Chief Logistics Officer (CLO)
HealthShare Victoria
About the role
Help shape supply chain and logistics across Victoria’s dynamic public health sector
Lead complex projects and work programs with strategic significance
Senior Executive (Victorian Public Sector Band 2) role in a collaborative team environment
As the Chief Logistics Officer (CLO) at HealthShare Victoria (HSV), you have the unique opportunity to directly shape and support supply chain and logistics across Victoria’s expanding public health sector.
Reporting to the Chief Executive, the CLO plays a critical role in coordinating HSV’s logistics and immediate support functions including Warehousing, Transport, Distribution, Integrated Business Planning, Supply Chain systems development & maintenance, as well as data and analytics function for and on behalf of the public health sector across the whole of Victoria. An uncompromising focus on quality and collaborative engagement with stakeholders enables HSV to get the right products, to the right places, at the right time, increasing value for customers and ultimately the Victorian Public.
The role is a functional and strategic leadership position within HSV that will drive strategic change, operational efficiencies and value delivery to ensure that Health Services across Victoria benefit from the centralisation of a state-wide medical consumables Supply Chain function. The CLO leads supply chain and logistics strategy implementation and adoption, aligned with HSV’s future and end state consolidated logistics offering. The CLO is integral to the Executive Leadership Team’s efforts to grow the capacity, capability, culture and maturity of HSV, by actively participating in HSV’s strategic development and importantly, delivering on the annual business plan and business unit deliverables.
Alongside the Executive Leadership Team, the CLO helps lead a well-regarded and high performing organisation that has a reach and impact wider than its physical footprint; built around an entrenched excellence mentality and a commitment to investing in its people and well-developed partnerships.
About you
As a progressive leader and a forward-thinking strategist, you approach challenging situations with optimism and curiosity. You enjoy working for the benefit of the Victorian people and bring energy and commitment to our shared passion and vision of driving Health, Safety and Value in everything we do.
You are an authentic and energetic leader with a contemporary logistics skill set and a proven track-record managing complex supply chain activities at scale with an adept ability to enhance efficiency, consistency and reliability in a multi-divisional, customer centric and decentralised organisation. Proven experience leading a logistics function within FMCG or Retail, including Warehousing, Distribution, Transport, utilising modern systems and leading large teams through significant change is key. Although not a pre-requisite, knowledge and experience in health sector related supply chain and logistics, will also be highly regarded and help you to capitalise on opportunities.
Operating as a trusted advisor, it is imperative you possess high level business acumen, integrity and proven interpersonal and communication skills, as your approach to establishing and strengthening relationships as well as your ability to make influence change will prove pivotal to your success in the role. You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and acting on multi-dimensional and complex issues. You enjoy being hands-on and are decisive yet diplomatic, with a unique ability to build consensus and deliver exceptional customer service, engaging purposefully whilst fostering a sense of shared purpose among your team and stakeholders.
With a safety-first mindset, you will enjoy providing high-quality, objective advice, making value-added recommendations and continuously improving internal methodologies to incorporate best practice and ensure HSV services are supported appropriately by technology rather than as stand-alone solutions. Alongside the continued improvement and evolution of systems, timely performance reviews and reporting as well as development of risk mitigation strategies are also important. Moreover, ensuring governance and compliance with legislative and statutory obligations and ensuring process integrity measures are in place are essential elements of the role as is ongoing education, closing capability gaps and further enhancing organisational functionality.
Calm under pressure and possessing an analytical mindset, you thrive in dynamic operational environments and are skilled at negotiating and anticipating future organisational needs, using your subject matter expertise and credibility to prioritise effectively and solve issues proactively with internal and external stakeholders alike and ahead of time.
Finally, you are a proud internal champion of our values (being customer centric, accountable, respectful, solutions focused and open) ensuring we achieve outcomes that maximise value for clients whilst positively influencing the internal operating environment, making HSV a great place to work.
About the HealthShare Victoria (HSV)
HSV is a commercially oriented independent provider of procurement and other supply chain services to Victoria’s public health sector.
HSV’s purpose is to partner with Victoria’s public health services and suppliers to support better value for the public health sector and better outcomes for their patients.
Our focus is on the end-to-end supply chain needs of health services to ensure Victoria’s public health services have access to goods that may be in higher demand or difficult to access. Under the Health Services Act 1988 (Vic), we administer compliance-related functions, and work with health services to assist them in meeting compliance and probity obligations.
As a customer-focused service organisation, we concentrate on providing services that our public health service customers can rely on, and our work supports our health service customers in delivering safe, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all Victorians.
We work with our health service customers, partners, suppliers and stakeholders to save time, effort and resources, which helps Victoria's health system save more lives.
Our People
Our people are at the heart of our business, are experts in their field and make a meaningful difference. We are committed to a safe and positive workplace culture and we stand behind our values:
Customer-centric: Our customers, employees and stakeholders have confidence we will do the right thing
Accountable: We do things to a high standard and do what we say we will do
Respectful: We listen to and support our people and stakeholders to do the right thing
Solutions-focused: We work together to find solutions that meet objectives and incorporate lessons for the future
Open: We are open to new ideas and change and we engage freely with our people, customers and stakeholders
What you should know
HSV is an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people living with disability, members of the LGBTI communities, and people from across all cultures.
To be eligible for employment with HSV, you must be an Australian citizen. A candidate’s suitability for employment will be assessed through a pre-employment screening process which will include a criminal history check. This will be arranged for you, if successful.
Application Instructions
Please send your Expression of Interest quoting Ref No A005891 to Watermark Search International. Email: search@watermarksearch.com.au We will reply to the email address used for your application.
Your application should include:
A complete current resume
A one-page cover letter (maximum 750 words) quoting reference A005891
Your cover letter should highlight relevant examples and accomplishments that demonstrate:
Your ability to lead people to deliver results.
Why you want to work for us.
What you will bring to the role.
Demonstrated experience in driving the delivery complex supply chain and logistics activities at scale.
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 6th April 2025.
If you would like further information, including an in-depth candidate briefing pack, please contact Chris Grant (Partner, Watermark Search) on 0493 714 171 or Bronwen Kerr (Engagement Manager, Watermark Search) on (02) 9233 1200 or email search@watermarksearch.com.au.