Procurement Specialist

Randstad Australia; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retail discounts

Weekly pay

Payslips via app

Job summary

Randstad Australia is recruiting a Procurement Specialist for a government organisation on the Sunshine Coast. The role focuses on developing and implementing procurement strategies within statutory, policy, governance, and probity frameworks to maximise contract value and performance.

You will lead end-to-end procurement activities, manage documentation, perform market research, and engage stakeholders to deliver compliant contracts and effective supplier delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in government procurement and contracting frameworks.
• Ability to research and evaluate alternate delivery options.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and market analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement from planning to contract formation across multiple categories.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure compliant procurement within governance and probity.
• Prepare procurement docs, manage RFIs, chair tenders, and recommend awards.
• Coordinate contract development and finalisation with legal input.
• Develop KPIs and QA for organisational contracts.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure responsive procurement.
• Provide training and guidance to officers on procurement activities.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Procurement governance

Market research

Job description

About the Client

Our client is a prominent government organisation dedicated to serving a large, diverse community. We are currently seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist to join their Business & Innovation branch. This division optimises business opportunities and delivers value through sound procurement and contracting practices.

About the Role

As a Procurement Specialist, you will develop and implement procurement strategies for effective contractual formation. Operating within established legislative, policy, governance, and probity frameworks, your primary focus will be maximising contract performance and value.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead procurement activities from planning through to contract formation to secure goods, services, and works across a broad range of categories for medium to high-value contracts.
• Partner with stakeholders to achieve optimal procurement contract delivery within legislative, policy, governance, and probity frameworks.
• Develop procurement documentation suites, take to market, manage and respond to RFIs, chair tender moderation meetings, clarify submission content, and prepare recommendations to award based on the evaluation process.
• Coordinate the development, negotiation, and finalisation of contracts, which includes engaging specialist contract or legal advice at appropriate points to deliver high-quality contracts.
• Develop key performance indicators and quality assurance assessments for inclusion in organisational contracts.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders, respondents, contractors, and staff to ensure procurement processes are responsive to current and future needs.
• Provide training, support, and guidance to internal officers in undertaking procurement and contracting activities.

About You

• A demonstrated history working within a government or similar complex organisation as a Procurement Specialist.
• Proven ability to research, develop, and evaluate alternate means of delivery for goods, services, and works, providing sound recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills to undertake relevant market sounding, research, and analysis to inform procurement activities.
• A comprehensive understanding of government procurement and contracting frameworks, alongside strict adherence to probity and governance requirements.

Benefits of choosing Randstad

We value our contractors. So in addition to benefits from your new employer, we also offer you;

• Discounts at retailers like JB HiFi, Rebel Sport, Woolworths, Hoyts cinemas and many more.
• Access to your payslips at the click of a button via our MyRandstad App and weekly pay

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.