National ICT Procurement Manager - Clinical Applications - Procurement & Supply Chain at Te Whatu Ora, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

It's not very often something happens that's big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the motu. That's what we're talking about here. The provision of health services in Aotearoa, and how they are delivered, is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora-Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora-Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of health services in Aotearoa for generations to come and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our whānau. Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system. Join us in this mahi...

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

The new national Procurement & Supply Chain (P&SC) senior leadership team is being established within Te Whatu Ora.  This leadership group will support the development and implementation of Te Whatu Ora's P&SC operating model which is Nationally-led, and Delivered Nationally, Regionally and Locally.

Join our Procurement & Supply Chain team in the key role of National ICT Procurement Manager. This is an opportunity to develop category management capability whilst collaborating with Supply Chain, Clinical Product Management, and stakeholders, to deliver health outcomes and financial targets.

The role is responsible for leading one of the 4 ICT procurement work streams and ensuring the outcomes and efficiencies laid out in a National P&SC Plan and P&SC Strategy are delivered on effectively through a distributed procurement model that will continually identify opportunities for procurement activities to add value. Close relationships with these areas, and within the Procurement & Supply Chain function will be key to success in this role.

Mōu | About you

As an experienced ICT Procurement professional who has a history of developing and managing a strategic procurement plan, performance delivery, and people leadership. Your career to date has seen you working effectively with complex stakeholders and planning networks that will support growth and development, fosters innovation, and encourages continuous improvement. You'll be an adept communicator who is able to engage with customers and stakeholders inside and outside Te Whatu Ora , sharing best practices, developing capability and consulting stakeholders to support transformational change.

Confident leading in an ambiguous and shifting environment, you feel comfortable taking on this senior role in an organisation of Te Whatu Ora's scale.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

You will have:

• 10 years' senior management and leadership experience in strategic procurement or supply chain.
• In depth knowledge of end-to-end procurement practice.
• Demonstrable record of building and developing teams into a high-performance customer focused, strategic delivery, function.
• Excellent management, coaching and leadership skills with a passion for developing high performing teams and developing individuals to achieve their full potential.
• Highly developed commercial skills that enable significant contributions to be made to the wider business agenda.
• Expert ability to effectively work strategically whilst simultaneously maintaining a focus on detail.

Nau mai, uru mai | Come and join us

Te Whatu Ora is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and that means people from all the communities we serve being represented in our workforce. We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. At Te Whatu Ora we acknowledge and respect our people's diversity and spiritual needs, ensuring a safe workplace that is a whānau orientated and supportive environment. We particularly welcome applications from Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Te painga o te mahi tahi me matou | Benefits

This is a truly rewarding role where you will come to work each day making a difference, leading change, and creating capabilities across our health service. Te Whatu Ora supports flexible and hybrid working, offers learning and growth opportunities for staff.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role (by submitting your cover letter and CV), please click “APPLY NOW.”  For tracking and reporting purposes, all applications must be submitted through our online career portal.

The applications closing date is midnight 26th of March . If you have any questions about the role, please feel free to contact Samantha van der Merwe on careers@health.govt.nz