Kaiarataki Whiwhinga Procurement Business Partner

2 weeks ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand University of Canterbury Full time
Te Ratonga Ahumoni | Financial Services

  • Fulltime at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
  • Continuing (i.e. permanent) position

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
The role of Financial Services is to provide central procurement, accounting, business insight, advice and processing of financial transactions. The unit provides a high-quality service while developing and maintaining excellent collaborative relationships with internal and external customers.

The procurement team champions the quality of execution of the end-to-end procurement process - from identifying business need, through to contract management.

Everyone is making a difference to the University by helping shape and build a sustainable environment for our students.

For more information about our team, please visit us at Financial Services.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
Your portfolio will focus on developing and shaping the way UC looks in the future from an Infrastructure perspective. Your main focus will be in the Minor and Major FM and Infrastructure works space.

Utilising your procurement experience, you will drive sourcing and contract management activities in close partnership with the relevant Service Unit and/or Faculty representatives.


By taking a category management approach with the business units you work with, you will develop category strategies in line with our policies and framework so that commercial and non-commercial benefits and outcomes are maximised, and risks appropriately mitigated.

Stakeholder management will be an important focus of this role.

You will ensure Supplier relationships are well managed with high-risk contracts developed around best practice, including documenting change, reviewing and negotiated on favourable terms.

Internal stakeholders will be consulted as to their procurement requirements with your support around policies, processes, approvals and supply arrangements.


Mōu | Who You Are


As a Procurement Business Partner, you will have extensive (minimum of 10 years experience) working on successful large scale collaborative sourcing projects within a complex, multi-stakeholder operating environment.

You will have a cradle to grave working knowledge of the NZS 39 suite of contracts particularly 3910, 3915 and 3916.

In addition, experience in using ACENZ Conditions of Contract for Consultancy Services (CCCS). Experience managing large-scale procurement activities within the industries of Construction and Facilities Maintenance is desirable.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora - Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.


Our values are manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha and these uara (values) guide our decisions and behaviour.

Our values provide a roadmap for how we do things, affirming our commitment to the oranga (health, safety and wellbeing) of our students through mana-enhancing pastoral care and support.

Ngā Uara (our values) challenge and inspire us to be the best we can be. They make UC a great place to work and study.


We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity.

The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.


The closing date for this position is: 15 March 2023 (midnight, NZ time):

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Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply
Applications for this position must be submitted on our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume_. _

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered

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