AO6 Senior Procurement and Contract Officer x2

AO6 Senior Procurement and Contact Officer

• asap start – 6-month Contract (possible extension)
• $72-$77 per hour + Super (PAYG 36.25 hours)
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Brisbane CBD location

Your Opportunity:

Six Degrees Executive is recruiting an AO6 Senior Procurement and Contract Officer for one of our state government clients. In this role you will be responsible for the management of the Department’s owned and leased property portfolio as well as the reporting, risk management, governance, and compliance to the Queensland Procurement Policy in relation to all sourcing and Contract management functions. Property and Procurement is part of the department’s Corporate Services division.
 
The Role:

As the Senior Procurement and Contract Officer, you will oversee and deliver sourcing and Contract management activities across the departmental portfolio. You will:

• Manage procurement activities to ensure best practice, including provision of expert advice on specifications, evaluating offers, contract management and/or administration, supply market analysis and other general procurement activities.
• Lead by example in delivering highly complex and/or sensitive procurement services for the department, in line with whole of government procurement strategy and governance frameworks.
• Manage contracts through post-award life cycle as the single point of contact for suppliers on all contract matters.
• Establish and maintain operational practices for monitoring, reporting, and strategy identification of contract performance and compliance at agency-wide, category and whole-of-Government perspectives.
• Liaise with customers to understand their operational requirements and recommend convincing solutions that support whole of Government and agency aligned goals.
• Assist in building the procurement capability of staff by developing the knowledge and skills of team members and key stakeholders.
• Provide assistance in the development of and support procurement services strategy, governance frameworks and plans in line with strategic outcomes defined by the department and/or government.

The position reports to the Manager, Procurement in the Corporate Services division.
 
What we are looking for:

• Demonstrate experience in Procurement and Contract management, probity, governance, monitoring and reporting activities with professionalism and a high level of integrity.
• Demonstrate strong organisational skills.
• Understand and support departmental strategic frameworks and apply to new or existing initiatives.
• Demonstrate effective negotiation, influencing and professional written and oral communication skills to confidently articulate messages and achieve organisational outcomes.
• Establish and manage the ongoing development of productive working relationships with suppliers, stakeholders and team members.

While there are no mandatory qualifications for this role, practical experience in a similar role would be advantageous.

If you have experience with the following, I would love to hear from you for a confidential discussion!
 
☎ 0480 002 ***
✉ *****@sde.com.au

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