Category Specialist

3 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia NSW Treasury Full time

**Category Specialist, NSW Procurement**
- **Employment Type**:Temporary
- **Employment period**:10 months
- **Grade/Band**:Clerk Grade 9/10
- **Remuneration**:$120859.44 - $133183.44; plus, Superannuation and Leave Loading
- **Location**:Sydney CBD, Flexible & hybrid working options available
- **Applications Close**:Friday, 13 June 2024 at 10:00am

**Role impact & contribution**

Your typical day-to-day work includes partner with stakeholders in a range of categories to plan, develop, source and manage procurement arrangements to deliver value for money and effectively meet business outcomes and government directions.

We are seeking a highly skilled Procurement Category Specialist to join our team, specialising in strategic procurement, category management and analytics collaboration. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing NSWP procurement strategies through data-driven insights and category reporting. Your primary responsibility will be to partner with a wide range of stakeholders (internal and external) to develop robust category plans and reporting mechanisms that drive informed decision-making within our team. You will also have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and lead category management related projects, including go to market activities within our Goods & Services division.

This role liaises extensively with other areas within Treasury, with NSW government agencies and equivalents in other jurisdictions across Australia, and with external stakeholders.

You will join our NSW Procurement team and will be working within the Commercial Division. Read more about your future Group and Division.

You can read more about the role in the role description **here**.

**What you can bring to the role**

In this integral role there are a few things we would like for you to have to best support yourself and add value to the people of NSW.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of category management plans and strategies to deliver value for money and meet stakeholder needs and expectations.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to leverage suppliers’ data and build robust category insights and reporting aligning internal category reporting with broader organisational needs.
- Manage data analysis, data visualization and reporting tools to extract meaningful insights in order to develop and maintain robust category reporting frameworks that provide visibility into procurement performance and opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align category strategies and identify and implement opportunities for cost savings, process improvements, supplier performance enhancements and business objectives.
- Analyse business needs, commercial risks and supply markets to inform category planning and sourcing.
- Provide governance, advice and guidance to internal stakeholders to build expertise in procurement and procurement categories across the organization.
- Develop and administer contract management plans, negotiate changes and modifications, supplier performance management and compliance requirements by developing effective supplier relationships to enhance category outcomes.
- Identify, manage and mitigate procurement risks to enable the organisation to meet its obligations and maximise business opportunities.
- Document procurement processes, decisions and contractual arrangements to provide an audit trail for probity and audit purposes.

**What can you expect from us**

The team you will join is made up of a diverse and welcoming group of people. We understand what starting a new job is like, and to ensure you have the most positive experience we will ‘Buddy’ you up with a team member to help settle you in.

Just some of the **benefits** of working with Treasury include:

- Flexible hybrid work at our Sydney office with 35-hour standard weeks
- Accrual of flex time for extra hours worked, promoting work-life balance.
- Ongoing learning opportunities through expert-led sessions and online training
- Wellbeing programs to support your mental and physical health.
- Various leave options, including paid parental and carers leave.

Read more about our benefits and how we invest in you.

**Enrich your career with the NSW Treasury**

You will have an invaluable opportunity to create a positive impact for the people of New South Wales. You will be challenged to provide the best outcomes possible in this role while developing and growing your own skills.

When you join Treasury, you join an organisation that is a whole-of-government financial and economic advisor. Treasury is a critical component of the government and provides advice that informs a wide range of financial, economic and policy driven work for the state of NSW.

As you contribute your expertise, you’ll engage in continuous **Professional Development**, acquiring essential skills such as:

- Procurement Expertise
- Category Management
- Project Management
- Strategic T

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