The Procurement Manager Whole of Government is accountable for coordinating and assisting the implementation of category strategies and plans, into the Hospital and Health Services (HHSs) and will provide guidance and support to the Indirect and Regional Teams and will act as a point of escalation for Whole of Government complex supplier and contract issues.
The Whole of Government role will build a culture within Strategic Procurement which recognises and adopts best practice in relation to procurement and category management to ensure that value is delivered for customers, government agencies and particularly Hospital and Health Services (HHSs).
The Procurement Manager Whole of Government is responsible for developing and maintaining key contacts and communication channels across Qld Health and the wider Whole of Government agencies, putting in place transparent benefits realisation reporting and for ensuring that communication occurs to assist arrangements are executed that lock in the procured value.
The Whole of Government Procurement Manager will attend Whole of government meetings and act as the conduit between Whole of Government and Department of Health.
**Key external relationships**:
- Whole of Government Organisations (Police, Education, Communities, Corrections, etc)
- Department of Health customers
- Department of Health suppliers
- Hospital and Health Service Procurement Teams
- Suppliers
**What we are looking for**:
- Creates a collaborative work culture that leverages the expertise and knowledge of the team and nurtures a climate of empowerment, care, trust and resilience.
Understands how to maximize the advantages of diversity and inclusion for higher performance.
- Acts as a role model for an 'accountability and reward' culture and recognises they are ultimately responsible for the delivery of objectives.
- Anticipates trends (social, economic, political, technological, environmental and regulatory) that potentially impact the business and acts on them.
- Ability to persuade and influence is critical.
- An expert in customer relationship management handling complex multi-customer issues to delivery best outcomes.
- An excellent knowledge of the fundamental principles, theories, concepts, processes and procedures related to procurement and category management; and sub-fields such as demand planning
- A detailed knowledge of the relevant markets and Queensland Health associated regional capability.
- A detailed knowledge of whole of Government, Government agencies and the role whole of Government procurement across the Queensland Health system.
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