Sourcing Manager

Description:

• Ongoing Appointment

About TAFE SA
Awarded the Training Provider of the Year at the 2021, 2022 and 2024 SA Training Awards, TAFE SA ensures all South Australian students have access to quality education and skills training across a number of regional and metropolitan locations.
By working with TAFE SA, you’ll have the opportunity to advance your career in a diverse and inclusive organisation, while helping to deliver job-ready skills and meaningful outcomes for students across our state.

About the role
The Sourcing Manager is accountable to the Manager, Procurement for the end to end (source to contact) activities to deliver maximum value for TAFE SA. The role provides expert advice to achieve key outcomes in line with TAFE SA’s strategic plan, leads, manages and negotiates the resolution of complex Goods and Services commercial constructs, contractual disputes and provides specialist high level advice to internal and external stakeholders in line with TAFE SA Procurement & Contract Management Framework and government policies, procedures and frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic planning of goods and services procurements.
• Acts as the primary resource for procurement technical advice and negotiation strategy
• Monitoring changes in across government Procurement policy and procedures.
• Plays a development role across the team in line with the Manager.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Proven experience in procurement and contract management.
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent understanding of government policies, procedures, and frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a team.
• High-level communication and stakeholder management skills.

Special Conditions
The successful applicant is required to demonstrate having a valid Working With Children Check (WWCC) prior to being employed. Applicants who do not hold a WWCC will need to apply at Department of Human Services (DHS).

Working from home provisions are available for this role.

Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted online .
For further information on how to apply for this position, please refer to the attached application guidelines and Role Descriptor RD Sourcing Manager - ASO8 - 03 March 2025.pdf.

Inclusion and Flexibility Statement
At TAFE SA, we ensure our workplaces are safe, inclusive, supportive and respectful. We do not accept discrimination, harassment, or violence of any kind. As an Equal Opportunity employer, we strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ and people living with disability.

TAFE SA offers a range of work options to attract and retain great staff, including part-time. We support employees to manage their work-life balance at all stages of their lives. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Enquiries
Jamie Loprete
Manager, Procurement
Ph: 8348 3426
E: Jamie.Loprete@tafesa.edu.au

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.