Occupation:
Accounting, finance and procurement
Location:
Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference:
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About the Role
The Manager, Procurement Shared Services will lead a corporate procurement team, overseeing procurement activity across DGS and providing expert advice and high-quality support to internal stakeholders and client departments.
The role will manage procurement systems,processesand shared service resources, while supporting staff wellbeing and development, prioritisingworkloadsand delivering improvement initiatives.
The position plays a key role in ensuring procurement practices are fair, transparent,accountableand focused on achieving value for money.
Key Accountabilities
Develop and manage procurement strategies, policies, systems,templatesand guidance, ensuring consistent and compliant practices across the department.
Champion best-practice procurement andprovideauthoritative advice on complex policy, processes and systems, including social procurement and Local Jobs First requirements.
Manage and develop a team of procurement specialists, building capability, supportingperformanceand fostering organisational values.
Build robust relationships, understand stakeholder needs and use influencing, negotiation and consultation skills to resolve issues and continuously improve service delivery.
Prepare high-quality reports, briefs and correspondence for senior management,executivesand Ministers, communicating complex procurement matters clearly to diverse audiences.
Develops strategic direction,



translates it into operationalplansand builds organisational capability to deliver outcomes.
Strong public sector procurement experience, with the ability to develop complex proposals,provideexpert advice andoperatewithin government policies and delegated authority.
Understands complex organisational systems,identifiesopportunities for improvement and drives value, efficiency, return oninvestmentand risk management.
Builds strong relationships with senior stakeholders, navigates complex issues and conflict, and leads organisational change through effective influencing and collaboration.
Creates an inclusive, high-performing culture, develops people and champions customer-focused service delivery and continuous improvement.
Tertiary qualifications in procurement, commerce,lawor related disciplinesishighly desirable.
Other relevant information
To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants willpossesscorresponding work rights for the advertised employment period.
Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.Preferred applicants willbe requiredto undertake pre-employment screening.DGSactively promotes diversity,inclusionand an equal opportunity workplace.
We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
All roles atDGScan be workedflexibly,however it may differ from role to role.
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📌 Manager Procurement Shared Services (Melbourne)
🏢 State Government Of Victoria, Australia
📍 Melbourne