Director

Institution: National Healthcare Group

Family Group: Administration

JOB SUMMARY

A committee with various workgroups has been set up to drive the redesign of NHG’s supply chain management from its current decentralized approach where each institution manages its own needs, to a centralized one that is managed at NHG level.

This role serves as the key lead to the Committee on:

Development of the desired supply chain management approach through appropriate consultation and collaboration with relevant industry players.
All matters of governance, compliance, and procedural efficiency relating to supply chain transformation initiatives. This role is responsible for ensuring the Committee is able to operate effectively, make informed decisions and execute key decisions that will shape the future of the organization's supply chain. This critical role involves managing all administrative functions for the Committee, facilitating communication between stakeholders, and that critical timelines are tracked and met.

During the interim before the final organization structure to administer the centralized model is ready, this role will also support NHG in executing the necessary to realize the final chosen model of operation.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1) Development of desired supply chain management approach

To arrange for appropriate consultation and collaboration with relevant industry players to obtain insights on latest methodologies and technologies in supply chain management
To manage relevant procurement processes to get vendors on board

2) Deliverables Tracking & Monitoring

Develop robust tracking mechanisms and databases to monitor the status of all assigned deliverables and milestones.
Actively support the workgroups in their respective areas of work and be the main liaison between workgroup leads and the Committee on progress updates and completion of deliverables against established timelines and performance goals.

3) Information Management, Analysis & Reporting

Review and translate key project data into measurable, actionable metrics and discussion topics for Committee review.
Present high-quality reports and dashboards to the Committee on delivery progress, benefits realization, and performance.
Present reports related to performance metrics (KPIs), transformation progress, and risk assessments for the Committee.
Facilitate efficient and transparent information flow between the Committee and the respective workgroups.

4) Budget Management & Reporting

Oversee in the development and presentation of the overall transformation budget and business cases
Review and present detailed financial status reports, tracking expenditures, identifying variances, and ensuring all financial information is accurate for Committee review.

5) Risk Management & Problem Solving

Facilitate the resolution of complex issues and conflicts between different workgroups.
Develop and implement alternative plans to keep programs on track if initial planning is inadequate.
Identify potential roadblocks or risks to delivery and escalate issues to the Committee in a timely manner.

6) Governance & Compliance

Ensure all resource management standards and procedures are adhered to, upholding the highest standards of regularity, propriety, and probity.
Maintain an organized and secure repository for all financial records, contracts, and resource management documentation.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

(A) EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor Degree and above
Preferably at least 8 years of relevant experience, of which at least 5 years was in management experience leading a team (if possible, in a large organisation setting)
Preferably experienced in healthcare management, especially in the domain of healthcare operations.
Experience in service integration related work in the healthcare is an advantage.
Strong in multi-stakeholder engagement and a clear communicator with competencies in facilitating decision-making along with senior management.