About TAFE Queensland

TAFE Queensland is proud to be the largest and most experienced Vocational Education and Training provider in the State. For more than 140 years, TAFE Queensland has delivered practical and industry-relevant training to provide students with the skills and experience they need to build lifelong careers. TAFE Queensland was named the Large Training Provider of the Year at the prestigious 2024 Australian Training Awards. Our training is delivered to students and apprentices on-site, online, in the workplace, or on-campus to give people the skills they need to enrich their communities, support their industries, and strengthen their local economies.

By working at TAFE Queensland, you can be part of a highly experienced workforce closely connected with their industries and dedicated to delivering best practices and innovative training.

Your Opportunity

As the Resource Acquisition Team Leader you will oversee procurement functions to ensure:

• Financial policies and procedures are adhered to and maximum value for money;
• Implementation of business improvement initiatives to create efficiencies and improved accountability;
• Build positive working relationships with all customers and suppliers.

This position reports to the Director Assets, Facilities, and Safety.

This is a Temporary, Full-Time opportunity, for 12 months unless otherwise determined.

The position will be based primarily at our Nambour campus however you may be required to perform work at other TAFE Queensland campuses.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the success of transformation and cultural change through promoting and modelling the established values of Commerciality, Teamwork, Innovation and Accountability.
• Establish effective working relationships with customers and suppliers to ensure customer satisfaction in relation to quality, cost and timeliness for supply of goods and services and payment of invoices.
• Conduct the delegated function for procurement, to ensure that processes undertaken have been in accordance with Government policies and legislation and implement business improvement activities where required.
• Provide timely and accurate advice and support teams in the development and administration of standing offer arrangements ensuring compliance and accountability against relevant purchasing policies.
• Maintain effective team systems to ensure supportive documentation of procurement decisions is undertaken, ensuring that an audit trail is adequately maintained and documented for probity, accountability and audit purposes.
• Support the manager in the development and implementation of strategies to promote good practices, mitigate non-compliance and eliminate any potential risk to the Region in relation to procurement practices.
• Produce reports in relation to procurement and supplier activities as required and report monthly on team performance.
• Provide supervision and development opportunities to the Resource Acquisition team to achieve efficiencies and effectiveness in processes, high levels of customer satisfaction and performance targets, with a continual focus on business improvement.
• Oversee the administration operations of acquisitions, ensuring accountability and sound record keeping in the Region’s financial system.
• Undertake research and development on matters relating to business functions.
• Ensure day to day activities align with business operations.

How you will be assessed

Within the context of the role description above, the ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities:

• Build relationships, promote compliance with policies, and ensure value for money and high level of customer satisfaction.
• Provide supervision and guidance to the team to ensure team goals are met, workloads are managed, and individual and team development and efficient and effective systems are maintained with a continual focus on business improvement.
• Ensure Regional procurement systems, processes and practices are compliant and support the manager in the development and implementation of risk minimisation and business improvement initiatives both internally to the team and more widely throughout the Region.
• Display the initiative, attitude and ability to thrive within a dynamic, challenging and changing environment.
• Undertake and manage a broad range of administrative and procurement activities within a commercial organisation to meet both current and future needs of the business.

Highly Desirable Requirements

• Previous procurement experience and training within a commercial organisation or the education and training sector would be advantageous but is not essential.

How to apply

If you’re interested in this role, click the ‘Apply’ button to submit your application via the TAFE Queensland Recruitment Portal. When submitting your application, please ensure you provide the following:

• A detailed resume including the contact details for two referees (one of whom is your current supervisor) and
• A cover letter that outlines your known skills, abilities, knowledge and experience in response to the “How you will be assessed” criteria above (maximum of 2 pages in total).

Closing date: 4:00PM, 2 October 2025.

Job Reference Number: TQ2025-867

For further information, please contact:

Adrian Scheuer, Human Resources Business Partner

[email protected]