Mātanga Hokohoko Matua Senior Procurement

A profile-raising Procurement Role changing the way Stats NZ contributes to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come. This role will have you performing in a data-driven environment that will draw on your experience in ICT, corporate and social procurement.
- Represent the lead agency for government-held data
- Bring your ideas into an environment set up to support curiosity
- Ensure that potential of industry and Stats NZ is realised as we reform our thinking, build partnerships with sources of admin data and modernise over 80 systems that support the production of ~160 official Statistics ranging from Child Poverty to the Consumer Price Index
- Embrace te tikanga and your own style in the way you work, flexibly or in our 6-star green building

Mōu | For you
Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.
**Starting salary**: $ 118,052 - $ 158,264 + superannuation
We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about working at Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ, the Way We Work and our benefits. We want working for usto work for you

**Other benefits of joining our Stats whānau include**:

- Flexible by default, balance life and work commitments with regular WFH options
- Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
- Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
- Three extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)

Te tūnga | The role
Stats NZ is in the process of transforming the way we collect data. As Senior Procurement Specialist, your interfacing within industry will represent the interests of Stats NZ in our role as the lead agency for government-held data. You will ensure the voice of the industry is heard internally in supporting the Stats NZ outputs and priorities. You will provide strategic and commercial advice and support the senior leadership of Stats NZ and undertake corporate, ICT and social procurements.
The role of Senior Procurement Specialist is within the Commercial Arrangements Branch within the Technology, Operations, Commercial & Collections Group, which reports directly to the Chief Executive. Commercial Arrangements is responsible for providing Stats NZ with expert commercial advice and procurement practice for the higher value, higher complexity acquisitions.
As the Senior Procurement Specialist, both your IQ and EQ will be tested as you meet the needs of our Stats NZ employees across the country. You will also support the Transformation, Digital and future NZ Census programme, where required and acquire shared services for other agencies. You will need to understand the business needs, work programmes and objectives to deliver the tactical procurement using the resources of the acquisition/project team.
On the daily you will be responsible for anticipating and managing the legal, reputational and procurement risks associated with procurement activities across the organisation. As a senior member of the Procurement team you will mentor and coach junior Procurement Staff ensuring consistent delivery of quality procurement advice and support services across Stats NZ.

**Our busy team needs someone to join us who**:

- Has strong commercially acumen and prioritises thinking over process
- Can confidently deliver end to end ICT, corporate and social procurement either by themselves or as part of a team
- Can prioritise within a rapidly changing work environment
- Is a confident communicator that brings people with you, verbally and in writing.
- Able to discuss and translate the finer details of the corporate and ICT needs while maintaining a clear vision of the bigger picture
- Has a clear vision of how to improve lives through the procurement profession
- Holds a tertiary (degree-level or higher) qualification in business, commerce or similar
- Minimum of five (5) years' work experience as a Procurement and Contracts Specialist, with experience in executing ICT and large and complex procurements.
- Embraces, or has a willingness to learn about, Te Tiriti, Tikanga, Te Reo and Te Ao Māori.

Nōu te rourou | What you bring
Ko mātou | About Us
Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
We are truly committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willi