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Are you seeking your next challenge, a step up in your career, or the right flexibility to suit your lifestyle?
At the City of Moreton Bay, we’re offering an exciting opportunity for experienced Procurement individuals to join our dynamic team as Principal Procurement Specialists.

Here’s what sets the role apart:

• Flexible Work Arrangements: Enjoy a 9-day fortnight and the option to work from home some days, giving you the balance to thrive both professionally and personally.
• Local Impact: Work closer to home, reduce your commute, and contribute directly to the development and growth of our community.
• Be at the Procurement Forefront: Lead strategic, meaningful projects focused on building, construction and maintenance that will shape our region’s future.
• Autonomy and Leadership: Take charge of procurement and tender activities from end to end with minimal supervision, ensuring successful outcomes through your expertise.
• Collaborative Culture: We’re looking for team players with great attitudes, who thrive on collaboration and achieving shared goals.

If you have a strong Procurement background, particularly in building, construction and maintenance (or similar), possess excellent communication skills at multiple levels, and are ready to step into a role that offers meaningful work, career growth and flexibility, we’d love to hear from you.

Join City of Moreton Bay as a Principal Procurement Specialist and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow. As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for the implementation of best practice procurement across a range of procurement specialisations including Sourcing, Category Management, Contract Management and Supplier Relationship Management. This role provides specialist procurement advice for strategically important contracts/procurement matters and drives the delivery of value for money through the development and execution of best practice procurement strategies.

Additionally, you will:

• lead strategic negotiations with internal and external stakeholders including suppliers
• write formal reports, business cases and other complex correspondence
• contribute to the active identification, development and implementation of strategic procurement opportunities
• build and maintain high level relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and work in a collaborative team environment to ensure efficient and accurate procurement outcomes are achieved.
• provide leadership, guidance and training to other procurement members  

About you

We are looking for someone that has extensive procurement experience in end-to-end strategic sourcing activities and a strong commercial background, by directly performing the associated procurement planning, market engagement, evaluation planning and assessment, negotiation planning and activities, contract award and ongoing contract management (including supplier relationship and performance management).

You will contribute towards our goal to be an accountable, transparent, engaged and responsive organisation committed to great customer experiences and continuous innovation in service delivery, sourcing and category strategies.

Good comprehensive knowledge of local government tendering and procurement legislation and procedures would be desirable, with highly developed interpersonal skills and relationship managements skills to communicate, lead and motivate others to achieve positive and desired outcomes.

Position Description

  Position Description_Principal Procurement Specialist BCM.pdf

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our region. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day (72.5-hour) fortnight, plus a hybrid, flexible working environment with some work-from-home days.
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training and Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, chaplaincy program, leader support hotline and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Caboolture and Strathpine offices have local parking on site and are close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role.  You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au. 

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Your Future City.

See it. Shape it. Live It.

City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to our Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.