Procurement Specialist

Retained; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Retained in Brisbane seeks an ICT Procurement Specialist to deliver strategic sourcing and commercial advice on a major multi-year transformation program. The role sits within a large organisation and supports digital platforms, AI and automation, data and knowledge, service assurance, and operating model and workforce change.

Based in Brisbane with 50% work-from-home flexibility, the role offers an initial contract till May with extensions dependent on program needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in government highly regarded.
• Experience with ICT procurement and strategic sourcing.

Responsibilities

• Developing strategic sourcing approaches and contributing to the overall program procurement strategy
• Providing commercial advice, coordinating procurement activity with stakeholders and representing procurement at governance forums
• Running procurement planning and market engagement, and refining specifications, statements of work and deliverables
• Developing tender documentation and evaluation plans, and administering market approaches and evaluations with strong probity
• Applying QITC and GITC frameworks to select contract arrangements and develop contract documentation and schedules
• Negotiating fit-for-purpose contracts covering deliverables, acceptance criteria, payment milestones, supplier obligations and risk allocation for digital, data and AI-enabled solutions
• Managing the commercial side of contracts: supplier performance, milestone payments, variations, extensions, issue resolution and transition or exit
• Supporting staged delivery through scope and change controls, and escalating emerging commercial risks
• Ensuring procurement dealings are ethical, equitable and consistent with departmental policy and the Queensland Procurement Policy

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Commercial advice

Stakeholder coordination

Procurement governance

Tender planning

Contract negotiation

Vendor management

Risk management

Policy compliance

Job description

We're looking for an ICT Procurement Specialist to deliver strategic sourcing and commercial advice on a major multi-year transformation program within a large organisation. The program covers digital platforms, AI and automation, data and knowledge, service assurance, and operating model and workforce change.

• Initial contract till May with extensions
• Based in Brisbane with 50% WFH
• Experience in government highly regarded

About this position:

You'll work within a team of ICT Procurement Specialists, embedded with the delivery team on a large-scale digital transformation initiative. Working closely with project leads and contract owners, you'll keep commercial advice part of everyday decisions, while staying aligned to a central ICT sourcing function that sets governance and strategic direction.

What you'll be doing:

• Developing strategic sourcing approaches and contributing to the overall program procurement strategy
• Providing commercial advice, coordinating procurement activity with stakeholders and representing procurement at governance forums
• Running procurement planning and market engagement, and refining specifications, statements of work and deliverables
• Developing tender documentation and evaluation plans, and administering market approaches and evaluations with strong probity
• Applying QITC and GITC frameworks to select contract arrangements and develop contract documentation and schedules
• Negotiating fit-for-purpose contracts covering deliverables, acceptance criteria, payment milestones, supplier obligations and risk allocation for digital, data and AI-enabled solutions
• Managing the commercial side of contracts: supplier performance, milestone payments, variations, extensions, issue resolution and transition or exit
• Supporting staged delivery through scope and change controls, and escalating emerging commercial risks
• Ensuring procurement dealings are ethical, equitable and consistent with departmental policy and the Queensland Procurement Policy