Commercial Specialist Aog

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

**Discover a career with purpose at MBIE**
- Join a high performing team making an impact to NZ's procurement system
- Permanent, full-time position based in our central Wellington offices
- Salary $85,537.00 - $101,911.00 plus KiwiSaver

**Tenei turanga - About the Role**:
Reporting to the All of Government (AoG) Portfolio Manager we currently have an excellent opportunity for a Commercial Specialist to join a high performing team within the New Zealand Government Procurement Branch.

The Commercial Specialist AoG works collaboratively to ensure that a segment of collaborative government contracts generate the best value for New Zealand, while ensuring that agencies needs are being met. Each Category team is responsible for a delegated portfolio/category of government expenditure.

This role is a great opportunity to lead a key category within the Specialised Services Portfolio. As the Commercial Specialist AoG, you'll take primary responsibility for the Insurance Brokering Services category. While experience in the insurance market is a bonus, it's not essential
- we're looking for someone with strong commercial acumen and a collaborative mindset.

New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP), part of MBIE, supports government agencies and suppliers to deliver fair, inclusive, and efficient procurement. We're a team of specialists in data, systems, communications, and contract management, passionate about using procurement to achieve broader outcomes
- like reducing emissions, supporting workers, and strengthening iwi relationships.

**Nga pukenga me nga wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required**
- Commercial experience within government, a regulatory environment, or the private sector.
- An ability to analyse commercial and procurement situations and to recommend and design solutions.
- Experience in delivering projects to scope, time and budget, and achieving successful outcomes.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated by credibility, personal or collaborative influence, managing expectations and persuasion.
- Experience in influencing and negotiating with stakeholders, suppliers, and colleagues.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategy plans and approaches to market and procurement plans.
- Political nous and a working knowledge of the machinery of government.
- Experience in dealing with change in a complex and dynamic environment.
- Commercial or technical experience in relevant category or sector (desirable).
- A custoer centric focus.
- Legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

**Etahi korero mo MBIE - About MBIE**:
MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
- Mahi Tahi - Better Together
- Maia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Maori identity - Hikina Whakatutuki - which broadly means 'lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Maori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Maori, other Maori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Maori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Maori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mohio ana a Hikina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kotuinga I waenganui i a ngai Maori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, a, kei te whai ia ki te whakau ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ma te whai kiko o nga kotuinga ahungaroa o ngai wi, o ngai Maori, me etahi atu ropu Maori ki te Karauna, katutuki tenei. He ahuatanga nui tenei e ahei ai nga mahi whanaketanga a-ohanga, a-papori hoki ki a ngai Maori me Aotearoa whanui. E whai tonu ana matou ki te kotui atu ki nga iwi mo te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i nga kaupapakua roa nei e tami ana i a ngai Maori me Aotearoa whanui, a, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i nga aheinga kokiritanga ma nga iwi, me te tautoko i nga iwi kia whai mana ake ai enei aheinga.

**Me pehea te tono - How to Apply**:
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**Applications close on Wednesday