Senior Procurement Specialist

Your new role:

As a Senior Procurement Specialist, you will play a key role in delivering high-level, complex procurement initiatives that support critical health services and infrastructure outcomes. You will:

• Lead end-to-end procurement activities including sourcing, evaluation, contract negotiation, and ongoing contract management
• Drive value outcomes and cost optimisation through strategic sourcing and effective supplier engagement
• Partner with internal stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop specifications, manage tenders, and deliver procurement solutions
• Contribute to continuous improvement by implementing best-practice procurement tools, frameworks, and processes

About you:

You are a commercially astute procurement professional who thrives in complex environments and is passionate about delivering value through strong stakeholder engagement and strategic sourcing. You have:

• Proven experience managing procurement and contract activities within a large or complex organisation
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and deliver outcomes across diverse groups
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and deliver high-quality outcomes
• Sound knowledge of procurement governance, probity, and modern sourcing practices, with a focus on continuous improvement

What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About the Commercial, Procurement and Supply Chain

The Procurement and Supply Unit are driven to deliver efficient, integrated and innovative procurement, contract and supply solutions that meet our customer's requirements, achieve best value for public money, and comply with Metro South Health's legislative and policy framework.

We facilitate procurement across Metro South Health and provide support and guidance that enables and encourages business units, services and facilities to make effective procurement decisions that meet their objectives within our governance parameters. In doing so, we enable clinicians and staff to focus on providing the highest standard of care, secure in the knowledge that procurement, supply and contract management are being effectively managed.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.