Senior Category Advisor â ICT

3 weeks ago


North Geelong, Australia WorkSafe Victoria Full time

 

  • $128,755 per annum plus Superannuation
  • Full Time, Ongoing
  • Geelong Headquarters (Hybrid)

About the role

The purpose of the role is to support the Category Lead - IT in providing lifecycle strategic procurement advice and execution across WorkSafe’s Corporate Spend portfolio focusing predominantly on ITSS initiatives.

The role is responsible for undertaking procurement activities (sourcing and contract management tasks), and maintaining and improving supplier arrangements, supporting the Category Lead – IT and Portfolio Manager, and servicing internal stakeholders.  Key accountabilities include:

  • Managing RFT/ RFQ market engagement activities and co-ordinating internal resources to support these programs, whilst ensuring the highest standards of ethics and probity is maintained
  • Providing sound and trustworthy advice to key internal clients with respects to all procurement and contractual matters in a manner that is fact-based, accurate, and timely. 
  • Assisting in the development of long term strategies for the relevant categories through the development of detailed Procurement Strategy Plans. 
  • Managing and maintaining all supplier and contract-related risks, policy and governance requirements
  • Providing business stakeholders with a point of escalation for any systemic contractual or commercial issues.  This includes supporting commercial and contractual negotiations and resolving supplier disputes, and in maintaining all Contract and Vendor Management Plans for supply partners where relevant.
  • Providing expert advice on all key supplier contractual matters across the IT portfolio as well as support executing extensions, exemptions, variations and terminations of legal instruments that meet stakeholders’ business needs

Please ensure you take a look at the Position Description here for additional information on accountabilities for this role.

About you

You have a strong Procurement and Sourcing background preferable in a tier 1 consulting, corporate or government organisation.  You have sound experience in the IT environment including Hardware, Network and Telecommunications Services, Professional IT services, Software and Systems Architecture, Design and Data Services.  You have strong Project Management skills and an ability to engage with senior leaders and executives and provide robust, transparent and sound advice.  You will have:

  • Demonstrated experience managing strategic projects in a complex and changing organisation
  • A Proven history of successfully closing out and executing major projects in a timely manner
  • Demonstrable well-developed judgement and problem solving abilities and the ability to show initiative and innovation in the development of solutions and managing issues
  • Exemplary stakeholder and relationship management at all levels

Working with Us

At WorkSafe, we aspire for every employee to feel connected, safe and valued in their team, for teams to feel valued in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be valued in the community.

We believe that a diverse workforce is the key to delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community and strongly encourage applications from all people, including First Nations people and people with disability, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, sexualities and genders. 

What’s next?

Applications close at 11pm on Monday 6th May 2024.  Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.

Only people with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position. You may be required to undergo a National Police Check (and/or Medical Assessment) as part of the recruitment process.

For further enquiries please contact Natasha Zaluski via email Natasha_zaluski@worksafe.vic.gov.au

About us

WorkSafe's Strategy has our core purpose front of mind – reducing workplace harm and improving outcomes for injured workers. We don’t shy away from the importance of our purpose to the Victorian community, that’s why we have a stated ambition to be world leading.

We want Victoria to be the safest place to work in Australia and one of the safest in the world; and we aspire to be a world leader in return to work after a workplace injury.

WorkSafe are striving to build a diverse workforce that reflects the Victorian community we serve.



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