Procurement & Facilities Services is seeking a permanent full-time A08 Manager, Procurement Services for the Building Construction & Maintenance category team. As the Manager, you will be a part of a team that works closely with key stakeholders to provide benefits/value to procurement activities and deliver high quality category management services to the Department. You will have a good knowledge of tendering and contract management processes and will be expected to lead the development and implementation of best practice procurement management systems, strategies and procedures that meet business needs, deliver efficiencies and ensure consistency.

Job details

About the Department

The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About the Role

Responsibilities include:

• Lead, manage and continue to build a team of branch staff, both public servants and contractors, who undertake a variety of end-to-end procurement activities.
• Provide mentoring, guidance, development opportunities, on-the-job training and advice to branch staff, stakeholders, customers across the department, across government and within industry.
• Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of:
  • The strategic direction of the department and relevant individual strategic initiatives.
  • Current department demand.
  • End users' requirements.
  • Potential changes in future demand for products and services.
  • Supply markets, including new product and service innovations.
  • Opportunities for product and service substitution.
  • Performance of current sourcing strategies, contracts and arrangements.
  • Whole of government procurement strategies and initiatives that may impact the Department.
• In conjunction with key stakeholders, lead the development of strategies that deliver Departmental and Government objectives and priorities and minimise risk, including the development of plans for significant procurement.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

Interested? To Apply: 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. 

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CO631560_25P Role Description (PDF, 187KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants