Randstad's procurement, contracts & supply chain team are currently partnering with Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance (ACHA), a leading not-for-profit private healthcare network in South Australia, seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist.
This is a commercial procurement role within ACHA's newly established, independent Procurement & Supply function. You will source within the corporate and professional services categories including technology, telecommunications, fleet, insurance, travel, print, stationery, and minor equipment and act as the procurement partner to non-clinical stakeholders across Ashford Hospital, Flinders Private Hospital, The Memorial Hospital, and ACHA's corporate functions.
This role would suit a procurement professional who is comfortable operating in a period of genuine organisational change and comes with a competitive salary and NFP salary sacrifice benefits. During ACHA's transition to an independent procurement operating model, you will have a significant focus on establishing, transitioning, renewing, and negotiating ACHA-specific corporate and professional services agreements previously managed through Healthscope arrangements.
Key Responsibilities
- Sourcing and category management across corporate and professional services categories.
- Partnering with Finance, People & Culture, and the leads of ACHA's in-house Facilities, Catering, Cleaning, Security, and ICT teams to manage related supply contracts and provide commercial support.
- Leading competitive tenders, requests for proposal (RFPs), requests for quotation (RFQs), and other go-to-market activities.
- Leading commercial negotiations with suppliers covering pricing, rebates, service levels, warranties, performance obligations, and other contractual terms.
- Establishing, transitioning, renewing, and renegotiating ACHA-specific corporate and professional services agreements as procurement arrangements separate from Healthscope.
- Working collaboratively with the Contracts & Supplier Performance Business Partner to ensure contracts are appropriately executed, recorded, monitored, and managed throughout their lifecycle.
- Identifying and delivering measurable and sustainable procurement savings, cost avoidance, and value improvement opportunities against agreed annual objectives.
- Supporting the implementation and effective utilisation of Workday procurement functionality and the Evisort contract management system.
About You
- Substantial experience in a procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or commercial role within a complex organisation.
- Demonstrated experience managing sourcing, tendering, negotiation, and contracting activities for corporate or professional services categories (such as tech, fleet, insurance, or minor equipment).
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, with a demonstrated ability to evaluate procurement decisions using total cost of ownership rather than purchase price alone.
- Confidence building trusted relationships and acting as the primary Procurement business partner for Finance, People & Culture, and in-house service leads.
- Experience using ERP, eProcurement, and contract management systems, with Workday and Evisort experience highly regarded.
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain, Commerce, Business, or a related discipline (professional accreditation like CIPS is desirable).
- A current unrestricted Australian driver's licence and capacity to work across ACHA's Keswick and hospital locations as required.
Rachel Homer 08 8150 7034 is managing the recruitment for this role, however, please feel free to reach out to your Randstad consultants, Sheridan Cowie or Renee Duckworth.
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
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