- Key leadership role influencing policy and decision making
- Focus on strategic procurement planning and outcomes
- Create a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
Townsville City Council represents a globally connected community driven by lifestyle and nature. It is the largest local government authority in Northern Australia, committed to creating value by growing Townsville through driving economic diversity and generating an enriching lifestyle. The Local Government Area (LGA) encompasses the city of Townsville (unofficially considered the capital of North Queensland), together with the surrounding rural areas, to the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock and Reid River, and to the north are Northern Beaches and Paluma, as well as Magnetic Island.
Townsville City Council employs 1700 staff and provides and maintains close to $9b worth of community assets including water and wastewater network and treatment plants, bridges, drainage, roads, waste management, community facilities, sporting venues and more. They contribute to an active lifestyle for residents and visitors through events, providing recreational facilities, protecting the natural environment and heritage, while creating a mentally and physically healthy city. They are driving economic diversity and cultivating an enriching lifestyle, growing a city for this and future generations by building a vibrant, sustainable, and innovative city. Council’s vision is for Townsville to be a connected, lifestyle driven and innovation focused city while continuing to deliver service excellence and to be led by our community to create an exciting today and future.
Reporting to a soon to be appointed Director of Business Services, the Chief Procurement Officer will lead procurement strategy across Council and conduct strategic procurement activities to unlock value for money opportunities for Council and the community’s rate payers. This role provides Council-wide leadership and directly oversees a team of 17 professionals across Contracts & Purchasing and Inventory & Warehousing. The Chief Procurement Officer will lead the development and implementation of strategic procurement plans, drive procurement governance and compliance, while championing the modernization of systems and processes to achieve operational efficiency and best-practice procurement outcomes. This position plays a key role in advising the Executive Leadership Team & Councillors to influence policy and decision-making. Equally important will be collaborating with and building strong partnerships with internal stakeholders (influencing and ensuring internal teams understand, use and see value in a data-driven, consistent approach to procurement) and external stakeholders, while leading and inspiring their own high performing team.
To be successful in this role you will be a proven leader in strategic procurement practices, ideally in a local government context. You will have a track record in modernising systems and processes to achieve operational efficiency and best-practice procurement outcomes. Backed by tertiary qualifications in procurement, engineering, project management or business management, you will have an in-depth understanding of procurement laws, regulations, systems, technologies and best practices, as well as proven experience executing procurement strategy to achieve cost savings and sustainable outcomes. Vital to your success and ability to drive change will be your highly developed communication, negotiating and influencing skills.
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