Ishmeet Singh
Director Procurement And Supply Chain
Melbourne
Summary
Visionary and outcomes-driven executive with over 20 years’ experience leading corporate services across complex public sector environments. Proven capability in strategic leadership across finance, digital transformation, commercial governance, procurement, asset planning and operational enablement. Trusted advisor to Boards and Executives with strong stakeholder engagement and business partnering skills. Recognised for driving efficiency, embedding service excellence, and delivering public value through integrated corporate strategies. Have successfully led major organisational reform initiatives, including digital Source-to-Pay transformations, ERP transition projects, establishment of shared service hubs, and large-scale contract and commercial management frameworks. Adept at stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration, I am committed to aligning corporate functions with broader organisational objectives and community outcomes.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Director Procurement and Supply Chain
Northern Health
Melbourne, VIC
10.2022 - Current
- - Lead the transformation and capability uplift of the procurement and supply chain function and implement the procurement strategy to ensure effective and strategic management of expenditure and effective delivery of in-scope services
- - Repositioning the procurement function as a strategic partner and a key enabler for value-based procurement balancing cost, quality, risk, and compliance
- - Lead procurement cost optimization strategies, activity-based costing and total cost of ownership (TCO) models, leading to significant reduction in cost of goods and services
- - Partnered with Finance, ICT, and executive leadership to co-develop major business cases and digital roadmaps, including transition to Oracle Fusion ERP, infrastructure planning, and cost optimisation.
- - Played a key role in cross-functional transformation initiatives, spanning fleet strategy, biomedical asset renewal, digital procurement, and shared services expansion.
- - Established a Shared Services Hub to streamline transactional processes
- - Oversaw governance and operational performance across procurement, fleet, and commercial operations with strong alignment to legal and compliance frameworks.
- - Provide strategic commercial advice and support the delivery of organisation strategy
- - Implement digital procurement systems for the efficient buying of goods and services
- - Lead the sustainable procurement initiatives across the ESG framework
- - Successfully redesigned and implemented the supply chain of IT hardware for an annual refresh of 5,000 IT assets, reducing lead times from 90 to 5 business days
Deputy Director Procurement and Supply Chain
Monash Health
07.2017 - 09.2022
- - To deliver strong strategic, commercial, and operational leadership to the Procurement and Supply chain team
- - Lead the capability development of procurement function in the provision of a range of complex services across procurement processes, contract management, and supply chain operations
- - Lead the Strategic Sourcing and commercial management team with 20 direct reports, including Category Managers, Sourcing Specialists, and tactical buyers
- - Actively contributed to enterprise ICT projects and service redesign initiatives, ensuring alignment between procurement strategy, digital enablement, and organisational goals.
- - Supported delivery of budgeting and funding strategies across $700M annual spend, working with CFO and portfolio leads to improve transparency and value-for-money outcomes.
- - Provided commercial and compliance advisory across property, ICT, facilities, and shared service functions.
- - Advising senior stakeholders and the executive team on matters related to the procurement governance framework, and application, and ensuring the integrity of the procurement complaints management process
- - Supply Chain Management of medical equipment and consumables across the network and more than 400 delivery points
- - Provide expert advice to the organisation on commercial matters and achieve value-for-money outcomes
- - Deliver Procurement as a service to the organisation across strategic sourcing, contract management, and shared services, including vehicle fleet, mailroom, print, leasing, etc
Category Development Manager
RMIT University
06.2013 - 06.2017
- - Category Strategy Development and Implementation for direct and indirect categories (Capital Equipment ICT, Corporate services) across the University
- - Lead for the collaborative buying via the University's Procurement Hub (UPH) across multiple categories with 17 other Australian Universities. Responsible for realizing the commercial benefits and leading the Implementation.
- - Led the PMO function and managed the end-to-end strategic sourcing process involving open market tenders across different categories, including Capital Equipment, ICT, Property, and Corporate Services
- - Led the Supply chain improvement activities of critical commodities (IT and non-IT) focused on improved commercials benefits and customer experience
- - Vendor Performance Management for key University ICT, Corporate Services, and technical goods contracts
- - Key Achievements
- - Successful Implementation of realized benefits from Universities Procurement Hub (UPH) across Office Supplies, Furniture, Print, and Accommodation, resulting in annualized savings of more than $3 Million
- - Implemented an E-tendering solution and improved the effectiveness and efficiency of the procurement process by reducing the time to source as well as improving the procurement capability
- - Designed and implemented a Procurement Pay system for the University to deliver improved procurement process
National Commodities Manager
Ewie Europe Ltd
Melbourne , VIC
01.2011 - 06.2013
- - Managed the sourcing and category management of non-production parts for Ford Motor Company across more than 5000 SKUs across the globe
- - Deliver an annual 8% YOY reduction in costs across different categories under management, covering a spend of approximately $125M
- - Manage the transactional offshore P2P operations team in Bangalore, India
- - Setting up EWIE's operations in Australia in 2011, including creating supplier networks and supply chains for multiple categories
- - Establish a business-processing centre in India to support EWIE's operations across 60 global sites
- - Documented and audited YOY savings of 10% approximately ($2.5M) in various commodities via demand management and price negotiation
Education
MBA - Strategy
Monash University
Melbourne, VIC 01.2013 - 12.2013
Bachelors in Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Thapar University
Patiala,IN 01.2002 - 12.2002
Skills
- Commercial Stewardship
- Strong negotiation skills and high level of personal accountability for delivering good commercial outcomes
- Financial and Commercial leadership to enhance procurement driven value
- Business Partnering
- Collaborative style with ability to influence and work with all levels of an organisation for desired outcomes
- Change Management
- Comprehensive skill set in change management, honed through over a decade of experience in procurement transformation Framework based approach to drive successful implementation of change initiatives
Problem solving
Interests
Innovation, Leadership, Value Management
Accomplishments
- State supply chain for PPE and critical equipment
- Successfully managed the state supply chain in Victoria for PPE and critical care equipment during Covid-19
- Procurement Transformation
- Led the procurement transformation of two major public health services to uplift the procurement and commercial capability of the organisation
- Establishment of a greenfield distribution and shared services centre
- Setting up an 8000 sqm distribution and shared services centre for a major health service from conception stage to business case development and establishment
- Implementation of Source to Pay (S2P)
- Replacement of legacy procurement system with a modern S2P system to transact more than $800m of annual spend across 5000 suppliers
GALLOP CLIFTON STRENGTHS
- EXECUTING
- Focus
- Achiever
- Responsibility
- Belief
- INFLUENCING
- Maximiser
- Significance
- STRATEGIC THINKING
- Futuristic
- Learner
- Strategic
- RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
- Individualisation
Timeline
Director Procurement and Supply Chain
Northern Health
10.2022 - Current
Deputy Director Procurement and Supply Chain
Monash Health
07.2017 - 09.2022
Category Development Manager
RMIT University
06.2013 - 06.2017
MBA - Strategy
Monash University
01.2013 - 12.2013
National Commodities Manager
Ewie Europe Ltd
01.2011 - 06.2013
Bachelors in Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Thapar University
01.2002 - 12.2002
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