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Manager, Purchasing and Contracting - Business Services - NPHS

Manager, Purchasing and Contracting - Business Services - NPHS

Kiwi Health JobsWellington, Wellington, New Zealand
1 day ago
Job description

Manager, Purchasing and Contracting - Business Services - NPHS

  • Lead a team responsible for providing high quality advice to senior leaders
  • Location : Auckland or Wellington
  • Permanent, Full-Time

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

We have the opportunity available to join our Business Services team as a Manager, Purchasing and Contracting in a permanent, full-time role.

The primary purpose of the role is to manage a team of technical experts in provider purchasing, procurement and contracting for the National Public Health Service. The role is also expected to provide technical business advice to senior decision-makers.

Your expertise will be drawn upon by different parts of the National Public Health Service including the senior leadership team, so you will be someone that can work at pace and collaboratively with senior leaders.

About the Team / Service / Location

The National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, work towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga / wellbeing, prevention, protection, and population-level intervention. We are connected across boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored.

About you

You are an ‘all-rounder' with strong financial, business and procurement experience in purchasing and contracting, including in providing advice and analysis in a health context. You will bring strong commercial and business nous. You have excellent analytical skills combined with an ability to quickly assimilate technical information from multiple sources under time pressures.

  • Extensive leadership and management experience, ideally in the health system
  • Minimum 15 years technical experience, and 5 years management experience
  • Extensive experience in procurement, purchasing and contracting, including in providing advice and analysis in a health context to senior leaders
  • Service planning and funding experience in the health system
  • A relevant tertiary qualification, or equivalent experience (e.g. Law, Finance, or Business)
  • Extensive experience in an advisory role, applying critical thinking and using sound judgement to develop options and provide advice to senior leaders
  • Working for Health New Zealand

    Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community . We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

    How to Apply

    To apply please click “apply now”.All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by Wednesday, 5 November 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Anesha Pillay

    Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.

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