Senior Category Officer
Classification: Health Manager Level 3
Employment type: Exempt Full Time (up to 12 months)
Hours per week: 38
Remuneration: $132,236.00 - $150,222.00 and 12% Superannuation
Location: Sky Central Charlestown or 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards
Applications close: Thursday, 14th May 2026
HealthShare NSW is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities, and we encourage applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, LGBTIQ+ communities, veterans, carers and people with disability.
About the opportunity
Are you looking a rewarding career that allows you to make a positive difference in the lives of others? HealthShare NSW is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Senior Category Officer - Workforce Services (Commercial Analytics)
The Senior Category Officer Workforce Services (Commercial Analytics) is responsible for the effective commercial management and negotiation of a subset of categories ($25M pa in spend), the effective influencing of stakeholders across NSW Health and management of supplier relationship.
It involves the performing structured spend analysis across the procurement categories, and implementation of and reporting on commercial strategies aimed to achieve the best value for money outcomes for NSW Health and operation of supply chain services.
Primary purpose of the role
Working directly with the Senior Category Manager, Workforce Services, the Senior Category Officer provides commercial, financial and analytical leadership across the procurement team. The role partners with category managers and stakeholders to develop spend visibility, generate insights, support category strategy, identify value opportunities, strengthen compliance, and improve decision making across key corporate spend categories.
The role provides commercial and analytical support across the Workforce Services portfolio, including: Travel, Fleet, Uniforms, Contingent Labour and Professional Services.
Key accountabilities
Spend diagnostics and analysis
1. Develop and maintain comprehensive spend profiles, baselines and category dashboards across the portfolio, to improve visibility of demand, supplier usage, pricing and trends.
2. Conduct spend diagnostics analysing patterns, trends, anomalies, and areas of non-compliant or maverick spend to identify risks and opportunities.
3. Build repeatable reporting packs and Power BI dashboards to provide timely procurement intelligence and support category strategy, operational management and executive reporting, enabling accurate tracking of performance against targets over time.
Commercial and financial planning
1. Identify and quantify savings, cost-avoidance and value opportunities across categories through data-driven analysis, benchmarking, and market intelligence.
2. Provide commercial analysis to support category planning, market approach decisions, contract reviews, supplier negotiations and business cases, while ensuring recommended actions remain practical within NSW Health procurement policy settings
3. Support budget construction and forecasting by providing data, rationale, and scenario analysis to the category team and prepare reports that show the financial performance of contracts and category strategies
Category strategy and sourcing support
1. Contribute to the development and refresh of category strategies by combining spend intelligence, stakeholder demand insight, supplier performance data and market research
2. Support sourcing activities, tender evaluations, pricing assessments, negotiation preparation and benefits modelling, particularly where strong commercial analysis is required.
Data management
1. Establish and maintain clean, structured, and governed procurement data sets that underpin all analytics and reporting.
2. Develop standardised data collection and management processes to ensure consistency and reliability of spend information.
3. Contribute to process improvement initiatives that improve procurement efficiency, compliance, transparency and insight across the team
Essential criteria
• Demonstrated experience in spend analysis, financial planning, or commercial analytics within a procurement, finance, or consulting environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, advanced formulas, financial modelling, macros).
• Experience building dashboards and reports using Power BI or equivalent data visualisation tools.
• Ability to analyse complex data sets, identify trends and savings opportunities, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Experience creating spend baselines, benchmarks, and financial forecasts.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Desirable criteria
• Experience with AI-powered analytics tools, automation, or emerging procurement technologies.
• Understanding of category management principles and strategic sourcing methodologies.
• Tertiary qualification in finance, business, economics, data analytics, or a related field.
What you’ll bring
You are a self-starter who thrives on building something new. You combine strong technical skills in data and analytics with commercial acumen and an understanding of how procurement creates value. You approach data with curiosity and rigour, and you understand that analysis only matters when it drives better decisions.
You are comfortable working independently to establish new processes, but also collaborative enough to partner effectively with category managers, finance teams, and senior leadership.
About us
HealthShare NSW touches the lives of NSW Health employees and patients every single day by delivering services that keep our public hospitals and health facilities running.
Watch Our HealthShare NSW story video to learn more about the work we do and the diverse range of roles we have on offer.
Additional benefits
We reward our employees with a terrific range of benefits, including:
• Great leave conditions: enjoy one day off each month as an ADO, annual leave loading (a bonus extra payment of 17.5%) and 14 weeks’ paid parental leave for eligible employees
• Salary packaging and novated leasing: you can access up to $2782 extra per year in your pay
• Wellbeing programs: access an array of wellbeing programs designed to support your physical, mental, and emotional health
• Commitment to career development: expansive free online training, talent programs, study leave and internal development opportunities to accelerate your career
• Rewarding role and community contribution: make a difference in people's lives by assisting those in need and actively contributing to your community.
Please note some benefits may only apply to certain employment types.
How to apply
• Click Apply Now at the top of the page.
• Attach your resume and answer the screening questions.
Targeted Questions
What tools and data sources have you used to build spend dashboards or analytics reports, and how have you used them to influence procurement, commercial of financial decisions?
Describe a time you built a reporting, analytics or spend management process from scratch. How did you define the problem, structure the data, engage stakeholders, and ensure the output was trusted and useful? What did you learn?
Tell us about a time you had incomplete, inconsistent, or poor-quality data but still needed to provide useful analysis. How did you deal with the limitations, and how did you improve confidence in the output?
Additional information
· Applicants will be assessed against the essential criteria above and the Position Description
· Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, or valid work visa). Permanent roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents, while temporary and casual roles welcome applicants with a visa.
· If you are identified as a preferred candidate and are external to HealthShare NSW, you will be required to complete a physical pre-employment health assessment (at no cost to you) to confirm your ability to safely perform the duties of the role. Employment is subject to successful completion of all pre-employment checks.
· An eligibility list from this recruitment may be created for future casual, permanent, or temporary full-time or part-time positions within the next 6 months.
Contact information
Please contact carolina.navarretealvarez@health.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions about this role. Any career portal support questions can be directed to our customer service team at 1300 679 367.
For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to a HealthShare NSW Aboriginal Workforce Consultant, please contact HSNSW-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au
Support is also available through the Stepping Up website.
Please let HSNSW-Diversity@health.nsw.gov.au know if you need any adjustments to the recruitment or interview process (e.g. physical accessibility, interview setup, or scheduling). Candidates with a disability can also use this email for confidential advice and support during the recruitment process.
