Director - Procurement and Commercial

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

Director - Procurement & Commercial  

• Based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington
• Police Employee
• Permanent, full time
• Nationally Advertised Vacancy
• JR 5017801

Mō te tūnga | About the role 

New Zealand Police delivers services that ensure communities are safe and feel secure, with less crime, road trauma and fewer victims.  Police operates 24 hours a day in a complex environment actively preventing crime and crashes.  With around 15,000 staff, we work from community-based police stations and large policing hubs, operate on land, sea and in the air, and respond to over 860,000 emergency calls every year. 

Underpinning our operations are a broad and complex set of commercial arrangements. We are seeking a Director of Procurement & Commercial who can not only ensure we have robust approach to all aspects of procurement, but can drive creative approaches with the market and our vendors to maximise value.  

You will own our procurement strategy and engage with key suppliers and partners to ensure our officers have the resources and services they need to perform effectively. You will lead a team guiding our procurement practices, fostering strategic partnerships, and ensuring compliance with government standards. As the team is lean, building robust relationships with key leaders in the organisation and mentoring them so they can effectively manage commercial contracts will be critical to success. 

Key Accountabilities: 

• Develop, enhance, and implement a sustainable Procurement and Commercial Strategy that enables Police’s Outcomes, maximises value for money, and ensures alignment with government rules and expectations. 
• Drive delivery of Police’s Procurement and Commercial outcomes whilst building strong internal and external relationships. 
• Champion sound procurement practices and enhance Police’s procurement and commercial organisational maturity. 
• Engage in cross-system collaboration with the Government Procurement Network, Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency, and other procurement leaders across government to gain and share insight into effective strategies, policies and practices.  
• Model the New Zealand Police Values – Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Commitment to Māori and The Treaty, Empathy and Valuing Diversity. 

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring 

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge, and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.  

• Strong negotiation and demonstrated strategic influencing skills
• Have experience leading the end-to-end procurement function within a large or complex organisation
• Have experience in driving material shifts in value for money with enterprise-wide and high value contracts  
• Have experience setting organisational procurement and commercial strategies and policies to enable desired outcomes 
• Strong negotiation and strategic influencing skills 
• Knowledge of New Zealand procurement policies and practices
• Have a proven ability to enhance leadership and organisational capability, accountability and effectiveness. 

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements 

• This role is based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington. Some travel may be required.
• Applicants must demonstrate a professional tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline, or ability to demonstrate equivalent relevant business experience. A commercial law qualification is preferrable but not essential.

This role is set at Strategic Leader level, this means your key purpose is “to lead the strategy, Our Business, and enable our people to deliver it”.

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:

https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/11-2024/director_procurement_commercial_.pdf

Mo tātou | About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei | Apply now

If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing  and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.  

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers 

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.  

Utu ā-tau | Salary 

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $203,400 and $215,434 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.  

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Sunday 17th November 2024. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

Interviews are tentatively scheduled for early December, with the successful applicant taking up the role in early 2025. 

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact john.downs-carroll@police.govt.nz.