Manager Procurement Shared Services

State Government of Victoria, Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

State Government of Victoria is seeking a Manager, Procurement Shared Services in Melbourne to lead a corporate procurement team and oversee procurement activity across DGS, providing expert advice and high-quality support to internal stakeholders and client departments.

You will manage procurement systems and processes, develop staff wellbeing and development, prioritise workloads and deliver improvement initiatives, ensuring fair, transparent, accountable practices that achieve value for money.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in procurement, commerce, law or related disciplines is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage procurement strategies, policies, systems, templates and guidance, ensuring consistent and compliant practices across the department.
• Champion best-practice procurement and provide authoritative advice on complex policy, processes and systems, including social procurement and Local Jobs First requirements.
• Manage and develop a team of procurement specialists, building capability, supporting performance and fostering organisational values.
• Build strong relationships, understand stakeholder needs and use influencing, negotiation and consultation skills to resolve issues and continuously improve service delivery.
• Prepare high-quality reports, briefs and correspondence for senior management, executives and Ministers, communicating complex procurement matters clearly to diverse audiences.
• Develops strategic direction, translates it into operational plans and builds organisational capability to deliver outcomes.
• Strong public sector procurement experience, with the ability to develop complex proposals, provide expert advice and operate within government policies and delegated authority.
• Understands complex organisational systems, identifies opportunities for improvement and drives value, efficiency, return on investment and risk management.
• Builds strong relationships with senior stakeholders, navigates complex issues and conflict, and leads organisational change through effective influencing and collaboration.
• Creates an inclusive, high-performing culture, develops people and champions customer-focused service delivery and continuous improvement.

Education

Tertiary qualifications in procurement, commerce, law or related disciplines

Job description

Occupation: Accounting, finance and procurement

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: 12305

About the Role

The Manager, Procurement Shared Services will lead a corporate procurement team, overseeing procurement activity across DGS and providing expert advice and high-quality support to internal stakeholders and client departments. The role will manage procurement systems,processesand shared service resources, while supporting staff wellbeing and development, prioritisingworkloadsand delivering improvement initiatives. The position plays a key role in ensuring procurement practices are fair, transparent,accountableand focused on achieving value for money.

Key Accountabilities

Develop and manage procurement strategies, policies, systems,templatesand guidance, ensuring consistent and compliant practices across the department.

Champion best-practice procurement andprovideauthoritative advice on complex policy, processes and systems, including social procurement and Local Jobs First requirements.

Manage and develop a team of procurement specialists, building capability, supportingperformanceand fostering organisational values.

Build strong relationships, understand stakeholder needs and use influencing, negotiation and consultation skills to resolve issues and continuously improve service delivery.

Prepare high-quality reports, briefs and correspondence for senior management,executivesand Ministers, communicating complex procurement matters clearly to diverse audiences.

Develops strategic direction, translates it into operationalplansand builds organisational capability to deliver outcomes.

Strong public sector procurement experience, with the ability to develop complex proposals,provideexpert advice andoperatewithin government policies and delegated authority.

Understands complex organisational systems,identifiesopportunities for improvement and drives value, efficiency, return oninvestmentand risk management.

Builds strong relationships with senior stakeholders, navigates complex issues and conflict, and leads organisational change through effective influencing and collaboration.

Creates an inclusive, high-performing culture, develops people and champions customer-focused service delivery and continuous improvement.

Tertiary qualifications in procurement, commerce,lawor related disciplinesishighly desirable.

Other relevant information

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants willpossesscorresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.Preferred applicants willbe requiredto undertake pre-employment screening.DGSactively promotes diversity,inclusionand an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles atDGScan be workedflexibly,however it may differ from role to role.