As the Category Director (Medical Equipment and Maintenance), you will be responsible for managing and providing leadership, support and guidance to the category team and for developing and implementing category and sourcing strategies across the medical equipment portfolio. The incumbent will be responsible for negotiating and facilitating implementation of long-term agreements and/or partnerships with suppliers and internal stakeholders. The incumbent will also be involved in facilitating and driving cost reduction initiatives within the category by improving performance and quality and by driving down total cost of ownership within the supply base.

What we are looking for:

• Demonstrated and extensive experience in category management of medical equipment category and leadership roles and a deep understanding of category management processes.
• Builds strategic networks and partnerships for long term benefit of System Procurement. Articulates work requirements, seeks feedback and promotes and rewards teamwork, consulting and collaborating. Promotes and builds a diverse environment to harness the benefit of different views and working styles.
• Shows willingness to go the extra mile and demonstrates accountability in defining, monitoring, and measuring outcomes to meet customer's level of satisfaction.
• Continually builds and maintains capability of self and team through on-going professional and personal development.
• Understands customers longer term agenda, anticipates challenges before they arise and works to build longevity in relationships.
• Leads by example and able to provide direction and support to others in terms of identifying, structuring and resolving challenges.
• Encourages and rewards new ideas that improve on commercial, organisational and customer outcomes and empowers the team to adapt and apply them to the working environment.
• Contributes to the development of System Procurement's vision. Develops ideas and sees the ‘big picture'. Finds new ways of looking at issues and goes beyond past experience to draw out new insights from diverse and complex information. Translates complex ideas, issues or observations into solutions.
• Guides the team to obtain essential information, focus on the key objectives, recognise the relevant options available, select an appropriate course of action and set in motion an implementation plan to deliver the right commercial outcomes.
• Can translate information to others. Listens, understands the audience, anticipates reactions and prepare persuasive responses. Approaches negotiations with a clear understanding of issues and desired outcomes. Identifies relevant stakeholder concerns and presents persuasively to gain support.
• Builds and sustains a diverse range of relationships with key contacts in other departments and relevant stakeholder groups.