Software Licencing Specialist

The Opportunity
We are excited to announce a new opportunity for an experienced (Software Licencing Specialist) Category Specialist to join our team and support our growth on a Permanent Full-Time basis. As a Category Specialist with expertise in Technology Procurement, you will work closely with all facets of the business to deliver maximum business value for our members. Your main responsibilities will include managing a wide range of software licensing and products used throughout the enterprise, negotiating with key suppliers to provide cost-effective solutions, and actively managing contract and commercial initiatives to ensure business outcomes are realized.

About You
The (Software Licencing Specialist) Category Specialist – Technology role resides in the Procurement function and is accountable for ensuring that all software licensing contracts, renewals and updates are appropriately managed to deliver contracted services and provide the optimal cost benefit to HBF. Some of the main duties include the following:

• Manage contract and commercial initiatives and renewals to ensure business outcomes are realised
• Actively identify and manage business risks and ensure all risk management and compliance obligations are adhered to
• Building strong working relationships with senior business and ITS stakeholders to understand business requirements
• Defining and negotiating effective SLAs, KPIs, OLAs, contracts and variations
• Providing guidance to business and ITS stakeholders so service and supplier selection aligns with overall IT supplier strategy
• Working with the procurement team and the business owners with the negotiation of contracts
• Maintain compliance within APRA Regulations
• Negotiate and manage key suppliers and IT contracts to ensure agreed services are delivered and continuously improved to provide optimal value at all times
• Lead contract negotiations and engage all stakeholders to ensure contracts include appropriate risk domain clauses (e.g., cyber and privacy clauses)
• Identify, register, and manage business and commercial risks
• Report budget and supplier spend activity to key stakeholders
Overall, this role will require you to be a strategic thinker, a skilled negotiator, and an effective communicator. Your ability to manage risks, build strong relationships, and deliver cost-effective solutions will be essential to the success of the organization.
How to Apply
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About HBF
As one of WA’s longest established private health providers, (we’ve been around for 80 years!), we continue to innovate and challenge the status quo; adopting a strategy that focuses on business growth and sustainability, diversification, national expansion and significant enhancements to how we service our members through technology and relevant related businesses.

As a not-for-profit fund with no shareholders, we are dedicated to doing the right thing for our members. That’s why our iconic brand’s reputation is built on personalised service, community support and a motivation to deliver for our members in the moments that matter.

When you work for HBF, you work for a company with a clear vision and a team of people that are passionate about providing the best service, experience and products for our members across Australia.

So why not come with us on our transformation journey and see where a career with HBF can take you?

Our Values
At HBF, we live our values every day. They shape our behaviours and how we relate to each other, our members and our community:

Members are our reason – Members are the reason we exist and are at the heart of everything we do.
We do the right thing – We are open and honest in everything we do. We do what is right, not what is easy and explain why we are doing it.
We are brave – We are brave in the way we will tackle the future. We’re driven by curiosity, and constantly look for better ways to work smarter, faster and more innovatively.
We work as one – We act as one HBF because we’re better together. We work not as individuals but as a team to achieve more.

Employee benefits
Fully Subsided Corporate Gold Health Cover
13 days personal leave per year
Career development opportunities
Generous salary packaging options
Access to corporate discounts across a range of retail, restaurants and hotels

Our recruitment and selection process include a variety of assessment methods that may encompass psychometric assessments, reference checks and verification of working rights in Australia. Preferred candidates will be required to return a satisfactory National Police Clearance prior to an offer of employment being extended.

At HBF, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. HBF is a place of belonging. We are proud of who we are, and we encourage applications from diverse groups such as Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander people, physical ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and family background, including caring responsibilities.

All HBF vacancies are managed by our internal Talent Acquisition team. Unsolicited agency applications will be returned without review.