Commercial Contract/supplier Manager

3 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

**Role type**: Permanent, full-time
**Location**: Wellington
**Salary Band**: $107,284 - $143,694

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the Role
The Ministry for Primary Industries' Procurement and Commercial Management team is a recognised leader within Government. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Commercial Contract/Supplier Manager to join our team. You will help us ensure MPI has effective commercial management in place for a diverse range of ICT contracts/suppliers that are strategically important to the delivery of MPI's objectives. You'll be responsible for:

- Monitoring and managing a portfolio of contracts/suppliers to drive value for money for the commercial arrangements
- Acting as a trusted advisor providing expert commercial advice in relation to contract/supplier performance, risks and issues
- Developing and maintaining effective and collaborative relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
- Actively contributing to business improvements and innovations, streamlining business processes in relation to contracts, reducing costs and enabling efficiencies
- Leading and managing formal contract and supplier reviews

Mōu - About You

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- Substantial experience managing complex commercial supplier relationships
- Demonstratable in-depth knowledge and experience in delivering commercial outcomes. In particular, experience in managing complex ICT contracts
- Proven ability to build successful and credible relationships with a range of business partners and stakeholders, and comfortable collaborating across all levels of the organisation
- Solid track record for uplifting organisational performance through enhanced commercial and financial management practices
- Advanced skills in commercial contract negotiation
- Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills including the ability to communicate technical information to diverse individuals and groups

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI
MPI has a strength of common purpose and a passion to sustainably grow and to protect Aotearoa, for the benefit of all New Zealanders. It's no mean feat and we have a team of hard working and dedicated people in a variety of roles supporting us to make this happen. Our overall ambition is for New Zealand to be the most trusted source of high value natural products in the world. We're working towards sustainability, protection, growth and participation.
To find out more about the Ministry and what we do please click here

Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working
If you're interested, we are open to discussing flexible working options with you. This can take many forms such as (but not limited to) reduced hours, remote working, flexible start and finish times, compressed hours, or term-time work. Please feel free to talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI
- Up to 3 additional MPI leave days
- Ability to purchase extra annual leave
- Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?
We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whanau and hāpori.
In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

Applications close at 11.59pm on Friday 12 July.

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