Procurement and Commercial Lead

6 days ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

**About us**

The Ministry of Social Development is a people-centred organisation. We're in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent.

We provide social policy and advice to government and assistance, including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whanau and communities.

As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner we are committed to supporting and enabling Maori, whanau, hapu, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.

Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.

**Mo te tima / About our team**

The Disability Support Services (DSS) Group works to ensure fair access to disability support services in New Zealand, prioritizing those with the greatest needs. The Group is focused on implementing key recommendations to deliver consistent, equitable services, prioritize high-needs individuals, and strengthen the long-term sustainability of DSS, all while upholding Enabling Good Lives (EGL) principles.

**Te ahua o te turanga / About the role**:
As the Procurement and Commercial Lead, you will lead and manage our commercial work and oversee a range of end-to-end procurement activities within a commissioning cycle. At the Ministry we commission approximately $2.5b of disability support annually.

You will lead our annual procurement planning and provide commercial support and specialist end to end procurement advice across the organisation, while implementing best practice initiatives.

You will be a leading specialist and provide strategic and commercial advice, support to the senior leadership of DSS and be responsible to coordinate and develop all procurement and commercial artifacts, activities and reporting.

You will work closely with our team of Portfolio Managers to coach and mentor them and grow and develop their commercial and procurement knowledge.

This role supports an increased focus across the Ministry to strengthen probity and will foster the development, growth and procurement expertise across the commissioning team and the wider organisation.

The role plays a pivotal part in strengthening commissioning practice in the Ministry and supporting the implementation of a commissioning framework.

**Nou te rourou | What you bring**

You will have strong experience providing end-to-end commercial lifecycle management for significant social sector contracts. This will be paired with strong knowledge and experience of the New Zealand government procurement policy.

You will have experience as a trusted advisor with strong business acumen and confidence.

You will be experienced at delivering procurement strategies, sourcing, lifecycle management, financial management and programme specific deliverables.

You are confident at building and maintaining proactive and strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and negotiating favourable contractual positions.

You will be responsible for leading the work with DSS business owners and DSS legal to resolve any contractual related issues.

Your experience in strengthening organisational probity and procurement capability will set you up for success in this role.

**Position Description**

A copy of the position description can be found here. Procurement and Commercial Lead position description.

**Salary range: $141,109 - $175,603**

**How to apply**

**Note**: Your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key responsibilities listed in the position description.

**Closing date: Sunday 5 January 2025.**

**Joining us**

Joining MSD means being part of a whanau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents. We show manaaki, we care about the wellbeing and success of people and want everyone to thrive, and be who they are in a supportive and inclusive working environment. We work together to make a difference for communities while doing the right thing with integrity. We are a Treaty partner committed to strengthening relationships with Maori, Hapu, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.
- MSD has a COVID-19 vaccination policy that encourages, but does not require, employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and its variants, unless the role is identified as requiring vaccination at the time._

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