Senior Procurement & Contracts Leader

Arts Queensland; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Arts Queensland (AQ), now part of the Department of Education, seeks a permanent full-time Principal Procurement Officer (AO7) for our South Brisbane office. You will deliver procurement services in line with Queensland Government policies and focus on cultural infrastructure projects.

You will guide complex procurement activities, provide training, maintain records, and monitor supplier performance to support AQ's service goals and client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Provide expert, professional advice to internal clients including the Building Construction and Maintenance (BCM) category, including contract development and management, procurement strategies and offer evaluations.
• Provide authoritative guidance and direction to internal clients, undertaking a range of complex procurement activities, including planning, sourcing, evaluating and negotiating complex offers and managing complex contracts and assist with contract renewals, extensions, variations, and close-out activities.
• Undertake the delivery of end-to-end tactical procurement services, including the preparation of planning, sourcing, evaluation and contract management documents in line with the Queensland Procurement Policy, strategies and associated Buying Category Framework.
• Deliver procurement training and awareness for AQ staff to build procurement capability.
• Contribute to the identification and promotion of business improvement initiatives to optimise service delivery outcomes.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of projects undertaken, including forward procurement and contract planning and reporting activities.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of procurement and contract management practices
• Monitor supplier performance against contractual obligations and service level requirements.
• Promote high level customer services and address challenges constructively and ensure responsiveness to current and future needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert procurement advice to internal clients, including BCM category.
• Lead complex procurement activities: planning, sourcing, evaluating, negotiating.
• Deliver end-to-end procurement documents per policy and framework.
• Deliver procurement training to AQ staff.
• Monitor supplier performance and manage contracts.
• Maintain records and forward procurement planning.

Skills

Procurement advice

Contract development

Sourcing strategies

Evaluations

Contract management

Procurement planning

Negotiation

Training delivery

Business improvement

Records management

Supplier performance

Customer service

Job description

Arts Queensland (AQ), now part of the Department of Education, seeks a permanent full-time Principal Procurement Officer (AO7) for our South Brisbane office. You will deliver procurement services in line with Queensland Government policies and focus on cultural infrastructure projects.

You will guide complex procurement activities, provide training, maintain records, and monitor supplier performance to support AQ's service goals and client outcomes.