Procurement Category Specialist

Utilise your procurement expertise to provide support and advice to the Procurement Services branch.
- Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 5: $103,920 - $114,828 plus superannuation.

About the Business Unit
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) delivers high quality services to Victorians and supports a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria.
Procurement Services is part of the Corporate Governance and Support division, it provides department-wide procurement leadership and strategic direction, policy, process, capability development. Procurement Services monitors and reports on procurement performance, to minimise procurement risk and support the delivery of value.
About the Role
The role sits in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Category Management team which is responsible for the development and delivery of category strategies to provide the department with value-for-money procurement outcomes, while ensuring that risks are managed and that business needs are achieved. The team develops effective relationships with stakeholders, manages relevant centre-led procurement activities whilst assisting departmental staff deliver procurement activities and grants.

**Some of your duties may include**:

- Support or lead the development and maintenance of category plans for allocated spend categories with the objective of creating and managing category initiatives to deliver value-for-money outcomes while ensuring that risks are managed and that business needs are achieved.
- Maintain the forward category procurement plan that provides visibility of procurement activities that support the delivery of category initiatives.
- Manage end-to-end procurement activities that achieve category objectives whilst ensuring compliance with government legislation, policy, procedures and the department's Procurement frameworks.

About You
- Demonstrated experience in conducting complex end-to-end procurement activities including drafting complex procurement documentation
- Demonstrated experience in successfully managing procurement and contracting risks, including development of comprehensive risk assessments
- Strong verbal, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Proven ability to deliver projects and assignment on time
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work collaboratively

Qualifications/Requirements
- Tertiary qualifications, preferably encompassing procurement, supply chain, commerce, law or business administration.

How to Apply

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.
At interview stage and prior to commencement of employment with the department, you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 with three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).

**Acceptable evidence includes**:
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- COVID-19 digital certificate (available via your myGov account)
- Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)

Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.