Procurement Support Officer

State Government of Victoria, Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Government Services (DGS) in Melbourne is seeking a Procurement Support Officer to assist with sourcing non-ICT goods and services under State Purchase Contracts. The role requires strong stakeholder engagement and procurement policy application.

You will contribute to category management, monitor contract performance, and support policy development and process improvements within the Procurement and Category Management team, ensuring efficient delivery.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Victorian Government procurement policies.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders and apply procurement guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to category management activities for Victorian Government procurement.
• Support contract management of State Purchase Contracts and monitor performance targets.
• Provide practical sourcing support under Victorian Government policies.
• Contribute to development of team deliverables and process improvements.
• Maintain cooperative stakeholder relationships and understanding of procurement obligations.

Job description

Occupation: Accounting, finance and procurement

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: 12358

About Us

The Department of Government Services (DGS) wasestablishedon 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government.We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses.We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.

About the role

The Procurement Support Officer is responsible for providing support for the management and/or sourcing of non-ICT goods and services State Purchase Contracts (SPC). SPCs are head contracts used by a broad range of Victorian government stakeholders and the role requires strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills as well as technical procurement and contract management capability.

• Contribute to undertaking category management activities to facilitate effective outcomes for aggregated Victorian Government procurement arrangements.
• Support the ongoing contract management of State Purchase Contracts including the monitoring of performance targets and other key deliverables.
• Provision of practical support in relation to the sourcing of State Purchase Contracts including the application of Victorian Government procurement policies.
• Proactively contribute to the development and achievement of team deliverables, goals and strategies.
• Contribute to the development of policies, procedures and process improvements to maximise the efficient and effective delivery of the Procurement and Category Management team deliverables.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with stakeholders, constructively working to resolve issues or elevate as appropriate.
• Maintain an understanding of Victorian Government procurement policies and other obligations that apply to Victorian Government procurements.
• Provide support to the Government Procurement Group and the department on a range of matters as required.

Key Accountabilities

• Contribute to undertaking category management activities to facilitate effective outcomes for aggregated Victorian Government procurement arrangements.
• Support the ongoing contract management of State Purchase Contracts including the monitoring of performance targets and other key deliverables.
• Provision of practical support in relation to the sourcing of State Purchase Contracts including the application of Victorian Government procurement policies.
• Proactively contribute to the development and achievement of team deliverables, goals and strategies.
• Contribute to the development of policies, procedures and process improvements to maximise the efficient and effective delivery of the Procurement and Category Management team deliverables.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with stakeholders, constructively working to resolve issues or elevate as appropriate.
• Maintain an understanding of Victorian Government procurement policies and other obligations that apply to Victorian Government procurements.
• Provide support to the Government Procurement Group and the department on a range of matters as required.

Mandatory requirements

Extensive knowledge of Victorian Government procurement policies will be highly regarded

This is an ongoing position.The position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

Other relevant information:
To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding 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 candidates willbe requiredto complete a Pre-employment Declaration and Consent Form. Employment of successful candidates will be subject to a National Police Check.

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy whichstrongly recommendsall DGS employees be fully vaccinated.

DGS actively promotes diversity,inclusionand an equalopportunityworkplace.All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.

Applications close Thursday 8 October 2026 at 11.59pm