Description:
- Lead end-to-end strategic procurement activities, including market health and capability assessments, planning, sourcing, evaluation, negotiation support, contract establishment and/or variations.
- Provide timely, professional and strategic advice to clients, senior management, and suppliers on procurement and contract management processes, including QITC framework contractual advice.
- Establish and maintain a procurement schedule aligned with high-risk dependencies, mandatory legislative timeframes, and project deadlines.
- Develop draft, and finalise Strategic Procurement Plans, including justification of the sourcing approach, value for money assessments, identifying probity requirements, and sequencing of procurement milestones, advising and identifying any other required activities.
- Establish and implement Probity Plans, including conflict‑of‑interest management, independence tests and proportionate use of probity advisers/auditors for significant/high‑risk activities.
- Ensure all procurement activities comply with the Queensland Procurement Policy (QPP) and departmental frameworks.
- Lead procurement and commercial input into negotiation preparation, including leverage analysis, pricing considerations, performance frameworks, and escalation pathways.
- Align negotiation plan with procurement objectives; provide commercial input (pricing, performance, escalation).
- Manage legal advisers in drafting of terms, variations, amendments etc to ensure alignment with negotiated outcomes for approval of financial delegate.
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders, the Program Director, governance committees, probity advisor, legal advisers and nominated suppliers.
- Ensure all procurement and negotiation activities maintain appropriate probity, audit traceability, and documentation and record keeping standards.
Requirements:
The successful candidate should have:
- Proven experience as a strategic procurement professional, delivering and managing complex high value, high profile procurement activities throughout an asset life cycle, ideally within government or regulated environments.
- Strong commercial acumen, including the ability to interpret complex contracts, pricing models, and supplier performance frameworks.
- Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- High-level written communication skills, including the ability to prepare procurement plans, commercial reports, negotiation inputs, and submissions to executive governance bodies.
- Ability to influence, negotiate and support positive commercial outcomes in high-risk or sole-supplier procurement contexts.
- Knowledge of and/or experience with Queensland Information Technology Contracting (QITC) framework and the Queensland Government Information Technology Contracting (GITC) framework.
- Knowledge of and experience in applying Queensland Procurement Policy (or similar) to sourcing and contract management.
Conditions:
- Competitive hourly rate of $145 per hour
- Opportunity to work in a respected public sector organisation in Brisbane.
- Temporary role with the potential for impactful contributions.
- Chance to lead and shape procurement strategies.
- Collaborative work environment with a focus on excellence.
If you are an experienced Strategic Procurement Lead with a passion for the public sector, we encourage you to apply today and take the next step in your career
23 Jan 2026;
from:
michaelpage.com.au