Procurement Specialist

Location: North East Region | Lilydale

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $105,479 - $127,621

Occupation: Accounting

Reference: 710

**About the Role**

This role will engage with business stakeholders throughout the Department on behalf of SRS to plan and execute procurement initiatives, with a focus on achieving high quality, fit for purpose sourcing outcomes that will deliver quality, efficiency and value, aligned with SRS strategic objectives.

This role will be responsible for identifying strategic procurement opportunities through category management, development of market engagement strategy and strategic support throughout the market engagement, and will handle supplier negotiations through to contract award, including supplier engagement and delegate approval. This role will also take the lead on developing and delivering SRS’ social procurement strategy.

In addition to driving value for money, this role will be responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of the SRS procurement strategy (in a predominantly construction works and services context), supporting and coordinating process improvement initiatives and procurement reform, stakeholder relationship management and ensuring compliance with DTP procurement policy and Ministerial Directions for Public Construction.

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**Position Outcome**

The desired attributes for this role include accomplished flexibility and adaptability, demonstrated by the ability to quickly adapt systems and processes to changing priorities and situations. Foundational skills in working collaboratively are essential, with a focus on cooperation, sharing information, acknowledging others' efforts, and providing assistance when needed. Additionally, a curious mindset is valued, characterized by a drive to understand work processes and data beyond surface-level understanding.
- Plan and deliver end-to-end sourcing activities across a broad range of categories that meet the business needs of SRS, deliver value for money to DTP and comply with relevant DTP policy, ensuring practices are commensurate with SRS’ role as an internal provider.
- Undertake selected category and contract management activities including category and contract analysis, development and delivery of procurement strategy, monitoring of supplier performance, engaging with contract business owners and proactively identifying improvement opportunities
- Work collaboratively and partner with the internal and DTP stakeholders.
- Contribute to continuous improvement and reform initiatives and work to identify and implement suitable best practice approaches.
- Measure and report on procurement outcomes achieved including financial cost savings, performance improvements and other sustainable business benefits, including performance against social procurement targets and strategies.
- Provide expert Procurement advice and support to stakeholders, often within demanding timeframes.
- Develop and edit key procurement documentation; participate in developing complex briefs and reports using clear, concise and grammatically correct language, and ensuring appropriate styles and formats are used.

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Mandatory**
- Relevant Tertiary Qualification and/or relevant experience to the role.

**Desirable**
- Experience in supporting the implementation of the Social Procurement Framework, Local Jobs First and the Fair Jobs Code
- Experience in supporting a procurement environment compliant with VGPB and Ministerial Directions for Public Construction
- Driver’s License
- Ability and willingness to travel and work across locations within metropolitan and regional Victoria.

**What we offer**
- Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
- Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
- A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
- Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
- Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
- We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

**Culture Values**

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

**How to Apply**

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