Team Leader – Contracts & Procurement Support

Employment type: Fixed term until 30 March 2027. This is a backfill for a secondment.
Hours per week: 38
Remuneration: Band 7 salary from $112,427.64 per annum plus superannuation and a fortnightly RDO.
Location: Werribee based with potential for hybrid work arrangement.

About the Role
Wyndham City Council is seeking a positive and dynamic Team Leader who is capable of maintaining the necessary systems for efficient and effective Contract and Procurement Support. This includes supporting system implementation integration and improvements and analysis of data integrity management.

This role will be focusing on managing a team delivering a high-quality centralised function focused on supporting strategic procurement planning for the organisation. The role liaises extensively with internal stakeholders identifying opportunities to optimise procurement processes, enhance efficiencies, and drive innovation and achieve cost savings - without compromising quality or service delivery.

You must also be able promote and maintain toolsets and templates to collect and report on procurement commercial data as required for organisational reporting need. Preparing reports/dashboards on general trends and develop solutions to identified procurement and contract management issues.

This is an opportunity to be part of a growing procurement team, in a friendly forward-thinking environment, offering opportunities and challenges with a great work life balance.

What your day may look like

• In the morning, you lead a few meetings with internal stakeholders to discuss future procurement activities and capture relevant information for Council’s Sourcing Plan. After that, you develop a dashboard report for a Business Unit manager and send out meeting minutes and action plan.
• In the afternoon, you participate in a procurement leadership team meeting, sharing insights and lessons learnt from your recent projects with the Project Management Team.
• Throughout the day, you manage incoming emails and respond to enquiries from colleagues across the organisation. In addition, you support your team members with escalated enquiries and general operations
  Late in the day, you wrap up by finalising key documents, such as a planning update to your line manager and a savings and benefits report.

What you will bring

• Proficiency in the application of a theoretical or scientific discipline in the search for solutions to new problems and identify opportunities for operational improvements.
• Proficiency and extensive understanding of contract management, procurement and finance systems, whether standalone, integrated or as part of modules of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Excellent customer service skills with a ‘can-do’ attitude where you understand your customers’ needs and procurement requirements
• Demonstrated experience in managing a high-performing small team .
• An understanding of the long-term goals of the wider organisation and of its values and aspirations and of the legal and political context in which it operates.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and the ability to apply computer literacy skills to a range of new/different software programs in the performance of duties.
• Knowledge and familiarity with the principles and practices of budgeting and relevant accounting and financial procedures
• Demonstrated skills in setting priorities, planning and organising your own and other employees work to achieve specific and set objectives in the most efficient way despite conflicting pressures.
• An understanding and an ability to implement personnel policies and practices including awards, equal opportunity and occupational health and safety policies, recruitment and selection procedures and techniques, position descriptions and employee’s development schemes. They would be also expected to contribute to the development and implementation of long-term staffing strategies.

If you progress past the interview stage, you may be required to complete pre-employment screening, which may include police checks, a medical, qualification verification, and an Australian work rights check.

Why join Wyndham
We are one of Australia’s fastest growing and most diverse cities.By 2040, we will have more than 500,000 residents and our people are hard at work designing the precincts, building the infrastructure, developing the policies and delivering the programs that will ensure the City is prepared.

Look at our job opportunities and you may be surprised at what you discover: a future-focused culture, a sense of purpose and possibility, and real opportunities to strengthen our diverse community. It all adds up to make Wyndham City a great place to belong. Our people are our most valued asset. We are focused on building a culture that empowers every person to do their best work. Flexibility is built right into our DNA and we are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace that celebrates a diverse workforce. 

 
How to apply

Please apply online by submitting your resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role via the provided link.

 
Applications close at 11:59PM on Sunday, 15 June 2025.

If you have further role-specific questions, please contact Tomas Hansson, Coordinator Procurement on 03 8734 5431.

Wyndham City Council is committed to providing a recruitment experience that is fair, inclusive, and accessible. If you have specific accessibility needs or general recruitment enquiries, please contact our Careers team via careers@wyndham.vic.gov.au or 03 9394 6860.

Child Safe Organisation
Wyndham City Council has zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation which is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors. Additionally, we are committed to fostering a culture of safety within the Council, which includes the inclusion and empowerment of Aboriginal children, their families, and communities. Our recruitment practices reflect this.

Diversity and Inclusion
At Wyndham City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion and embrace individual uniqueness. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, while providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.
Wyndham has one of the largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the Western Region, with a rich and diverse history. We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. To read more about Wyndham City’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan, please visit our website.