Capability development

Voiceover: Do you want a career that will take you places to work on projects and with people around Australia and across the world at a scale and level of diversity you never thought possible? Have you considered making the move to a career in procurement?

Tanya Davies: I moved into procurement from a completely different role.

Neil McGregor: It’s allowed me to pursue some of my passions, things like the environment.

Anubhav Madan: Government procurement gives access to a lot of different opportunities.

Rhonda Humphrey: It’s ever changing.

Voiceover: So what new opportunities can a career in procurement offer you?

Amanda Reid: Working in procurement gives you exposure to all different parts of the business.

Sarah Collins: As a procurement person you’re learning about international trade and international laws, not just your own country.

Myla Bulaon: We were working with 20 other countries around the world.

Anubhav Madan: Some of the numbers within government are 10 maybe 15 maybe even 20 times the largest numbers you see in the private sector.

Amanda Reid: A good procurement person has to be a problem solver and has to be a change manager and a transformational leader.

Voiceover: It gives you the opportunity to build new skills.

Josephine Legas: I’ve been able to achieve a diploma, an advanced diploma in procurement and contracting and that was all done through the workplace.

Voiceover: And take those new skills with you.

Sarah Collins: Procurement is highly transferable. I’ve had careers in FMCG, financial services, higher education, state government, consulting and now the Commonwealth government.

Amanda Reid: I think being a strong communicator, good with data analytics, someone who can influence and manage stakeholders and suppliers are all skills that would come with me in any next position.

Voiceover: Procurement offers you a rewarding career where you can make an impact and use government purchasing power for social, economic and environmental good.

Michael Wilson: The benefit of working in procurement in government is that you can actually make social change and social outcomes on a big scale.

Voiceover: And deliver social services, outcomes for schools and hospitals, major infrastructure projects and support defence services.

Neil McGregor: In government the savings you make goes to fund more schools, more hospitals, transport and so you can see the real impact.

Voiceover: Procurement is forward looking and gives you an opportunity to help shape the future.

Rhonda Humphrey: If you want to be valued, if you want to make a difference, this is the career for you.

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Voiceover: Do you want a career that will take you places to work on projects and with people around Australia and across the world at a scale and level of diversity you never thought possible? Have you considered a career in procurement?

Amanda Reid: I think the procurement profession is a gateway to all sorts of different opportunities. It really should not be overlooked as a postgraduate option.

Voiceover: What is procurement? Procurement is anything government buys and uses including goods, services and construction.

Michael Wilson: There’s a lot more to procurement than just purchasing.

Tanya Davies: The role is so diverse, you’re not just sitting at your desk.

Neil McGregor: In government the savings you make goes to fund more schools, more hospitals, transport and so you can see the real impact.

Amanda Reid: Whether you want to be a project manager, whether you want to work in communications, whether you work in some sort of a finance role, really procurement gives you all of those skills and it is something I would really recommend for any school leaver.

Sarah Collins: I’ve been involved in the tendering of the Sydney Harbour Bridge climb to something totally different – the selling of a Picasso, so it’s never dull.

Rhonda Humphrey: The variety of what you can do with procurement is just limitless.

Voiceover: We want to grow the pool of talented people making procurement their career of choice.

As part of a procurement team you can deliver social services, outcomes for schools and hospitals, major infrastructure projects and support defence services.

Whatever your qualification, procurement offers you a rewarding career where you can make an impact and use government purchasing power for social, economic and environmental good.

Michael Wilson: The benefit of working in procurement in government is that you can actually make social change and social outcomes on a big scale.

Amanda Reid: Working for the government gives you an opportunity to really give back to your community.

Neil McGregor: It’s allowed me to pursue some of my passions, things like the environment.

Anubhav Madan: You can truly drive some real social change at the deepest levels.

Rhonda Humphrey: If you want to be valued, if you want to make a difference, this is the career for you.

Voiceover: A career in procurement offers you many benefits and can take you wherever you want to go.

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