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Work type: Permanent Full Time
Classification: Band 7 ($100,064 - $110,990 pa)
Categories: Property & Procurement
About the role
In this role, you will provide support to the Coordinator Procurement Services in the provision of policy and procedural development ensuring Council's tendering and procurement processes accord with probity and legislative requirements.
Work type: Permanent, full-time Classification: Band 7 ($100,064 - $110,990) Key responsibilities include:
Managing the calling and evaluation of complex tenders and quotations.Assisting in the allocation of work priorities to meet Unit workload and corporate objectives.Providing advice and assistance to staff involved in sourcing quotations and ensures they accord with Council's management procedures and guidelines to minimise Council's contract liabilities.Providing advice and assistance in developing Council's purchasing processes and practices, which will give rise to value for money outcomes.Ensuring the public tender process and evaluation, seeking works, good and services, is fair, transparent and compliant.Preparing or reviewing reports recommending the appointment of contractor(s) for consideration by the Executive Management Team or management.Advising or assisting departmental staff in seeking quotations for works, goods and services which minimises Council's purchasing risk.About you
To be successful in this role, you will have skills and proficiency in the preparation and supervision of tenders and tender specifications.
Excellent negotiation skills, particularly in areas of pre-contract negotiations.Extensive experience knowledge of the purchasing, public tendering and competition processes.Experience in supervision of contract administration and contract management.Understanding of technical literature, standards, manuals and codes of practice.Effectively liaise with counterparts within the industry, all levels of council staff and external contractors and suppliers including assisting other business units with project delivery.Ability to successfully negotiate and resolve conflict.Ability to prepare effective, clear and concise reports and correspondence on matters relating to the position.The health and safety of our people is our highest priority. It is our current policy to ask for your COVID-19 vaccination status. You have the right not to disclose your vaccination status, and successful candidates who are not vaccinated or do not want to disclose will go through a simple risk assessment process.
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Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong
At the City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung Country such a great place to live, work and study.
We're going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.
Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it's important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.
We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.
If you're excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit apply – we'd love to meet you!
We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.
A career with us
Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning 'speak and talk together' in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.
We're committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.
We offer:
salary sacrificing and novated lease optionscultural and ceremonial leavestudy leavepaid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leaveIVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leavetraining and career development opportunitiesa healthy and safe environmentour employee wellbeing programcorporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilitiesunlimited access to LinkedIn Learning Applications and Enquiries Click the Position Description link to view more information about this position.
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