Senior Procurement Manager (Technology)

At VicRoads the work you do has real impact. Our work connects people and communities. We keep Victorians moving safely and smoothly today and help them be ready for tomorrow.

VicRoads empowers our people to learn and grow- focusing on impact and innovation. We reflect the diversity of Victoria and foster clever thinking to keep you and the community moving.

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• Annual Salary Range: Commensurate with experience
• Employment Type: Full Time - Ongoing
• Usual Work Location: QV 180 Lonsdale Street CBD/ Work from home

About the opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Analysis & Planning and Procurement, the Senior Procurement Manager provides strategic leadership across the Technology portfolio. The role is responsible for shaping and delivering procurement strategies that optimise value, manage risk, and support organisational objectives.

The Senior Procurement Manager leads and oversees all procurement activity while ensuring strong governance, compliance, and consistent application of procurement frameworks. The role drives innovation, continuous improvement, and capability uplift, strengthening procurement practices and enhancing market engagement.

Key accountabilities include:

• Develop Technology procurement strategies and plans aligned to organisational priorities, business demand and category opportunities.
• Act as a strategic and commercial adviser to Technology leaders on sourcing approaches, contracting models, market options and commercial trade-offs.
• Oversee end-to-end procurement delivery to achieve value for money and strategic outcomes.
• Establish and own procurement reporting for the portfolio
• Lead and develop a team of 2, providing clear direction, coaching, and performance oversight.
• Accountable for Governance, risk and compliance across the portfolio

About you

We're looking for a forward-thinking Senior Procurement Leader to join our team and make a real impact across our Technology portfolio. You bring strong commercial expertise and a passion for turning complex challenges into smart, value-driven outcomes. Known for your ability to build trusted relationships, you confidently partner with senior stakeholders and lead high-impact procurements with clarity and influence. You thrive in a dynamic environment, balancing strategy, delivery, and governance, and are energised by driving continuous improvement, innovation, and capability uplift across procurement and the broader business.

You will bring

• Proven leadership of high-value, complex Technology procurements
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic mindset
• Expertise across IT categories (cloud, software, telecoms, services)
• Ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders
• Experience developing procurement and category strategies
• Strong governance, risk, and compliance capability
• Passion for continuous improvement and innovation

Our culture

Innovation powers progress, but it doesn't come without support. To attract, retain, and develop talented people, we reward initiative and ingenuity, foster collaboration, and offer dynamic career development. At VicRoads, we embrace diversity and inclusion and we're proud our workforce reflects the community we work for.

What we offer

• Salary packaging, Fitness Passport & discounts to hundreds of retailers
• Opportunities for professional and personal development
• Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly practices, including 16 weeks paid parental leave

How to apply

We encourage applications from people of all genders, backgrounds and communities.

If you need any adjustments to our recruitment process or the role itself, please let us know when applying.

Please submit your application via the "Apply" button. Please note applications close Sunday 21st June 2026.

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