Procurement Business Partner

- Salary: $113,974.00 - $126,589.00
- Job Type: Temporary
- Location: Stonnington City Centre, 311 Glenferrie Road, Malvern
- Job Category: Procurement

Job Description

The Procurement Business Partner partners with key stakeholders across the organisation to provide high‑quality, strategic procurement advice, support and solutions across the full procurement lifecycle. The role plans, designs and delivers procurement activities that achieve best value outcomes, ensure compliance with council policies and legislation, and support effective service delivery to the community. It guides and coaches stakeholders through procurement processes, facilitating robust and transparent tendering activities while driving consistency, probity and sound governance. The role also identifies opportunities to improve procurement practices, strengthens market engagement and lifts organisational capability, and supports continuous improvement initiatives with the wider Procurement & Contracts team.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide high‑quality, timely and accurate advice across all procurement activities (RFT, RFQ, EOI), enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions aligned to value for money principles.
- Build strong, collaborative relationships with business units to understand service needs and proactively support procurement planning and delivery. Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, improving procurement capability and confidence across the organisation.

Additional Responsibilities

- Support the development of robust procurement plans, including realistic timelines, clear scopes, specifications, KPIs and evaluation criteria.
- Lead and coordinate tender evaluation processes, ensuring they are well‑planned, facilitated and compliant with probity and governance requirements.
- Provide clear guidance and oversight to evaluation panels, ensuring consistent scoring and sound decision-making.




- Enhance the quality and readiness of procurement activities, reducing delays and improving outcomes.
- Ensure RFx documentation is complete, consistent and designed to drive competitive and effective market engagement.
- Provide expert input to ensure procurement considerations are embedded early in planning and decision‑making.
- Deliver transparent, defensible procurement processes aligned with policy and legislative requirements.
- Proactively engage with business units to understand upcoming procurement needs and maintain visibility of the procurement pipeline.

Qualifications & Experience

- Demonstrated ability to provide high‑quality, strategic procurement advice and operate as a trusted business partner to internal stakeholders.
- Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives and implementing effective procurement practices to enhance service delivery and organisational performance.
- Demonstrated knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and guidelines (including council’s procurement policy).
- Proven ability to lead procurement activities and projects, including planning, tender development and evaluation, to achieve value‑for‑money outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience in end‑to‑end procurement and contract management, from planning through to implementation.
- Strong understanding of procurement governance, probity and compliance requirements, with the ability to apply sound judgement and manage risk in complex environments.
- Proficient in tendering, contract management and finance systems.
- Proven experience performing a similar role in a comparable capacity within local government or a similar organisation.
- Highly developed stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and influence outcomes across all levels of the organisation.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The City of Stonnington is a child‑protected, equal opportunity employer valuing diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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