Permanent Full time
Enduring change creates real value - Are you ready to make a difference?
The City of Cockburn strives for excellence. We’re a place of opportunity for professionals and we’re focused on delivering for our community. We’re flexible, hardworking, committed and not afraid to push boundaries to go that extra mile for our colleagues.
Why Join Us?
Our employees are always encouraged to become the best they can be through growth, education, and opportunities. It doesn’t just take determination and commitment to do what we do – it’s that spark and drive to achieve our vision of ‘educating and engaging to create value with integrity .
About the role:
The Senior Procurement Specialist is a leader of the function, responsible for influencing relationships with all levels of the organisation to support and drive value focused outcomes. This is achieved by supporting key procurement objectives and ensure a streamlined procurement and contract function with high levels of compliance, efficient and cost-effective purchasing and oversight of a well governed procurement systems that mitigate risk. The role provides guidance and advice to the organisation and act and support the Strategic Procurement Manager to educate and engage the procurement network to create value with integrity.
The City of Cockburn is a nationally recognised leading local government, providing its employees with generous employment conditions and highly desirable lifestyle benefits, including:

• Generous superannuation (up to 15.5%)
• Professional development opportunities
• Additional 2 days of leave per year
• Cockburn ARC membership

Hours: 76 hours per fortnight (full time 9-day fortnight).
Salary: $116,995.60 - $123,944.18 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
About YOU!
To be the successful applicant, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Significant experience in a complex procurement environment preferably from a government environment with Tertiary and / or post graduate qualification.
• Extensive experience in partnering with multiple diverse stakeholders at senior levels and build partnerships, relations and influence change.
• Significant knowledge of statutory and legal requirements in authoring contracts and contract administration.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the tender process including leading evaluation panels in a complex tender.
• Well-developed analytical skills and the capacity to implement system change and produce informative reports.
• Well-developed communication, interpersonal and presentation skills with the ability to prepare procurement and technical documents.

About the City
The City of Cockburn is one of the major coastal cities in Western Australia. With a growing and vibrant community of 125,000 people and 9,200 businesses across 24 suburbs. We’re a place of diverse people, lifestyles, and experiences — with everything from pristine beaches and wetlands to theme parks and world-class recreation facilities.
How to Apply:
Read the attached position description and selection criteria for a full understanding of the role before applying. As part of your application, you must address the Essential Criteria listed in the Position Description.
Then click on the ‘Apply’ button on the City’s webpage (www.cockburn.wa.gov.au/employment) and complete the online application.
You must attach a current resume and a cover letter that clearly details how you meet each the above six Criteria as referred in the Position Description.
Applications via Recruitment firms will not be accepted.
For further information: contact Tony Natale, Strategic Procurement Manager on 9411 3444
Applications close: Thursday 10 October 2024 at 9am
The City of Cockburn reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to this date.
The City of Cockburn is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people of all ages and people with disability.
Applicants are required to demonstrate a commitment to the City of Cockburn values.

Attachments:
- PD - Senior Procurement Officer - Sept 2024.pdf