• Use your procurement expertise to strengthen systems, uplift capability, and drive meaningful outcomes for communities across the region.
• Full-Time (1.0 FTE), Permanent.
• Remuneration: Band 4 - $89,184.51 - $111,200.77 + 12% superannuation
• Generous NFP salary packaging options for up to $18,550
• Location - 737 Bourke Street, Docklands Victoria 3008, Close to Southern Cross Train Station, Onsite or Hybrid; WFH (2-3 days).

About the role

Join our Procurement team as a trusted business partner, leading end-to-end procurement, tender, and contract activities across NWMPHN. You'll work closely with the Procurement Manager to deliver strategic sourcing initiatives and provide high-quality reporting to support executive decision-making.

You'll help strengthen procurement policies, systems, and processes to ensure they are efficient, compliant, and aligned to organisational goals. You'll also play a key role in embedding best-practice procurement and ensuring processes are consistently followed to minimise risk and support effective service delivery.

About Us

We are North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) - Victoria's largest independent, locally governed and run, not-for-profit PHN, dedicated to improving primary health care in Melbourne's northern, western suburbs and inner-city areas. We help people stay well by commissioning health services to deliver better and more accessible primary care.

What are PHNs?

PHNs have been established with two key objectives:

• Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of services for community members, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes
• Improving coordination of care to ensure people receive the right care in the right place, at the right time.

At NWMPHN, we offer:

• Flexible working arrangements, including work-from-home options.
• Up to 6 days of Paid ‘Life Leave' per calendar year for cultural celebrations, family events, birthdays etc.
• Support for parents with Paid Parental Leave options.
• Additional Paid leave during End-of-Year close down period.
• Generous NFP salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, and professional development opportunities.
• Supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.

For more information on Staff benefits, please visit: https://nwmphn.recruitmenthub.com.au/Staff-Benefits/

What will my typical week look like?

• Lead end-to-end procurement and sourcing activities, from planning and tender development through to evaluation and contract execution.
• Partner with stakeholders to shape sourcing strategies, provide expert advice, and ensure compliance with policy, legislation, and best practice.
• Manage a portfolio of complex, high-priority projects, delivering value-for-money outcomes while maintaining strong governance and probity standards.
• Build capability across the organisation by coaching staff, promoting best practice, and improving procurement systems, tools, and processes.
• Deliver reporting and insights to the business, while proactively managing risk and working with Finance and Governance teams to ensure full compliance.

About you:

• Tertiary qualifications in business, law, or a related field, with extensive procurement experience in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment; health sector experience and Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) membership/qualification are highly regarded.
• Proven expertise leading end-to-end procurement, including drafting, negotiating, and managing complex contracts and tender processes.
• Strong capability in developing high-quality procurement documentation and delivering sourcing strategies (e.g. RFT, RFQ, RFI).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a strong track record of coaching and influencing others, and experience preparing and presenting reports to executive and senior leadership.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities, mitigate risk, and maintain high standards of probity and compliance.
• Familiarity with procurement and contract systems (e.g. Tenderlink, CMS, CRM, SharePoint, DocuSign) is desirable.

NWMPHN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognise the importance of attracting and retaining talent that reflects the diverse community we live in. Research shows that teams with diverse experiences and perspectives are more creative and better problem-solvers. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Peoples.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences. If you bring curiosity, adaptability, and the right skills - even if you don't check every box in the responsibilities or qualifications section - we still encourage you to APPLY!

Should you need any specific support or accommodations during the recruitment process or afterwards, please reach out to the HR team at careers@nwmphn.org.au

Candidates with valid work rights will be fully considered. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.