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ALTHEA AUSTRALIA

“ We really want to be a centre of excellence for procurement ”

MONIQUE GASPAR HEAD OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND PROCUREMENT ALTHEA AUSTRALIA
NAME SURNAME JOB TITLE , COMPANY “ With Althea NAME, I was looking for
a new challenge . I ' d previously worked in a different role in admin and HR , with a bit of procurement involved . So when this job came up , I saw that it was a role where I could combine my healthcare and radiology background with my business experience ,” she says .
Procuring high-value medical equipment Althea Australia aspires to be the preferred group procurement organisation for radiology and healthcare providers across ANZ – Australia and New Zealand .
“ We really want to be a centre of excellence for procurement ,” says Gaspar . “ We provide professional and strategic targeted procurement to Radiology – using our best practices – and to the market . This results in significant savings and operational benefits to our healthcare providers . We provide fresh new ideas to the marketplace that drive competitive tension , which is best for everyone .”
Althea Australia is the only company doing this in the ANZ market , specifically in Radiology , which Barber sees as a huge competitive advantage .
“ Our model has helped us drive capital expenditure down , so it benefits our clients ,” Barber says .
Traditionally in the ANZ market , medical equipment has been purchased based on long-standing , preferred supplier relationships .
“ New suppliers find it difficult to penetrate , even if they have superior specifications or more cost-effective equipment ,” says Barber . “ Equipment procurement times were lengthy and often drawn out , with repeated
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