About us

The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 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 Senior Procurement Manager is a key leadership role in the Procurement and Category Management team. It is responsible for leading a team that is responsible for managing and/or sourcing non-ICT goods and services State Purchase Contracts (SPC) as well as supporting the procurement operations for the team. 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.

Key accountabilities include:

• Applying excellent commercial acumen to lead the end-to-end procurement and category management activities across identified goods and services categories to ensure that optimum procurement outcomes are achieved.
• As a senior member of the team, providing strategic, tactical and governance support to procurement operations staff which may include direct leadership of a team where you will be expected to lead, inspire and increase the capability of the team members in facilitating and developing procurement practice and data analytics.
• Leading whole of Victorian government sourcing projects including requirements gathering, business case development, tender preparation, evaluation, supplier negotiation and implementation whilst collaboratively engaging with key stakeholders to deliver effective procurement outcomes.
• Effectively applying government procurement policies and legislative requirements to develop and implement category management strategies that deliver value for money outcomes including probity and transparency as well as the application of Victoria's Social Procurement Framework.

For a full list of accountabilities, please review the attached position description.

About you

To be considered for the role, you must be able to demonstrate:

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to lead and motivate a team of professionals.
• Recognised procurement professional with extensive experience in managing the end-to-end sourcing and contract management process
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with proven ability engage with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated knowledge of the application of procurement processes, systems, tools and data analytics to support decision making, manage risk and maximise value for money outcomes.
• High level analytical and conceptual skills with the ability to deliver innovative solutions to resolve complex problems.

How to apply

Apply before the advertised closing date. All applications should include:

• a resume; and
• a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages)

Other relevant information

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 which strongly recommends all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.

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

Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Pre-employment Declaration and Consent Form. Employment of successful candidates will be subject to a National Police Check.

DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.