Procurement Improvement Lead

Mō mātou | About us

ACC exists to support people - we help prevent injuries and get New Zealanders and visitors back to everyday life if they've had an accident.

Our vision is Tōnui Ake Nei | Thriving Aotearoa - a future where we work together so that all people and their communities can live lives they value. Our purpose is to improve lives every day through a focus on prevention, care, and recovery for all people in Aotearoa New Zealand who are affected by injury.

Our strategy, Huakina Te Rā is underpinned by Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi and our commitment to partnering with Māori and achieving equitable wellbeing outcomes for Māori. The strategy gives effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi through our waka hourua partnered approach and dual-framing.

More information about Huakina Te Rā can be found here.

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Mō te tūranga mahi | About the role

Looking to the future and delivery of our ambitious strategy, our Enterprise Procurement team has evolved to create a Centre of Excellence to enable enhanced efficiency, stronger cross collaboration and greater impact. The newly created Procurement Improvement Lead is a strategically important leadership role that is critical to realising this vision and delivering on these opportunities.

Reporting to the Manager, Procurement Capability and Performance, the Procurement Improvement Lead role is responsible for identifying opportunities to improve, and maintaining ACC's procurement frameworks, policies, systems, and tools. This role actively supports continuous improvement efforts to drive consistency, compliance, and user experience and ensures procurement processes align with strategic priorities and compliance requirements.

You'll also oversee and maintain governance and reporting requirements, delivery of accurate, high-quality business insights, and support initiatives to strengthen provider performance and trust. You'll also lead procurement capability uplift, embedding best practice across teams and the organisation.

This role has one direct report and works closely with stakeholders across ACC and externally to ensure our procurement operations are efficient, transparent, and effective.

For a detailed position description, please click here.

The base salary range for this role is $101,287 - $142,993 with appointment depending on skills and experience and internal relativities. ACC also offers 9% superannuation on top of base salary.

This is a permanent role, based in Wellington.

Mōu | About you

You'll be known as a curious problem-solver with a proven track record of leading procurement transformation.

We'll be looking for:

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant commercial or procurement discipline, with relevant work experience at a senior level.
• Experience in developing and implementing robust policies, procedures and system improvements that support business strategy and practices, ideally in a procurement related setting.
• An understanding of assurance practices and how to build practical checks into procurement processes to manage risk and support smooth delivery.
• Experience leading and managing people.
• Experience in turning insights into initiatives to improve process, policy and relationships.
• Ability to work strategically and influence outcomes across organisations and industry sectors.
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship building, networking and stakeholder management skills, including excellent communication skills with the ability to present to a broad range of stakeholders.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of the health sector and other relevant industry sectors.
• Proven performance in the application of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi for the design of policies, systems, and processes.

This is an exciting time to join ACC's Enterprise Procurement team. Our people are passionate about their work and have a desire to make a meaningful impact for New Zealanders. If you are looking for a role where you can have a direct influence on transforming procurement practices and driving adoption of best practices across our organisation, we would love to receive your application.

Ngā Hua Mahi ki ACC | Benefits of working at ACC

At ACC, we embrace the rich tapestry of Aotearoa's cultures, and we are dedicated to providing equitable opportunities. We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us meet the needs of our customers, and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age, and those with diverse abilities. It is important to us that people are free to be themselves at work. Here are some ways we encourage that:

• Employee networks to support our colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
• The option to explore flexible working that suits your needs and ours.
• Development opportunities in te reo Māori me ngā tikanga.
• Supportive leadership with a passion for developing people.
• A challenging opportunity with plenty of variety in your role.
• A range of benefits including wellness and employee discount programmes.

Rā Kati | Applications close

Applications close Sunday, 27 April 2025 and can only be accepted when submitted through our ACC Careers Website. Please ensure your application clearly highlights the required skills and experience that are listed above. If you are an ACC employee, please apply with your ACC employee profile. If you encounter accessibility issues when submitting your application, or if you would like further information, please contact HRHelp@acc.co.nz.