Procurement Specialist

Day-rate Contract | Brisbane | 50/50 Hybrid

We’re looking for an ICT Procurement Specialist to deliver strategic sourcing and commercial advice on a major multi-year transformation program within a large organisation. The program covers digital platforms, AI and automation, data and knowledge, service assurance, and operating model and workforce change.

• Initial contract till May with extensions
• Based in Brisbane with 50% WFH
• Experience in government highly regarded

About this position:

You’ll work within a team of ICT Procurement Specialists, embedded with the delivery team on a large-scale digital transformation initiative. Working closely with project leads and contract owners, you’ll keep commercial advice part of everyday decisions, while staying aligned to a central ICT sourcing function that sets governance and strategic direction.

What you’ll be doing:

• Developing strategic sourcing approaches and contributing to the overall program procurement strategy
• Providing commercial advice, coordinating procurement activity with stakeholders and representing procurement at governance forums
• Running procurement planning and market engagement, and refining specifications, statements of work and deliverables
• Developing tender documentation and evaluation plans, and administering market approaches and evaluations with strong probity
• Applying QITC and GITC frameworks to select contract arrangements and develop contract documentation and schedules
• Negotiating fit-for-purpose contracts covering deliverables, acceptance criteria, payment milestones, supplier obligations and risk allocation for digital, data and AI-enabled solutions
• Managing the commercial side of contracts: supplier performance, milestone payments, variations, extensions, issue resolution and transition or exit
• Supporting staged delivery through scope and change controls, and escalating emerging commercial risks
• Ensuring procurement dealings are ethical, equitable and consistent with departmental policy and the Queensland Procurement Policy

If this role is of interest, please apply or send your resume to [email protected]