Business Partner

7 months ago


Canterbury, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Based in either Wellington or Christchurch
- Work up to two days a week from home
- Variation of work in a busy, supportive team

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
Join our supportive team for a dynamic journey as a Business Partner - Procurement, as a proactive and professional business partner, with experience in procurement activities and a proven ability to foster strong partnerships within the public sector.
You not only bring expertise but also a willingness to learn, a positive attitude, and a dedication to continuous improvement initiatives. Embark on a role where every day is different, offering an exciting variety of work, all the while being a part of a great team that supports and uplifts each other. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping our procurement processes, supporting the Senior Business Partners, nurturing collaborative relationships, and ensuring ongoing enhancements.
As a trusted Business Partner, you will work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to align procurement strategies with overarching objectives. You will work with the Senior Business Partners to develop and implement sourcing strategies, policies, quality, and supplier relationships to achieve the purpose and objectives of our Kaupapa (Strategy).
You will champion our role, as a Te Tiriti o Waitangi Partner, and ensuring a te ao Māori perspective is applied and shapes how we deliver our work.

**Examples of types of work you could expect are**:

- Assisting with tender opportunities and admin
- Looking after the procurement team in-box and responding/triaging responses
- Taking minutes in moderation meetings
- Analysing market trends and data to inform procurement decisions and identify opportunities.
- Assisting with reporting: OIA's, PQ's, reports for our annual review and select committees.
- Continuous improvement initiatives such as:

- Resource Squad activities
- Creating webpages to promote our processes, tools, and resources.
- Back-up for the contract management system

If you're ready to bring your procurement expertise, eagerness to learn, positive attitude, and commitment to continuous improvement to support the Senior Business Partners, and thrive in a role that offers daily variety, a great team atmosphere and learning support, we want to hear from you.
This role could be based in Wellington or Christchurch, and we offer flexible working, you could work from home up to two days a week.

He pūkenga tou - Skills & Experience

**You Must have**:

- Experience in a public service/government context

**It would be nice if you had**:

- Experience in procurement contexts, with a proven track record of supporting procurement activities and a procurement team
- Have or studying towards a relevant procurement qualification.
- Analytical mindset, skilled in utilising data to drive informed decision-making.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new challenges, combined with a positive attitude.

The expected appointing range for this role is $85,000 - $100,000 depending on skills and experience.

Ngā mea e tukuna ana e tātau - What we offer our employees
- Interesting work which impacts Aotearoa as we care for whenua, moana and arawai
- Eye & ear care reimbursements
- Annual Flu Vaccinations
- Reduced Health Insurance Premiums
- Diverse groups and networks
- If eligible for paid parental leave, you will be entitled to a top up payment for the first eighteen weeks of the twenty-six weeks.
- A minimum of four weeks and three days annual leave

Te Tākinatanga - Our Story
Toitū Te Whenua plays a vital role in understanding, developing, and caring for New Zealand's whenua, moana and arawai (land, sea and waterways). Whether you're developing our products and services to support our customers, managing the Crown estate, engaging with our iwi partners, or helping us be an effective regulator, your contribution can make a difference. Our mahi helps New Zealanders have confidence that the development of our land, communities and country is being planned from an informed and expert position that balances environmental, social, cultural and economic considerations. Now and for future generations.

Our Kia Toipoto Intentions - Public Service Gender, Māori, Pacific and Ethnic Pay Gap Action Plan

Tono mai - How to Apply

At Toitū Te Whenua we design our roles around shared capabilities (rather than focusing on tasks) and so you'll notice our role profiles are broad. This allows us to be responsive to our customers and to strengthen the connections across our organisation. It also gives us the flexibility to provide wider opportunities to our people, to further their careers. The broad-based role for this position is ‘Business Partner - Level 1'.



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