Senior Procurement Specialist

About Airways:
Our people manage New Zealand's 30 million square kms of airspace, providing air traffic control, surveillance, communication, flight inspection, mapping, and airspace design services. We work with government, regulatory authorities, airlines, airports, and the general aviation community to ensure pilots, passengers and goods reach their destination - safely. At Airways, our values underpin all that we do. We value Safety, One Airways, Excellence and Success in all that we do.

Our organisation is made up of operational business groups that are supported by governance and corporate services functions. To learn more about our people and organisational structure, check out www.airways.co.nz/about.

About the Team:
The Finance, Procurement & Property Team is responsible for the overall financial management and support processes within Airways, including transaction accounting, financial reporting, general ledger support to business units, financial IT systems and business planning, procurement strategy policies and procedures, and legislative requirements for Airways manned building portfolio.

About the Role:
National role that can be based at our Auckland airport office or Christchurch campus in Burnside.

Reporting to the Head of Procurement and Property, this sole charge role as Senior Procurement Specialist plans, leads and advises the business on procurement processes ensuring transparency and integrity through competitive market process, resulting in scaled cost benefits through oversight of strategic vendor selection, analysis, and robust evaluation processes.

This will include accurate and reliable commercial and strategic advice to the business, noting that there’s a variety of contracts from simple to complex and even multi-year negotiations.

This role is also accountable for the contractual relationship with Airways key vendors.

For more information related to tasks and responsibilities, please refer to the position description.

About You:
To be successful in the role, you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in a business-related field.
• Professional membership or qualifications relative to this senior position.
• 3+ years’ experience in a senior procurement role gained in a large complex working environment, including large value, multi-year procurements.
• Strong analytical and MS Excel skills, knowledge and understanding of procurement and property systems and processes.
• Strong knowledge of the government procurement rules.
• Ability to work in a dynamic business environment, influence and collaborate with people internally and externally, show resilience and agility, take ownership and focus on delivering successful business outcomes.

To Apply:
We think Airways is a great place to work, with an international reputation for innovation and success. You'll work with some of the most experienced, talented, and dedicated in the industry. We offer a competitive salary, five (5) weeks annual leave and vast learning opportunities.

If you are eager to expand your experience in a fast-paced, complex, challenging and rewarding environment - please submit your application (CV and cover letter) via the Airways careers site or Seek. 

Please note that you must be legally eligible to work in New Zealand to be considered. This role will require the successful candidate to undergo pre-employment background checks including references, drug and alcohol screening, criminal conviction, and related checks.

Application closing date is Tuesday, 17 December 2024.

Please note that we will start with the phone screening calls after the festive break, around 13 January 2025 and with interviews the week of 20 January 2025.

At Airways, our people are at the heart of what we do to keep NZ skies safe. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We currently hold the Rainbow Tick and NQTick (neurodiversity) and are working towards Gender Tick. We make our recruitment decisions based on the best candidate for the job and therefore encourage applications from diverse candidates.