Procurement Business Partner

**TAFE SA**

**Job reference**: 532010

**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE

**Job status**: Ongoing

**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone

**About TAFE SA**

TAFE SA is proud to deliver world-class vocational education and training (VET) across South Australia. Recently named Training Provider of the Year at the 2021 South Australian Training Awards, TAFE SA provides high-quality, future-focused training in metropolitan, regional, and remote areas, ensuring our students can reach their full potential.

Since establishing in 1971, we’ve taught over one million students in more than 80 industry areas. With specialist, purpose-built facilities, high-quality in-person and online delivery, and educators who are experts in their industries, TAFE SA is at the forefront of building a resilient and innovative workforce for South Australia.

**Why work with us?**

By working at TAFE SA, you’ll become part of a highly experienced workforce dedicated to transforming lives through education. Collaborating closely with industries and communities across our state, we deliver innovative education and skills training to meet South Australia's evolving economic and cultural needs.

TAFE SA values excellence in all aspects of our operations, from our dynamic workplaces to the responsive, relevant, and future-focused training opportunities we deliver across South Australia. By working with us, you’ll have the opportunity to advance your career in a safe and inclusive working environment, participate in a collaborative and transparent Organisational culture, and play a meaningful role in delivering successful career outcomes for students across South Australia.

**The role**

The TAFE SA Procurement and Contracts management team is on a journey.

This re-energized team come from diverse industry backgrounds and display a genuine openness to fresh ideas and contemporary practices in procurement and contracts management. They are seeking an outcome driven contracts professional, who can lead, negotiate, and deliver strategic improvements to the contracts management function that ultimately delivers value to TAFE SA.

This role is a unique opportunity to work on delivering key projects and driving TAFE SA forward in their strategic plan. With a growth mindset, you will contribute to real change within the community and join a team focused on building positive relationships and empowering their people. You will work with a supportive manager and enjoy career development opportunities and successes across the short, medium, and long term.

**Your new role will involve**:

- Leading the strategic planning, delivery and evaluation of critical Goods and Services for a specific portfolio of Business Units at TAFE SA
- Resolving complex issues with innovative solutions that are consistent with TAFE SA objectives
- Align procurement expertise with complexity of the business unit procurement types to achieve improved quality and value for money outcomes
- Become a trusted Procurement Business Partner for a specific portfolio of Business Units at TAFE SA
- Review and management of commercial matters and issues including resolution of contractual disputes, and providing forward-thinking solutions to achieve positive outcomes for TAFE SA
- Manage competing objectives and priorities regarding critical projects and systems
- Ensure suppliers, partners and internal stakeholders are adhering to high levels of delivery and probity
- Steering strategic alignment and a high-performance culture in the Procurement and Contract Management team, and assisting to lead and develop less experienced staff where necessary

**What you will get in return**:

- You will work with an experienced manager, who is invested in your development, and will support you with a seat at the table to voice your ideas and expertise
- Further study support is available, including study leave
- You will have flexibility to work from multiple sites, including the Regency Park campus, the city campus, and work from home
- The procurement and contracts management team are varied in their experience and tenure at TAFE SA - you will work alongside recent joiners, and long-tenured staff, who come from a diverse industry background, such as state and local government, energy, Defence and manufacturing
- You will work with varied and high value contracts, adding diversity to your knowledge base

**What you will need to apply**:

- Experience in the preparation and negotiation of complex procurement contracts (end to end)
- High level communication and interpersonal skills to confidently develop and manage stakeholder relationships, foster collaboration, build implicit trust with the stakeholder base and manage complex multi-stakeholder issues
- Extensive experience in, and knowledge of the contemporary Procurement practices
- Comprehensive knowledge of, and experience advising on, the issues, risks, trends and directions associated with Goods and Services
- Demonstrated capacity for ori