Purchasing Officer
Permanent Full Time
Cabrini Malvern

Cabrini offers:

• Tax savings to increase your take-home pay with Salary Packaging up to $18,850 per annum
• Attractive remuneration with guaranteed annual increases + 13% superannuation + 17.5% leave loading
• Vibrant Malvern locations close to public transport with discounted Myki Commuter fares available
• Access to a range of staff benefits including retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services
• Commitment to employee development with training and support provided
• A positive, purpose-led workplace culture

About the role
Cabrini's Procurement & Supply Team oversees the management of sourcing and purchasing activity across the organisation with established processes to provide efficient access to the goods and services required for our staff to deliver high quality care to patients. The Purchasing Officer is responsible for the effective, efficient and cost effective management of discrete spend purchase orders for Cabrini Health. This role requires a candidate who will provide excellent customer service to all stakeholders and ensure a direct line of communication with service managers and vendors is maintained.

Your day will look a little like this:

• Responsibility for purchase orders associated with both medical and indirect consumable categories
• Managing purchase orders through to closure
• Assist and support ensuring fit for purpose and fair priced goods and services are obtained in a timely manner
• Competitively quote all requisitions where no contracted substitute exists ensuring compliance with company policies
• Perform manual tasks including acceptance, packing and delivery of goods across the site
• Tracking order activity and alert appropriate staff of any potential delivery problems, expedite the delivery of selected orders
• Liaise with suppliers as required to ensure orders are delivered in full and on time
• Analyse data for special reporting as required by management
• Reconcile invoices, managing variances, discrepancies, returns and credits
• Assisting with stocktakes when required

About you
The successful candidate will have well developed analytical and problem solving skills as well as the following:

• 1-3 years of relevant purchasing experience (healthcare sector in a medium to large multi-site organisation and/or experience in an acute hospital setting (highly regarded)
• Experienced and highly skilled in utilising purchasing software (JD Edwards e-Procurement highly advantageous)
• Ability to effectively work both autonomously and within a team environment, providing support and cover to roles as directed
• Well developed commercial/negotiating/influencing skills with the ability to finalise negotiations within tight deadlines
• Ability to prioritise workflow in accordance with conflicting demands
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills (verbal, written and presentation)
• Willingness to be accountable and accept responsibility
• Competency in the use of Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint etc.)
• The ability to apply high ethical standards and represent the organisation in a professional manner

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Enquiries to: Chaminda Pinto, Supply Manager (Acting) - 0439 183 843

Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.

Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.

As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne's southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza and COVID-19 (recommended), plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested.