Senior Procurement Business Partner

• Permanent Position at the City of Ballarat
• Join a dynamic procurement team and shape strategic sourcing and contract management outcomes with visible community impact.
• Use your procurement expertise to influence major decisions, drive value for money and support better outcomes for Ballarat.
• Learn from experienced peers to expand your knowledge and grow your career.
• Hybrid working arrangements of three office days per week is the default for this position. The successful candidate may apply for additional flexibility within the bounds of City of Ballarat’s policies.

About The City Of Ballarat

The City of Ballarat, 100km west of Melbourne’s CBD, is one of the largest inland regional cities in the country. Ballarat is uniquely located with easy access to Melbourne, Geelong and Bendigo and is the Western Victorian capital for a region of 400,000 people.

The City of Ballarat has a growing economy that attracts and retains innovative businesses, employs a highly skilled workforce and attracts new residents whilst promoting the city’s unique heritage and vibrant cultural life. It has all the services, retail and entertainment opportunities you will find in a capital city but with a relaxed country attitude. With affordable housing at a fraction of Melbourne prices and a progressive leadership team, now is a great time to join the City of Ballarat.

The role

As a Senior Procurement Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in delivering best practice procurement, tendering and contract management for the City of Ballarat.

Working across a diverse portfolio of high-value and complex procurements, you will partner with stakeholders to shape decisions, drive compliant processes, and achieve strong commercial and community outcomes. You will bring influence, judgement and expertise to each engagement, while contributing to a high-performing, collaborative procurement team.

This is an opportunity to take on meaningful responsibility, enjoy genuine variety, and make a visible impact in an organisation committed to fairness, value for money and community benefit.

About You

You bring extensive experience in procurement and contract management within local government or a similarly complex, regulated environment. You are known for establishing trusted, value-adding partnerships with stakeholders, and for leveraging these relationships to deliver strategic, efficient, and compliant tendering processes that achieve meaningful organisational outcomes. You thrive in a collaborative, experienced procurement team, contributing your expertise while supporting shared goals, continuous improvement, and consistent delivery of high-quality procurement practices.

To apply

To apply for this position please click on the apply button and submit your application. The closing date for this position is 22 JUNE 2026.

Please ensure that you provide a cover letter, current resume and answer the key selection criteria.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a full employment medical and police check.

Contact

For any additional questions, please contact Judi Bird, Procurement Coordinator on 03 53291685 or Michael Riseley, Executive Manager Business Services on 0417 294 731.

EEO statement

The City of Ballarat is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe and inclusive working environment that embraces and values diversity, flexibility and child safety. We welcome applications from all walks of life and celebrate the diversity and richness this brings to our workplace and reasonable adjustments will be made to the process to ensure equitable access.We undertake an employment screening process to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate holds a valid working with children check and satisfactory criminal history record check.