Commercial Partner
Landcom
Date: 10 hours ago
City: Parramatta, New South Wales
Contract type: Full time
Introduction:
About Landcom:
In the midst of a housing crisis, Landcom’s focus is to deliver our ambitious housing targets. We are determined to put more quality homes in the market, so people have the choice of renting or buying.
We need to build great places - well-built, well-designed communities with top-tier buildings.
As a commercial business Landcom develops land to achieve public outcomes and financial benefits for the people of NSW. We unlock complex, large-scale opportunities and team up with private sector developers and community housing providers to deliver. We’ve delivered more than 100,000 homes over the last 47 years.
Why join us?
We rely on the passion and commitment of our people to achieve our ambitions. We work continuously to create and maintain a workplace that supports them, that is inclusive, innovative and energetic.
Recent accolades to reflect this are:
About the Role:
We are seeking a Commercial Partner to join our Finance & Investment division. You will play a key role in ensuring procurement activities across the organisation are compliant, efficient, and strategically aligned. This role is responsible for overseeing procurement governance and providing expert support on procurement activities, including strategy development, tender evaluation, contract negotiation (in collaboration with Legal), and ongoing contract management.
You will act as a trusted advisor to project teams, helping to drive best practice and deliver strong commercial outcomes. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that shape sustainable and affordable communities across NSW.
Key Responsibilities:
You will ideally have:
At Landcom we value diversity and are committed to creating a workplace culture and environment that is respectful, inclusive and free from any form of discrimination and harassment. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive and barrier-free recruitment process.
Landcom acknowledges the Burramattagal People of the Dharug Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which our office stands.
About Landcom:
In the midst of a housing crisis, Landcom’s focus is to deliver our ambitious housing targets. We are determined to put more quality homes in the market, so people have the choice of renting or buying.
We need to build great places - well-built, well-designed communities with top-tier buildings.
As a commercial business Landcom develops land to achieve public outcomes and financial benefits for the people of NSW. We unlock complex, large-scale opportunities and team up with private sector developers and community housing providers to deliver. We’ve delivered more than 100,000 homes over the last 47 years.
Why join us?
We rely on the passion and commitment of our people to achieve our ambitions. We work continuously to create and maintain a workplace that supports them, that is inclusive, innovative and energetic.
Recent accolades to reflect this are:
- Inclusive Employer Index Accreditation 2023, Diversity Council of Australia as a Top 30 Most Inclusive Employers in Australia
- Innovation & Excellence Awards for Diversity and Inclusion Winner 2023, Property Council of Australia’s (for organisations with less than 250 employees)
- Achieved 5 Green Stars and ranks fourth in Australia and Oceania in the 2023 GRESB results, the global benchmark for environmental, social and governance performance of real assets.
- Finalist, National Australian Human Resource Institute Mental Health Awards 2022 recognising Landcom’s contribution to mental health and wellbeing in the workplace
- People First Award Finalist 2023, Property Council of Australia, for our Learning Plan and Capability Framework
- 12 additional leave days per year (5 of which can be paid out)
- Flexible working arrangements including 2 weeks ‘work from anywhere’
- Salary sacrificing, annual vaccinations and skin checks
- Health & Wellbeing Program
- Leadership and professional development opportunities to grow your career
- Active social club
- Fitness Passport
- Lifestreet Wellbeing program
- Discounts with 100’s of retailers across Australia
About the Role:
We are seeking a Commercial Partner to join our Finance & Investment division. You will play a key role in ensuring procurement activities across the organisation are compliant, efficient, and strategically aligned. This role is responsible for overseeing procurement governance and providing expert support on procurement activities, including strategy development, tender evaluation, contract negotiation (in collaboration with Legal), and ongoing contract management.
You will act as a trusted advisor to project teams, helping to drive best practice and deliver strong commercial outcomes. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that shape sustainable and affordable communities across NSW.
Key Responsibilities:
- Govern procurement processes to ensure compliance with Landcom’s policies and procedures.
- Provide expert advice and support on procurement strategy, tendering, contract negotiation, and contract management.
- Execute procurement contracts under Power of Attorney in line with Landcom’s execution policies.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders and suppliers to drive collaboration and commercial outcomes.
- Support continuous improvement of procurement processes, systems, and technologies.
- Deliver training and support to staff on procurement policies and procedures.
- Maintain and enhance Landcom’s procurement systems, panels, and supplier performance records.
- Support high-value or high-risk procurements in collaboration with senior commercial staff.
You will ideally have:
- Tertiary qualifications in procurement, contract management, commerce, law, or a related field.
- Experience in procurement or commercial management within the construction, property, or infrastructure sectors.
- Strong understanding of tendering, contract management, and associated risk and probity requirements.
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.
- Familiarity with government procurement frameworks and policies is desirable.
At Landcom we value diversity and are committed to creating a workplace culture and environment that is respectful, inclusive and free from any form of discrimination and harassment. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive and barrier-free recruitment process.
Landcom acknowledges the Burramattagal People of the Dharug Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which our office stands.
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