Procurement and Category Manager – Australian Securities and Investments Commission
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770927
- Agency: Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Job Title: Procurement and Category Manager
- Position Number: 1934660
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Thursday 23 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Sydney NSW, Melbourne VIC, Brisbane QLD,
- Future Merit Locations: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra
- Salary: $127,641 – $149,295
- Office Arrangement: Hybrid (50% in-office attendance a fortnight)
About Australian Securities and Investments Commission
To succeed in this role, you will bring relevant tertiary qualifications and procurement certification,
together with extensive experience delivering complex procurements within a government
environment. You will possess deep expertise in Technology & Digital procurement, category
management, contract management, supplier relationship management and commercial
negotiations, supported by a strong understanding of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules
(CPRs), the PGPA Act and broader government procurement frameworks.
You will be a commercially astute and strategic procurement professional with demonstrated
experience influencing diverse stakeholders, leading teams and driving outcomes in complex
environments. Strong analytical, project management, communication and presentation skills are
essential, along with experience using government procurement panels and marketplaces and a
proven ability to deliver compliant, value-for-money procurement solutions.
View the position description for more information or click ‘Apply’ to start your application
Applications close at 11:59 pm AEST, Thursday 23 July 2026. Please include a copy of your
resume and a cover letter as part of your application.
Duties
- At ASIC, you can be the change that ensures a fair, strong and efficient financial system for
- the benefit of all Australians. Contribute to delivering on ASIC’s purpose, vision, and
- strategic priorities to help maintain the integrity of the financial system and protect
- consumers from harm.
- This is an exciting opportunity to join ASIC’s Procurement, Property & Contracts Team within
- Enterprise Services as a . In Procurement & Category Manager – Technology & Digital (EL1)
- this strategic role, you will lead category management, procurement and contract management
- activities across ASIC’s Technology & Digital portfolio, delivering value-for-money outcomes and
- fostering strong supplier and stakeholder relationships.
- Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Canberra
- EL1 – ($127,641–$149,295) depending on experience, plus 15.4% superannuation
- 2 x permanent roles
- Applications close at 11:59 pm AEST, Thursday 23 July 2026
- The team
- Enterprise Services provides critical business support functions across ASIC, including Finance,
- Procurement, Property & Contracts, Performance Reporting & Planning, and the Enterprise
- Resource Planning (ERP) Program. The Procurement team serves as ASIC’s centre of
- procurement expertise, delivering category management, procurement governance and contract
- management support across the organisation, with a focus on achieving efficient, transparent and
- value-driven procurement outcomes.
- The role
- As the Procurement & Category Manager – Technology & Digital (EL1), you will lead the strategic
- management of Technology & Digital categories within your portfolio. You will partner closely with
- business stakeholders to develop category strategies, manage complex procurements, strengthen
- supplier relationships and improve contract management maturity across ASIC. You will also lead
- a team and contribute to procurement capability uplift across the organisation.
- You will be responsible for:
- Leading end-to-end Technology & Digital category strategies, including demand planning,
- sourcing, contracting, supplier management, total cost of ownership and benefits realisation.
- Delivering complex, high-value and high-risk procurements while ensuring compliance with
- procurement legislation, policy and governance requirements.
- Providing strategic procurement and commercial advice across the full procurement lifecycle.
- Developing category roadmaps informed by market intelligence, spend analytics and
- emerging technology trends.
- Managing procurement risks, including supplier dependency, cyber risk, data risk and market
- constraints.
- Establishing and embedding supplier relationship management (SRM) frameworks and
- governance mechanisms.
- Supporting contract owners with contract management planning, supplier performance,
- renewals and commercial issues.
- Driving supplier optimisation, innovation, sustainability and diversity outcomes, including
- engagement with SMEs and Indigenous suppliers.
- Providing probity, governance and risk management advice to stakeholders.
- Leading and developing a high-performing team while contributing to enterprise-wide
- procurement capability uplift and continuous improvement initiatives.
Eligibility / Notes
- Notes
How to Apply
Position Contact Neha Narula, N/A
Agency Recruitment Site https://careers.asic.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_jnCounter=2
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