Senior Specialist, Procurement & Sourcing

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Position overview

The Senior Specialist, Procurement & Sourcing is a responsible for leading procurement and sourcing efforts, stakeholder engagement, optimising supplier relationships, ensuring compliance, and driving strategic initiatives to drive value across the University.

As a Senior Specialist, Procurement & Sourcing you will :

• Achieve demonstrated competitive, value add strategic sourcing outcomes, measured through financial cost savings, performance improvements, cost avoidance and sustained business benefit.
• Identify and deliver cost improvement initiatives with a focus on Infrastructure and IT procurement spend.
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the procurement team and across the broader University, leveraging best practices, process enhancements, and stakeholder engagement to deliver long-term value.

To be successful, you’ll have experience in :

• Strategic sourcing with a strong focus on strategy development, supplier negotiations, and contract management.
• Infrastructure and IT procurement
• Managing end-to-end procurement processes, from data analysis, identifying needs to supplier selection and contract award.
• Stakeholder management with the ability to lead, influence and implement sourcing plans that result in cost savings and process efficiencies.

Here's how to apply :

Only people with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position.

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Zendyn Lakdavala (Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing) on

For a copy of the position description, please see below :

Senior Specialist, Procurement & Sourcing_HEW 9.pdf

Applications for this position close on Sunday, 7 December 2025 at 11 : 55pm.

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.