Category Manager (Professional Services)

Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Category Manager (Professional Services)

Location - Parramatta

Ongoing Full time

Clerk Grade 11/12 Salary - $139,787 - $161,663 pa, plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

The Procurement Team's primary focus is to support and deliver cost effective procurement activities to achieve government objectives. We are seeking enthusiastic, self-motivated, resilient and customer-focussed people to come and join our outcomes focussed team.

As a Category Manager, you will lead a team to manage the portfolio of Professional Services, including sub-categories, including but not limited to consultants, legal services, subscriptions and contractors.

What you'll do

The Category Manager provides leadership and direction in the categories under management, including supply market management and development, strategic planning and execution, and contract and risk management activities, to meet business needs

This role may require travel across the Sydney Metropolitan area.

What we're looking for

We are looking for someone who is passionate about building collaborative and strategic partnerships which will help deliver strategic outcomes, social procurement and category management initiatives to build a strong NSW economy and community.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply - you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Thursday 28th February 2024 at 11:59pm AEDT.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Mark Herrero, Chief Procurement Officer on 0417 087 *** at ************@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best, please call Sarah Nguyen on 02 9765 5*** or via ***************@dcj.nsw.give.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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