Category Specialist – Allied Health Services

• Join icare’s Strategic Partnering and Performance team
• Permanent full time role| Open to candidates from Sydney, Parramatta, Gosford, Wollongong, Newcastle
• Salary GRADE 9/10, $120K + super, plus benefits

About the Role
The Category Specialist – Allied Health Services is responsible for the end-to-end management of assigned Nominal Insurer (NI) and Treasury Managed Fund (TMF) scheme third party service provider (TPSP) portfolios and contracts for Allied Health Services.
Benefits

• A corporate wellbeing program with subsidised gym membership, free flu vaccinations and health check programs
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• icare day – access to an extra day’s leave
• Comprehensive learning and development support aligned to icare’s Core Capabilities.
• Our People Awards - On-the-spot Recognition, Quarterly Values Awards & Our People Annual Awards
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program

Duties
It’s an exciting time at icare where no two days are the same; as a Category Specialist – Allied Health Services you will:

• Maintain a constant emphasis on the core vision of icare, that is make the complex simple so our schemes deliver better outcomes for those we serve.
• • Be responsible for and own the performance of the assigned portfolios by defining the portfolios’ role within icare, developing value propositions and provide trusted, expert advice through gathering and analysing data, attending industry forums and understanding supplier capabilities.
• • Lead the optimisation of the performance of the assigned categories through the identification and implementation of innovative trials, championing continuous improvement with stakeholders and suppliers and applying robust interrogation of performance data to establish a true performance landscape.
• • Develop and implement strategic portfolio plans and initiatives to meet business needs, enhance stakeholder engagement, and challenge and motivate providers to optimise service outcomes.
• • Build and maintain strong stakeholder and supplier relationships through formal and informal channels to understand required business outcomes, gain industry intelligence and provide expert recommendations to suppliers and business stakeholders on performance issues and identify area’s of potential efficiencies.

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated extensive experience in portfolio/category management or equivalent in a large and complex service industry organisation.
• Minimum 5 years’ portfolio/category management experience or equivalent.
• Commercial mindedness.
• Strong knowledge of portfolio/category and stakeholder/supplier relationship management.
• Ability to analyse data and develop accurate conclusions to support the assigned portfolios/categories.

This role will be know as Commercial Specialist-Allied Health at icare
Culture
We know our strength comes from the diversity of our people and would encourage people with different experiences and backgrounds to apply. We are committed to our people’s development so the people of NSW can thrive.
About the Company
We care for the people of NSW, building confidence and trust so our communities can thrive. We make the complex simple, so our schemes deliver better outcomes for people and communities. Whether a person is severely injured in the workplace or on our roads, icare supports their long-term care needs to improve quality of life, including helping people return to work.

• For more information about icare visit our website
• icare operates a direct sourcing model so no agency introductions will be accepted
• We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant
• A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process.

Please note that you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia, New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport or have unrestricted working rights to apply for this role.
For any enquiries kindly get in touch with TA Partner - natasha.jibu@icare.nsw.gov.au