- Are you a trusted procurement professional who thrives on partnering with the business rather than sitting on the sidelines?
- Do you enjoy helping leaders navigate complex decisions, balancing risk with commercial outcomes, and building capability that leaves teams stronger and
more self-sufficient?
- This is your opportunity to shape procurement and risk practices across Visit Victoria and Melbourne Convention Bureau, working at the intersection of
strategy, governance, stakeholder engagement and organisational capability.
Visit Victoria
Visit Victoria is the primary tourism and events company for the State of Victoria. We inspire people around the world to visit Melbourne and regional Victoria through creative storytelling and enriching events. Our role is to drive visitation and expenditure through destination marketing and a strong pipeline of major, regional and business events to support the visitor economy – creating, converting and connecting demand.
We harness the power of our extraordinary visitor experience to inspire more travellers to visit Victoria.
About this Position
Full-time, part-time applications may be considered
Fixed term to 30 June 2027
Hybrid working 3 days in office, Melbourne CBD based
We’re looking for an experienced Procurement Manager who can operate as a genuine business partner across the organisation.
This is not a traditional procurement role focused on running every procurement process. Instead, you’ll work alongside leaders and teams to build capability, provide practical advice, strengthen governance and help people make confident, informed decisions.
You’ll be the organisation’s trusted adviser on procurement, probity and enterprise risk—partnering with stakeholders to deliver value-for-money outcomes, navigate complex procurements and embed better ways of working.
Working across a diverse portfolio that includes marketing, events, tourism, media, corporate services and professional services, you’ll bring a pragmatic and solutions-focused approach. You’ll know how to balance compliance requirements with commercial realities, helping the business achieve its objectives while maintaining strong governance standards.
About you
You’re a collaborative and influential procurement professional who builds credibility quickly and enjoys working in partnership with stakeholders.
You don’t see procurement as a gatekeeping function. Instead, you focus on coaching, empowering and enabling others to achieve better outcomes. You bring sound judgement, strong commercial acumen and the confidence to provide practical advice in complex or high-risk situations.
You are equally comfortable facilitating a procurement workshop, advising a senior leader on a strategic procurement, reviewing governance requirements or presenting risk insights to executive stakeholders.
You’ll bring:
• Demonstrated experience in public sector procurement, providing advice and support across the full procurement lifecycle, with a strong focus on governance, probity and value-for-money outcomes.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships and confidently advise leaders at all levels.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate complex procurement, policy and governance requirements into practical, solutions-focused advice.
• Experience coaching, mentoring and building capability, empowering stakeholders to confidently manage procurement activities and make informed decisions.
• Well-developed analytical, problem-solving and risk management skills, with the ability to identify opportunities, manage risk and drive continuous improvement.
• Experience supporting enterprise risk frameworks and reporting, combined with excellent written communication skills and the ability to prepare high-quality executive briefings and recommendations.
If you’re energised by variety, enjoy working in a small close-knit team, and want to make a meaningful impact through people — this is a role where you’ll thrive.
Culture & Values
Visit Victoria provides an inclusive workplace which supports and fosters growth, professional development and delivering exceptional results for our partners, clients and industry.
Our values are embedded in our culture and communication
• Passion – We love what we do.
• Creativity – Imagination without boundaries
• Collaboration – We work as one.
• Growth – We embrace growth and challenges.
• Connection – We are connected to people, culture and our country.
It takes all Victorians!
At Visit Victoria, we proudly celebrate diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the State we promote.
We value and celebrate differences and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences, including age, gender, cultural backgrounds, religion, sexual orientation, disability and caring responsibilities. If you require any assistance to be included in our recruitment process, please contact p&c@visitvictoria.com.au, quoting the job title.
How to apply
To apply for this role, please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you believe you are the ideal candidate for this position. Please ensure you complete the online applications questions.
This job advertisement is open until COB 29 July 2026.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted further. All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.
