Job Description
Location: Melbourne | CBD
Job type: Full time / Ongoing
Organisation: Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
Salary: $134,593 - $157,355
Occupation: Procurement
Reference: VG/100920A
The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions is focused on growing Victoria's prosperity, building the productive capacity of our economy and increasing participation – by creating more opportunities for people through skills and jobs; helping businesses and industries to thrive; and building vibrant communities and regions. The Department strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and offers reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities. Our values are accountability, integrity and respect, and underpin everything we do.
Category Management Specialist
Salary: $134,593 - $157,355 (Plus Superannuation)
Ongoing role, full time (flexibility may be available)
Usual work location: 1 Spring Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 (flexibility may be available)
The Role
The Category Management Specialist will provide direction for major spend categories including ICT and Professional Services, including supply market management and development, strategic planning and execution, and contract and risk management activities to meet business needs. The Category Management Specialist is also responsible for taking the lead in understanding the supply chain for relevant categories and for creating and managing category strategies to generate and sustain the most value for the Department.
The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:
Establishing, owning and overseeing the vision and objectives for major spend categories.
Utilising category specific knowledge to ensure the category activities are in line with VGPB requirements.
Build capability and manage the performance and risk of strategic or highly complex suppliers.
The Team
The position of Category Management Specialist forms a part of the Finance, Investment and Procurement Branch within the Corporate Services Group. Finance, Investment and Procurement supports best practice resource allocation, budget and financial management and procurement across the department.
About You
As the successful candidate, you will have:
Exceptionally developed category and contract management experience with a procurement focus.
The ability to consider data volume, variety, velocity, and veracity to establish data collection.
The capacity to consider a broad range of topics (beyond immediate area of work) and work across government and deliver sustainable solutions.
Further Information
For a confidential discussion, please contact Sridevi Akkaraju Venkata, Senior Manager, Category Management on 0469352975 or at ******.
The department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.
Please note: We are accredited as a Disability Confident Recruitment (DCR) organisation and committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process, please notify the DJSIR Recruitment Team at ****** with the position number in the subject line.
How to Apply
For all "JSE eligible" candidates, please apply through the JSE only to be considered for this position. Priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector.
Applications close at 23:59pm on 26 September 2024 .
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