Commercial Lead IT Contracts

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $105,479 - $127,621

Occupation: Procurement

Reference: 956

**About the Role**

This role will lead the development and implementation of sourcing plans for strategic IT Contracts, establish third party service arrangements, and effectively manage commercial and legal aspects of the contracts with third party vendors to ensure successful service delivery. To be successful in this role, compliance with DTP and Victorian Government Purchasing Board (VGPB) procurement policy frameworks is required as well as alignment with the DTP corporate plan and IT strategy to ensure value driven outcomes are achieved while recognising current and evolving business needs.

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**Position Outcomes / Accountabilities**
- Effectively plan procurement initiatives that includes sourcing strategy formulation, market engagement, evaluation, negotiation and contact award in line with the DTP and VGPB procurement policy frameworks.
- Provide strategic advice to senior business managers on specialist areas of outsourced services including contract construct, service levels, ongoing contract management, market insight and pricing.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders to achieve business objectives through collaboration and manage commercial arrangements with vendors in accordance with relevant guidelines and hold them accountable.
- Creates a climate which encourages and supports openness, persistence and genuine debate around critical issues and provides sound explanation and argument for agreed position.
- Provide effective leadership, people management and support to the team members while ensuing staff are engaged with high levels of cohesion and commitment and are delivering on the services required.
- Promote and support safe, inclusive, and flexible team operations.

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Mandatory**
- Tertiary qualification relevant to the capabilities of the role.
- Extensive relevant work experience within large and functionally complex organisation especially in IT Contract and Vendor Management disciplines.

**What we offer**
- Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
- Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
- A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
- Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
- Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
- We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

**Culture Value**

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

**How to Apply**
- Note: To be considered up to date vaccinated, you must have been administered COVID-19 vaccines as determined by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI). DTP is requiring all staff to be Vaccinated and to have had Booster Vaccination (Triple vaccinated as a minimum) or medical evidence which confirms the individual is unable to receive a dose, of a COVID-19 vaccine due to a medical contraindication. Failure to comply with this condition of employment will impact your eligibility for employment in this position with DTP._