Procurement Operations Lead

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

Location: Bankstown, Sydney NSW Salary: $139,200 - $161,773 + 12% Superannuation Work Type: Full Time, Permanent Public Sector

About the Role

Lead procurement operations across one of NSW's largest councils, developing a high-performing team, strengthening organisational capability and driving effective, customer-focused procurement outcomes. Public Sector People are proud to partner with Canterbury-Bankstown Council to recruit a Procurement Operations Lead within its Corporate Directorate. This is an opportunity for an experienced procurement leader to oversee the delivery of procurement services across Council, providing leadership to a specialist team and ensuring procurement activities are delivered efficiently, consistently and in accordance with Council's governance requirements. You'll play a key role in strengthening procurement capability, improving operational processes and building collaborative relationships across the organisation, supporting the delivery of services and projects that make a difference to Canterbury-Bankstown's diverse and growing community. This position will suit someone who combines strong technical procurement knowledge with people leadership, sound judgement and a proactive, solutions-focused approach to service delivery.

Reporting to the Manager Procurement, you will be responsible for:

• 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.

What You'll Bring

• 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.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent extensive experience, and a current Class C driver's licence.

Why Canterbury-Bankstown Council?

• Lead and develop a specialist procurement team, with the opportunity to influence capability, performance and service delivery.
• Build your career within one of NSW’s largest and growing councils, with opportunities to contribute to a diverse range of projects and services that make a meaningful impact on the community.
• Enjoy a range of Local Government benefits, including hybrid working, Scheduled Days Off (SDOs), learning and development opportunities, long service leave, and health and wellbeing programs, with a convenient Bankstown location close to the train station.

Applications close 11:59pm, Sunday 8th November 2026, please note recruitment activity will commence prior to the closing date.