Procurement Spend Analyst

at  NSW Department of Communities and Justice

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• We are looking for someone with a high-level capability to hit the ground running and a can-do attitude to simplify and improve spend processes.
• You have an acute attention to detail, strong Excel skills and can demonstrate strong capability and experience working with varied stakeholders across DCJ and government.
• A Bachelor’s in Data Analytics will be looked favourable upon but not mandatory
  Download the role description.
  We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

YOUR ROLE

You will be supporting major key projects and initiatives that contribute to procurement service delivery within Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ).
This role represents a great opportunity to work on initiatives within a large, diverse organisation, as well as participate in cluster and NSW Government-wide projects.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Procurement Spend Analyst provides procurement and analytical expertise, including research, cost modelling and analytical support services, to inform procurement and category management, decision-making and strategy. The role will be working in the Governance, Audit and Reporting team in Procurement.

What you will be doing:

• Manage and deliver procurement projects on time and on target as required for the Department to maintain and extend its procurement accreditation.
• Provide sound advice and support to the Procurement team and Business Owners across the Department on individual procurement projects, category management, supplier relationship management, policy & governance, systems and continuous improvement.
• Conduct engagement, planning and analysis that support business needs and strategic objectives.
• Populate and maintain complex databases and apply analytical tools, techniques and systems to analyse and interpret a wide range of supplier and organisational information and options to support procurement planning and decision making
• Apply risk management and compliance checks when researching and analysing supply markets and contract performance to identify potential risks and trigger risk mitigation and management responses
• Provide support with Dashboarding through BI Tools such as Tableau and also knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP).