Procurement Business Partner

• Make an impact at City of Casey by using your specialist procurement experience in an evolving, fast-paced environment
• Flexible working + WFH 3 days per week
• Full-time permanent position + monthly RDO
• Band 6: Salary starts at $97,009 + super

The City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest, fastest growing and most diverse cities. The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 400,000 residents who call Casey home.

At Casey, we’re embarking on an exciting journey of growth and transformation. As part of this journey, we are refreshing our Procurement function to ensure we have the right talent and capabilities in place to drive our success forward.

We are seeking a passionate and skilled individual to join us in our new Procurement Team who will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organisation. If you’re looking for an opportunity to make a significant impact and grow your career in a dynamic and innovative environment, we want to hear from you.

Join us as we build the future together.

Our Benefits:

Benefits | City of Casey

• A supportive learning culture where you can grow your career and even your qualifications.
• A hybrid and flexible workplace.
• Multi-award-winning architectural office building with equipped Kitchens, onsite Café, Library, and so much more.
• 2 minutes’ walk to Westfield shopping centre, free onsite carpark, gym/pool with discounted memberships and free workout Wednesday.

We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other, and making our community proud.

A bit about the role

The Procurement Business Partner will provide sound and responsive procurement advice and guidance to internal stakeholders and business units involved in procurement and purchasing activities, building strong partnerships under a business partnering model.

You will develop critical procurement documentation and lead procurement projects on behalf of the City of Casey. You will be someone who is up for a challenge and who thrives in a fast-paced environment.

What you’ll deliver

• Deliver high quality and responsive procurement services that comply with Council’s Procurement Policy and reflect best practice principles.
• Develop and implement procurement plans and strategies to meet internal client needs, enhance stakeholder engagement, and challenge and motivate suppliers to optimise service outcomes.
• Proactively partner with stakeholders to develop innovative procurement strategies, supply arrangements and negotiating plans to deliver value for money outcomes.
• Provide advice to key stakeholders on all aspects of the procurement and contract management functions to encourage innovative practices, achieve delivery of business outcomes and support policy directions.
• Apply procurement best practice to ensure compliance, manage risk and enhance the delivery of value in procurement activity and performance.

What you’ll bring

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field such as commerce, finance or economics or demonstrated working experience commensurate with the requirements of the role.
• Demonstrated procurement experience within a Public Sector or Public Service environment is desirable.
• Ability to comprehend, analyse and interpret contract documents.
• Hands-on experience running source to contract market activities, contract negotiation and execution and contract management.
• Excellent written, analytical and verbal skills.
• Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks including National Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check and Eligibility to Work check.
• A curious, collaborative, and inclusive community mindset.

Please visit our careers page at Careers at Casey to view a detailed position description.

What’s next?

If you think this role might be for you, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply by following the links and attaching a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.

To find out more about the role, please contact Jessie Havlik, Senior Procurement Business Partner on 9792 7322 or [email protected].

Applications will be accepted until 11.55pm on Wednesday 29th January 2025.

We encourage people with a disability, lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this position.

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