National Manager, Purchasing

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 Supply Chain (SC) 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.
The primary purpose of the National Manager Purchasing is to Lead and oversee the national purchasing team for Te Whatu Ora and develop the function in line with the strategy, vision, and values of Te Whatu Ora. The role will work closely with Procurement, Finance, business support, in hospital distribution team and stakeholders to develop and implement policy, processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the end-to-end Purchase to Pay process. Taking responsibility for providing operational oversight of purchasing processing, compliance, problem solving relating to purchase to pay,ensuring timely expedite execution and driving purchasing transformation.
Mōu | About you
We are seeking a seasoned leader who will lead and oversea the National purchasing team and ensure strong stakeholder management that will focus on streamlining, simplifying, and automating processes across the entire purchase to pay cycle. Your career to date has seen you working effectively with complex supply chains and building and leading high performing teams. You will be a self-starter, be action-driven and flexible in a fast-paced environment, excel at managing multiple priorities, succeed in communicating with all levels within the organization and be an interface to the other P&SC functions. Confident leading in an ambiguous and shifting environment, you feel comfortable taking on this senior role within an organisation of Te Whatu Ora's scale.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
- Team Leadership
- Proven experience in complexsupply chains
- Leadership of change and continuous improvement experience
- Great relationship skills management.
- Financial management knowledge
- Proficient with creating insights from data
- Proven experience building and leading high performing teams and an inclusive culture
- The ability to bring people on a transformation journey
- Ability to work independently and in a team-based environment
- The ability to effect process, technology and people change
- Proven experience in managing in purchasing
- Have a good comprehension of procurement, finance and its interactions with and purchasing
- A deep understanding of the purchase to pay process and experience in driving standardisation and business improvement through this process
- You have worked in Oracle or similar ERP
- Be a self-starter, action-driven, flexible in changing directions and methods, thrive in a fast-paced environment, excel at managing multiple priorities, and succeed in communicating with all levels within the organization

This role would benefit from the following
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a willingness to learn and grow

Nau mai, uru mai | Come and join us
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.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply