Role Based
Learning Plans.

Routine purchasing, purchase order management with the focus on basic contract management and process compliance.

Raising purchase orders, communicating with suppliers & resolving any non-compliance issues, data maintenance, deviation handling, contract administration, reporting.

Analyse data and information with the focus to help the procurement organisation to make informed decisions.

Market analysis, supplier information gathering, data analysis, benchmarking, cost and benefits modelling, reporting and control.

Primary focus is routine (also known as tactical) procurement that is of a low value and/or low risk nature.
This may include:

• • engaging with internal customers,
• • conducting request for quote process,
• • establishing and negotiating contracts with suppliers, and potentially
• • some management of routine contracts.

Stakeholder need analysis, challenge specifications, running the RFQ, offer comparison, negotiation and contracting.

Primarily involved in procurement activities that are complex, high value and/or high risk. This may include strategic sourcing:

• • developing and executing sourcing strategies,
• • managing tender process of greater complexity,
• • developing and negotiating contracts,
• • total cost analysis;
• • managing complex contracts;
• • acting as a senior advisor to internal customers.

Developing sourcing strategies, stakeholder need analysis, challenge specifications, running the tender process, TCO analysis, total cost negotiations and contracting.

Managing supplier performance and contract compliance to ensure value is delivered under a contract, with a continuous improvement focus.

Supplier relationship management, cost management, monitoring/managing performance against KPI's, resolving issues, stakeholder management and supplier development, negotiating variations, extensions or renewals.

Primary focus of the role is contract management and managing supplier performance to ensure value is delivered under a contract. In addition to contract management, this role also conducts routine procurement (often low value and/or low risk in nature).

Supplier relationship management, cost management, monitoring/managing performance against KPI's, resolving issues, stakeholder management and supplier development, negotiating variations, extensions or renewals, running a tender or RFQ process, offer comparison, negotiating and contracting.

Category management with the focus to create more value for the organization. Includes:

• • developing and implementing category management plans,
• • market analysis and total costs analysis,
• • risk management,
• • extensive stakeholder engagement.

Cross-functional stakeholder management, category strategy development based on analsyis of market, costs and risks, implementing category strategies, project management.

Develop the procurement strategy and procurement capability of the organisation, to enable the procurement organisation to perform.

Outcome focussed, requiring strong leadership skills, stakeholder management skills and procurement expertise to deliver procurement outcomes consistent with Government policy and priorities.

Accountable for developing the organisation's procurement strategy (e.g. forward procurement planning, approval of category plans, implementation of contract management functions).

Implementation and management of the procurement strategy in line with the business strategy, Government policy and priorities.

Extensive stakeholder engagement (internal and external).