Senior ICT Procurement Leader, Government

Group 10 Consulting; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Group 10 Consulting in Canberra seeks an experienced Senior Commercial Consultant to lead complex ICT procurement and vendor governance for Commonwealth clients. You will shape procurement strategies, manage risk and drive commercial outcomes across software, cloud, hardware and services.

You will mentor procurement teams, engage senior stakeholders and work with ICT vendors to negotiate favourable terms while ensuring compliance with CPRs and PGPA frameworks in fast-paced government

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex ICT procurement, sourcing or contract management activities within government or enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of CPRs, PGPA requirements and procurement governance frameworks.
• Experience developing procurement strategies and managing high-value or high-risk procurement activities.
• Proven ability to engage, influence and advise senior stakeholders and executives.
• Experience managing procurement teams, project teams or specialist delivery resources.
• Strong commercial negotiation and vendor management capability.
• Exposure to software licensing, cloud procurement, ICT sourcing or vendor governance activities.
• Ability to operate independently in client-facing consulting environments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex ICT procurement activities including RFQs, RFTs, panel sourcing and strategic market engagements.
• Develop procurement strategies, commercial approaches and sourcing recommendations aligned to client objectives.
• Lead procurement documentation development, including evaluation criteria, RFx documentation, approval briefs and contract documentation.
• Managing and mentoring teams of procurement, commercial and vendor management specialists across client engagements.
• Advising senior client stakeholders on procurement strategy, commercial risk, vendor management and contract governance.
• Working directly with ICT vendors on pricing, commercial negotiations and contractual outcomes.
• Reviewing ICT contracts, software licensing arrangements and vendor proposals.
• Leading commercial risk management, procurement governance and assurance activities.
• Supporting contract negotiations, contract variations and post-award vendor management activities.
• Working closely with technical teams, asset management specialists and client stakeholders to deliver successful procurement outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Vendor management

Commercial negotiation

Leadership

Procurement governance

Job description

Group 10 Consulting in Canberra seeks an experienced Senior Commercial Consultant to lead complex ICT procurement and vendor governance for Commonwealth clients. You will shape procurement strategies, manage risk and drive commercial outcomes across software, cloud, hardware and services.

You will mentor procurement teams, engage senior stakeholders and work with ICT vendors to negotiate favourable terms while ensuring compliance with CPRs and PGPA frameworks in fast-paced government