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Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan
Job type: Ongoing - Full Time
Organisation: Triple Zero Victoria
Salary: $119,602 - $131,562
Occupation: Procurement
Reference: 1945
Lead and manage end-to-end sourcing activities, negotiate with suppliers, and ensure efficient procurement processes
Deliver value for money outcomes, manage high-risk sourcing, and improve strategic sourcing and contract management
Full-time, ongoing role based at Burwood East
Triple Zero Victoria (TZV) provides the critical link between the Victorian community and the state’s emergency services agencies. It provides Victoria’s 24-hour emergency call-taking and dispatch services for Police, Fire, Ambulance and VICSES.
This integration of emergency services communications within Triple Zero Victoria is unique in Australia and rare worldwide. The team at Triple Zero Victoria is deeply committed to the community it serves and is among the most dedicated and highly skills in its field.
The Procurement Specialist plays a vital role within the Finance and Corporate Services department, reporting to the Procurement Lead. This position is responsible for leading and managing end-to-end sourcing activities, providing expert guidance, and supporting Triple Zero Victoria’s (TZV) procurement operations. As a key player in optimizing procurement processes, the Procurement Specialist ensures the seamless availability of goods and services essential to TZV’s objectives.
The role involves overseeing sourcing events, identifying cost-saving opportunities, creating competitive environments, negotiating with suppliers, and managing contracts to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the procurement function.
This position requires advanced commercial acumen, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to manage high-value or high-risk sourcing activities. The Procurement Specialist is responsible for delivering value for money outcomes across all TZV business units while adhering to procurement policies, procedures, and Victorian Government Procurement Board principles. Under the direction of the Senior Manager, Procurement, the role includes undertaking complex and non-complex procurement planning, tendering, and contract management, with a focus on process improvements to enhance strategic sourcing, procurement, and contract management across the organisation.
Day to day responsibilities include:
The successful applicant for this role, will demonstrate the following skills and experience:
You will be supporting a critical service to the Victorian community and will be rewarded with a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements and employee benefits including:
Triple Zero Victoria is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our workplace. We encourage and celebrate diversity in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for our roles. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the Victorian community in which we live.
Click the ‘Apply’ button which will direct you to the Triple Zero Victoria Careers Portal. From here you can submit your application, which should include a current resume and cover letter outlining your interest in the role and linking your experience to the position.
Please note: all applications must be submitted via our Triple Zero Victoria Careers Portal. We kindly ask that you do not send your application by email as we require you to complete a mandatory application form to accompany your application.
For a confidential discussion, please email Careers@triplezero.vic.gov.au.
Recruitment agency applications will not be accepted.
Applications must be submitted by 11.59pm, Sunday 15 December 2024.
Applicants must be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen or a Permanent Resident. If you have applied for an ongoing position, you can only be considered for a fixed term period of employment that does not exceed your visa term. Employment will be subject to providing evidence of your Australian working rights.
Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Pre-employment Medical Declaration, with employment subject to a National Police Check clearance.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Triple Zero Victoria's Careers team via Careers@triplezero.vic.gov.au.
Ongoing - Full Time
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Careers@triplezero.vic.gov.au - TZV Careers Team - 03 8656 1200