Senior Procurement Specialist (Advisory Services)
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Tēnei Tūranga – About the role
Each year, government agencies spend approximately $51.5 billion, around 20% GDP, procuring a wide range of goods and services from third party suppliers. The Chief Executive of MBIE is the Functional Leader for government procurement and the New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) branch delivers MBIE’s procurement functional leadership objectives through a collaborative, centre-led approach.
This position will provide specialist procurement support to New Zealand’s Public Sector. The Senior Procurement Specialist will be responsible for providing exceptional commercial advice and will need to work with the other functional lead organisations.
The focus will be on supporting and building agency capability through numerous avenues, in particular reviews of agencies significant procurement plans, syndicated initiatives and creating networking opportunities from system, sector and agency level information. You will have the opportunity to be involved in agencies procurement initiatives including significant major investment projects happening across the Public Sector.
At times you will work with agencies in their own environment. It is an opportunity to work collaboratively with other government agencies to provide support at all levels of procurement.
This is a procurement role that models good government procurement practice, assists and supports agencies to achieve best value for money from their procurement initiatives over whole of life across the Public Sector.
Ngā Herenga – Requirements of the role
Personal specifications
A proven track record of experience and achievement in:
- Appropriate experience in procurement and associated functions - preferably 5-8 years in senior-intermediate level procurement role.
- Understanding of Government Procurement policies and processes is beneficial but not required.
- Rapidly and accurately identifies key risks, issues or actions in complex situations.
- Demonstrated ability to think analytically and strategically about issues in a New Zealand, Australasian and Global market context.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills: demonstrated competence in effectively communicating ideas both orally and in writing to a wide variety of audiences.
- Delivering major/significant procurement projects to scope, time and budget and achieving successful procurement outcomes.
- Experienced in managing contractual processes - evidenced by robust contract documentation and sound understanding of contract and competition law.
- Uses business process re-engineering principles, research, and analytical tools / frameworks in problem-solving and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Tertiary qualification, or degree in related business discipline or extensive and comparable relevant experience.
Requirements
Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
Takohanga Tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables
- Providing specialist procurement advice to support colleagues in other Centres of Expertise and the central NZGP team, as required.
- Influencing earlier planning of procurement initiatives, using information and engagement to generate better outcomes for agencies.
- Encouraging agencies to use existing collaborative contracts where they meet the needs of the agency.
- Assisting agencies to establish new collaborative contracts and working with senior procurement practitioners across government.
- Presenting to government agencies at forums or in a workshop setting.
- Demonstrating good government procurement practice. Providing advice on capability support.
- Reviewing significant business cases, collaborative documents and providing constructive advice in person and in written form.
- Reviewing major investment project business cases working with core Public Sector agencies.
- Provide exceptional practical advice when responding to ad-hoc queries relating to procurement and Government Rules of Sourcing.
- The role has no direct reports, but works on a collegial basis with team members to implement Centres of Expertise approach and engage with Agencies and suppliers.
Wellbeing, Health and Safety
- Displays commitment through actively supporting all safety and wellbeing initiatives.
- Ensures own and others safety at all times.
- Complies with relevant safety and wellbeing policies, procedures, safe systems of work and event reporting.
- Reports all incidents/accidents, including near misses in a timely fashion.
- Is involved in health and safety through participation and consultation.
Tō tūranga i roto i te Manatū - Your place in the Ministry
The Senior Procurement Specialist position reports into the Manager Advisory Services within the New Zealand Government Procurement branch. The branch sits within the Building, Resources and Markets (BRM) group.
To mātou aronga – What we do for Aotearoa New Zealand
Hīkina Whakatutuki is the te reo Māori name for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Hīkina means to uplift. Whakatutuki means to move forward, to make successful. Our name speaks to our purpose, Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.
To Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All, we put people at the heart of our mahi. Based on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi, we are committed to upholding authentic partnerships with Māori.
As agile public service leaders, we use our breadth and experience to navigate the ever-changing world. We are service providers, policy makers, investors and regulators. We engage with diverse communities, businesses and regions. Our work touches on the daily lives of New Zealanders. We grow opportunities (Puāwai), guard and protect (Kaihāpai) and innovate and navigate towards a better future (Auaha).
Ngā matatau – Our competencies
Cultivates innovation We create new and better ways for the organisation to be successful by challenging the status quo generating new and creative ideas and translating them into workable solutions.
Nimble learning We are curious and actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems by learning as we go when facing new situations and challenges.
Customer focus We build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions by listening and gaining insights into the needs of the communities we serve and actively seeking and responding to feedback.
Decision quality We make quality and timely decisions that shape the future for our communities and keep the organisation moving forward by relying on an appropriate mix of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement to make valid and reliable decisions.
Action oriented We step up, taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with purpose, urgency and discipline by taking responsibility, ownership and action on challenges, and being accountable for the results.
Collaborates We connect, working together to build partnerships with our communities, working collaboratively to meet shared objectives by gaining trust and support of others; actively seeking the views, experiences, and opinions of others and by working co-operatively with others across MBIE, the public sector and external stakeholder groups.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
As an agency of the public service, MBIE has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti). Meeting our commitment to Te Tiriti will contribute towards us realising the overall aims of Te Ara Amiorangi – Our Path, Our Direction, and achieve the outcome of Growing New Zealand for All. The principles of Te Tiriti - including partnership, good faith, and active protection – are at the core of our work. MBIE is committed to delivering on our obligations as a Treaty partner with authenticity and integrity and to enable Māori interests. We are committed to ensuring that MBIE is well placed to meet our obligations under the Public Service Act 2020 (Te Ao Tūmatanui) to support the Crown in strengthening the Māori/Crown Relationship under the Treaty and to build MBIE’s capability, capacity and cultural intelligence to deliver this.
Mahi i roto i te Ratonga Tūmatanui – Working in the public service
Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.
In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.
What does it mean to work in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public Service?(external link) — Te Kawa Mataaho The Public Service Commission
