Procurement Specialist

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia State Government Of Victoria, Australia Full time
About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the Corporate Procurement sourcing team and leverage your strong procurement expertise and experience.

The role has a special focus on ICT procurements, and experience in this area will be highly regarded.

About the Department

The Department of Education supports Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy, and healthy lives.

It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families, and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st-century economy and society.

The department supports a culture of leadership, learning, and renewal in all workplaces with opportunities for career development and advancement.

About the Division

The Procurement Division supports the Department's core functions and strategic priorities by ensuring excellence in goods and services procurement practices.

The Corporate Procurement Branch supports and advises on goods and services procurements undertaken by business areas across the Department.

Corporate Procurement sourcing teams undertake procurement planning and strategy development, as well as leading sourcing activities end-to-end.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Provide commercial and procurement expertise, advice, and assistance to internal stakeholders, particularly on ICT procurements.
  2. Assist business areas to deliver sourcing activities end-to-end, incorporating strategy development, tender documentation, evaluation, negotiation, and award.
  3. Develop procurement strategies and manage procurement categories under the direction of the Procurement Manager to leverage opportunities and benefits for the Department.
  4. Provide advice, input, and intelligence on procurement activity to the Procurement Manager for reporting purposes.
  5. Apply critical thinking to benchmark, research, and assess the market, determine risks, and analyse competition.
  6. Analyse trends and new opportunities to ensure best value is achieved for the Department.
  7. Work on Division strategic projects in line with Division objectives.
  8. Undertake duties as required for procurement-related matters.

Capabilities

This role requires strong procurement sourcing experience, exceptional organisation and planning skills, and dedication to achieving client satisfaction while maintaining a quality service adhering to procurement policy and processes.

Your capacity for collaboration, driving continuous improvement, and cultivating genuine relationships will be pivotal for your success.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

Relevant tertiary qualification in a related field.

5+ years of procurement sourcing experience with experience in high complexity, high value procurements.

ICT procurement experience will be highly regarded.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position, please see the attached position description for the capabilities to address in the application.

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability, and neurodiversity.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions, visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page.

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

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