Overview
Pharmacy Purchasing Team Leader — Fixed Term Full Time position (12 month maternity leave cover) at Cabrini Malvern.
We're building for the better!By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.
About the role
Join the Pharmacy team at Cabrini Health as the Pharmacy Purchasing Team Leader, supporting the efficient and cost-effective procurement of pharmaceuticals at Cabrini Health. You will ensure timely access to fit-for-purpose goods and services, deliver excellent customer service, and maintain strong communication with service managers and suppliers.
What you'll be doing
* Manage pharmaceutical purchase orders end-to-end in a timely manner
* Source and competitively quote non-contracted items in line with policy
* Monitor orders, resolve delivery issues and liaise with suppliers
* Maintain confidentiality of pricing and procurement information
* Reconcile invoices and manage discrepancies, returns and credits
* Analyse purchasing data and assist with reporting and stocktakes
What we're looking for
We're seeking a commercially minded Pharmacy Purchasing Team Leader with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with:
* 1–3 years' purchasing experience, ideally in healthcare within a medium to large multi-site or acute hospital setting
* Experience with iPharmacy (advantageous)
* Strong supplier engagement, negotiation and influencing skills
* Ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* High level of accountability, professionalism and ethical standards
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
* Attractive salary + 13% superannuation + 17.5% annual leave loading
* Tax savings - Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2,650 meal & entertainment card benefits
* Location close to public transport with Myki Commuter Club discount
* Access to a range of retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services
* A commitment to health and wellbeing initiatives including discounted access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
Further information
Interested? For further information, view the full position description or contact:
Amanda Footit, Director of Pharmacy – 9508 1880
Georgia Bateman, Pharmacy Procurement Team Leader – 9508 1693
Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.
As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Working for Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne's southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.
There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.
Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.
Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect
MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI
Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza and COVID-19 (recommended), plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested.
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