Commercial & Capability Lead - Procurement, Supply Chain & Health Technology Management at Te Whatu Ora, All Locations

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders. 

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations — from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities. 

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care. 

About the Role

As our Commercial Capability Lead, in the Strategy and Enablement Function, you will uplift the technical capability of our people across Procurement, Supply Chain and Health Technology Management (PSC&HTM), with a particular focus on the Commerical functions,  helping ensure our workforce is equipped, confident, and future-ready.

In this role, you will shape and deliver the national approach to technical skill development, building workforce capability frameworks, training pathways, and performance tools that lift commercial excellence across the country. You will partner with leaders to understand capability needs, create targeted development programmes, and embed a culture of continuous learning, accountability and growth.

If you are passionate about empowering others, designing systems that lift performance, and building capability at scale, this is your chance to make a lasting contribution that ultimately enables improved outcomes for communities across Aotearoa.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Procurement, Supply Chain and Health Technology Management (PSC&HTM) team at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora are a national function with a vast and complex scope. They play a critical role in ensuring the availability, safety, and efficiency of clinical and non-clinical goods and services across the health system. Responsible for managing and influencing over $9 billion in annual spend, the team are central to delivering high-quality patient outcomes and standardising product usage across regions. 

About you

You are a collaborator, coach and strategic thinker who thrives on helping people and organisations grow. You bring both commercial understanding and human-centred leadership, with the ability to translate workforce and capability goals into practical programmes that lift performance and build confidence across teams.

You will bring:

• Experience building or uplifting capability in large, complex environments
• Strong commercial knowledge and understanding of business operations, process and practice
• An understanding of what excellence in commercial delivery looks like
• Proven experience delivering workforce, capability, training or talent initiatives
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills
• The ability to influence without authority and work collaboratively across functions
• Skill in developing commercial training materials, frameworks or tools
• Strong communication, coaching and facilitation skills
• Experience working in change environments and supporting people through shifts in ways of working
• Experience working in multicultural and diverse environments, with a strong understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022

Working for Health New Zealand 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.    

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 20 November 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Zerissa Ong at zerissa.ong@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert. 

 Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.