Sourcing Specialist

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $95,102 - $107,905

Occupation: Procurement

Reference: VG/D02079AUGUST2024

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
- ** Utilise your procurement expertise to provide support and advice to the **Corporate Services and Infrastructure** branch**:

- **Ongoing, Full-Time** opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- **VPS Grade 4: $**95,102 - $107,905** plus superannuation.**

**About Us**:
The Finance and Procurement business unit provides department-wide financial, procurement and workplace services through strategic leadership and setting the direction, policy, and processes, and partnering with the department to build capability.

Procurement and Property Services monitors and reports on procurement performance and manages several high-profile strategic projects to minimise procurement risk and support the delivery of value for money. It is also responsible for the effective operation and management of asset maintenance, fleet and property, and facilities management services across the department.

**About the Role**:
The role is a part of the ICT Sourcing team which is responsible for delivering ICT goods and services contracts that provide value-for-money to the department and works closely with the other teams in the branch to support delivery of the department's strategic objectives through provision of procurement and property services.

Some of your duties will include:

- Contributing to ICT procurement activities to facilitate effective outcomes for departmental business areas.
- Supporting the ongoing maintenance of relevant procurement systems and enablers including the monitoring of performance targets and other key deliverables.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

**About You**:

- **Procurement delivery**: Has knowledge and experience in end-to-end ICT procurement.
- **Market analysis**: Delivers high quality market analysis reports identifying relevant and realistic opportunities.
- **Strategic sourcing**: Develop high quality RFx documentation in line with defined framework.
- **Procurement evaluation**: Undertakes evaluation activities in line with defined plan and prepare high quality evaluation reports.
- Qualifications:_
- Relevant tertiary qualifications, preferably encompassing procurement, supply chain, commerce, law, ICT or business administration is highly desirable.
- Experience / understanding of government procurement and policies will be highly desirable.

**How to Apply**:
**_ FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:_**

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.