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Procurement Advisor - Health - Geelong

Procurelink International
  • Location: Geelong, Victoria (or remote)
  • Start date: August/September 2021
  • Flexible Hours: Part time or full time

About Procurelink

We’re a purpose-driven procurement agency that strengthens health systems through smart, sustainable procurement and accessible health technology.

Our team of 10 based across Australia and Timor-Leste works with governments and NGOs on a range of procurement consulting and humanitarian logistics projects throughout Asia-Pacific, as well as providing strategic supply chain analysis and health procurement consulting services to Australian hospitals and state governments.

We work with a broad range of partners including World Health Organisation, Menzies School of Health Research, Australian Aid, Abt Associates, Beyond Essential Systems, HealthShare NSW, Maluk Timor, Results in Health, Burnet Institute and more. Check us out at www.procurelink.io.

As our client base and portfolio continue to expand, we’re looking for a Procurement Advisor to join our growing team in this exciting phase.

Our office is located in Newtown (Geelong), Victoria, and we have work in Melbourne, Sydney and across the region. The location of this position is flexible and can be remote, but preference will be given to candidates based in Geelong or surrounds who are available to work some of the time in our Newtown office.

Our culture and values

We’re a collaborative, respectful and curious agency, passionate about finding better ways to bring medicine and health products to those who need them in clever, effective ways.

We work in a friendly, flexible and supportive environment. We’re driven by our values, respectful of complexity, and committed to developing useful, context-led solutions. We believe that:

  • Integrity is important in procurement​
  • Good data and technology accelerate progress​
  • Locally grounded solutions work​
  • Sustainability is important​
  • Long-term support builds local capacity​
  • Procurement is complex, but not unconquerable

About the role

This position is ideal for an energetic pharmacist, nurse, someone with a health science background and/or experience in warehouse and supply chain management, who is interested in developing their procurement and project management expertise.

You’ll be working across a broad portfolio supporting both Australian corporate clients and development projects overseas. You’ll be engaged on a range of projects across multiple countries and you’ll need to be comfortable to shift your thinking from day to day as you work across different contexts. You’ll be deployed overseas from time to time to provide direct implementation support on projects.

You’ll be working closely with the Senior Procurement Specialist and project team to:

  • Provide technical assistance to regional partners and governments to inform procurement strategies for international development and vaccine advisory projects
  • Directly support the roll out of pharmaceutical management software in laboratories and health facilities in a low resource environment
  • Provide logistics support for health supply projects
  • Provide support on a variety of projects in Australia, Asia-Pacific and beyond

About you

You’ll need most of the following skills and experience to succeed in this role:

  • A university degree in health science, supply chain management or procurement, or relevant industry experience
  • Interest in procurement and the commercial side of health
  • Availability and interest in being deployed overseas for periods of time
  • Technological competency
  • A sense of humour
  • A commitment to, and track record of producing high quality outputs

Ideally you will:

  • Have experience in procurement or supply chain management
  • Be based in Geelong or surrounds and be able to work part or full time from our Newtown office

Bonus points for being fun to work with!

If this sounds interesting and you see yourself doing great work with us, click "Apply Now". We’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for someone to start in mid August but will consider a September start, for the right person.

Enquiries can be submitted by email to: [email protected] using the subject line: Procurement Advisor - Health - Geelong enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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