Senior Procurement Specialist

Victorian Government; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

3 days in office per week

Adjustments available on request

Job summary

Department of Education Victoria is seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist to join the Procurement Sourcing team in Melbourne. You will lead strategic sourcing initiatives, engage stakeholders, and deliver procurement excellence aligned with departmental objectives.

Key requirements include a tertiary qualification and over 5 years of high-value procurement experience, with ICT procurement knowledge highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in a related field.
• 5+ years of procurement sourcing experience in high complexity, high value procurements.
• ICT procurement experience is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial and procurement expertise, advice and assistance to internal stakeholders.
• Assist business areas to deliver sourcing activities end-to-end; strategy development, tender documentation, evaluation, negotiation and award.
• Undertake procurements on behalf of schools and manage buying panels for schools.
• Develop procurement strategies and management of procurement categories.
• Provide advice, input and intelligence on procurement activity for reporting.
• Apply critical thinking to benchmark, research and assess the market, determine risks, analyse competition.
• Analyse trends and new opportunities, to ensure best value is achieved for the Department.
• Work on Division strategic projects in line with Division objectives.
• Undertake duties as required for procurement related matters.

Skills

Procurement sourcing

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder engagement

ICT procurement

Education

Tertiary qualification in related field

Job description

Occupation: Accounting, finance and procurement

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/DE/FPIS/1952834

Join our collaborative Procurement Sourcing team as a Senior Procurement Specialist, where your expertise will help drive strategic procurement outcomes across the Department. You will lead strategic sourcing initiatives, foster strong stakeholder engagement, and deliver procurement excellence that supports organisational objectives.

About the Role This is an exciting opportunity to join the Procurement sourcing team and to demonstrate your strong procurement expertise and experience. The Procurement sourcing team is an energetic, proactive and collaborative team of procurement professionals who deliver the following activities;

• provide commercial and procurement expertise, advice and assistance to internal stakeholders;
• assist business areas to deliver sourcing activities end-to-end; incorporating strategy development (with business area subject matter experts), development of tender documentation, evaluation of proposals, negotiation and award;
• undertake procurements on behalf of schools and set up and manage buying panels for schools;
• develop procurement strategies, and management of procurement categories under direction of the Procurement Manager that will leverage opportunities and benefits for the Department;
• provide advice, input and intelligence on procurement activity to the Procurement Manager for reporting purposes;
• apply critical thinking to benchmark, research and assess the market, determine risks, analyse competition;
• analyse trends and new opportunities, to ensure best value is achieved for the Department;
• working on Division strategic projects in line with Division objectives;
• undertake duties as required for procurement related matters.

Employment type: VPSG5 | Ongoing, Full-Time Role

Location: Melbourne CBD

Capabilities: This role requires a can-do attitude along with strong procurement sourcing experience, an exceptional client focus along with strong organisation and planning skills and a commitment to procurement compliance and best practice.
Your capacity for collaboration, driving continuous improvement, and cultivating genuine relationships will be pivotal for your success. Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in a related field
• 5+ years of procurement sourcing experience with experience in high complexity, high value procurements
• Highly regarded: ICT procurement experience

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au .

Benefits

• The Department supports flexible work arrangements.
• This role requires a minimum of 3 days working in the office per week.
• Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
• The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on Thursday, 29 October 2026.

Applications close Thursday 29 October 2026 at 11.59pm