End-to-End Procurement Lead — Hybrid & Leadership

Canterbury-Bankstown Council; Canterbury-Bankstown; Hybrid; AUD 139,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Learning and development opportunities

Health and wellbeing programs

Job summary

Canterbury-Bankstown Council in Bankstown, NSW, is recruiting a Procurement Operations Lead to drive procurement services across the Council and lead a specialist team. The role focuses on delivering timely, compliant procurement outcomes and building collaborative relationships to support diverse community projects.

You will report to the Manager Procurement, lead a four-person team, and strengthen capability through training, governance, and stakeholder engagement in a busy public sector

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams within procurement or a complex commercial environment.
• Strong experience in end-to-end procurement and contract lifecycle management within government or a similarly complex organisation.
• Sound understanding of procurement governance, probity, risk management and legislative compliance.
• Experience managing competing operational priorities and delivering outcomes in a busy procurement environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, practical advice.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement, team development and enhancing procurement service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of procurement activities, managing competing priorities and ensuring timely, compliant and effective outcomes.
• Provide specialist advice and escalation support on complex, high-risk and sensitive procurement matters.
• Strengthen procurement capability across Council through training, education and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with relevant legislation, Council policies, governance frameworks and probity requirements.
• Support the development and implementation of procurement strategies, category management initiatives and procurement panels.
• Drive continuous improvement across procurement processes, systems and operational service delivery.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation, promoting a responsive and customer-focused procurement service.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of four procurement professionals, building a collaborative and high-performing team.

Skills

Team leadership

End-to-end procurement

Government procurement

Probity governance

Stakeholder engagement

Contract lifecycle management

Continuous improvement

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Class C driver’s licence

Job description

Canterbury-Bankstown Council in Bankstown, NSW, is recruiting a Procurement Operations Lead to drive procurement services across the Council and lead a specialist team. The role focuses on delivering timely, compliant procurement outcomes and building collaborative relationships to support diverse community projects.

You will report to the Manager Procurement, lead a four-person team, and strengthen capability through training, governance, and stakeholder engagement in a busy public sector