Procurement & Contracts Leader | Hybrid | Strategy

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council; Port Macquarie; Hybrid; AUD 135,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Fitness Passport

Welcome Experience

Salary packaging

Long service leave

Employee assistance program

Annual salary review

Job summary

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is seeking a Manager Procurement to lead procurement, contract management and stores functions. Reporting to the CFO, you will guide a nine-person team and shape procurement strategy with strong governance to deliver value for money.

You will drive planning, sourcing, category management and supplier performance across the organisation, while overseeing procurement systems and reporting. Hybrid working and a competitive salary are provided.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualifications relevant to the role or an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience.
• Extensive experience in government procurement, tendering and contract management.
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic procurement advice to stakeholders.
• Experience leading teams with people management, mentoring and coaching.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills to achieve outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and support a multidisciplinary team to deliver procurement and stores services.
• Advise CFO, executives and senior leaders on sourcing strategies and contract management.
• Provide strategic probity and governance advice, ensuring transparency and compliance.
• Guide complex, high-risk procurements to secure value-for-money outcomes.
• Review expenditure, markets and supplier performance to identify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with business areas to plan procurements and resolve issues.
• Strengthen procurement policies, systems, reporting and training.
• Oversee contract registers, compliance monitoring and inventory control.

Skills

Leadership

Government procurement

Contract management

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in relevant field

Tools

Procurement systems

Stores management software

Job description

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is seeking a Manager Procurement to lead procurement, contract management and stores functions. Reporting to the CFO, you will guide a nine-person team and shape procurement strategy with strong governance to deliver value for money.

You will drive planning, sourcing, category management and supplier performance across the organisation, while overseeing procurement systems and reporting. Hybrid working and a competitive salary are provided.