customer relationships and partnerships.

Essential Requirements

The successful candidate will have:
Appropriate senior executive level experience and tertiary qualifications in a related disciple and/or equivalent relevant experience in a business or procurement related field.
Understanding of Government policies and practice in the key accountability areas including procurement, business reform and corporate services.
Sound knowledge of industry processes and practice associated with supply chain management, service agreements, contract management, contract law, probity and contract dispute resolution processes.

This is a Band 1, Health Service Senior Executive (HSSE) role. An attractive remuneration package within the range of $267,296 to $292,242, with annual performance reviews, will be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Please contact Alex Araujo Acting Executive Director Procurement, Supply Chain and Chief Procurement Officer on Alex.Araujo@health.nsw.gov.au should you have any additional questions about the role.

Please click here to apply for the advert through the Health Career Portal (search by job reference number REQ604566).

NSW Health values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

NOTES:

The selection methods for this role are in accordance with the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 and employment arrangements for the NSW public sector.
Applicants must respond to the two targeted questions and submit an up to date resume. For further guidance, refer to Applying for a role in the NSW Public Service.
Applicants will need to demonstrate their proficiency in the capabilities outlined in the Role Description. These will be assessed through the recruitment process to determine their suitability for appointment. For further information, refer to the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework.
To be eligible for employment, you must be one of the following:
An Australian citizen;
A permanent resident of Australia;
A New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport; or
A citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia
You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia; and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia.
Relevant standard screening checks will be undertaken following interviews e.g. National Police Check, Service Checks, Proof of ID etc.
Click here for information on NSW Health

Applications close: Wednesday 17 September 2025 (11:59pm)