Procurement Manager

Avant is Australia’s leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 125 years. 

Avant now represents 82,000 health practitioners  and medical students across every state and territory, delivering market leading products and services to meet their professional, personal and practice needs. Building on this heritage, our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers. 

As a mutual organisation, owned by members and run purely for their benefit, our members are at the centre of all we do. As well as providing products and services to our members, we play a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in the quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, through delivering education and research activities. 

About our role: 

An opportunity is available for a Procurement Manager to join our Sydney team in a permanent, full-time role. The role will provide the business with support and guidance to develop the supplier management strategy and framework workingclosely with numerous business unit teams in a cross-functional and collaborative capacity.
 
The key responsibilities include: 

• Development and execution of effective and efficient Procurement Strategies that deliver value. 
• Support supplier contract & commercial negotiations
• Support the business to uplift their supplier management oversight.
• Support Avant Group uplift the end-to-end procurement process aligning to APRA Standard CPS230. 
 

To be successful in this role you will have: 

• Between 5 and 10 years of experience working in procurement. 
• Tertiary qualifications in business/commerce, finance/accounting, engineering, IT, Procurement or a related discipline. 
• Prior experience in the financial services industry. 
• Strategic and business acumen. 
• Commitment to outstanding client service. 

Why work at Avant? 

• We value our people by offering an inclusive workplace with flexible work, career development and internal mobility opportunities. 
• Our flexible working arrangements are designed to enable genuine work-life balance. 
• Your development is our priority and we have a variety of learning and development programs that will support you in your career. 
• We offer support to our people via Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Health and wellbeing programs, Tertiary Education Sponsorship and Support. 
• We have a diverse and connected work environment where your contribution and ideas will be valued and respected and make a real difference to the lives of others. 
 
We prefer to deal with candidates directly. If you have any queries regarding the role, please do not hesitate to contact Nico Touze, Head of Talent Acquisition at 0467 289 985.

Please note: Avant Mutual is a vaccinated employer. Prior to the commencement of your employment by Avant, you are required to be fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot receive a Covid-19 vaccination for valid medical reasons.