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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Onsite
Shape how the Reserve Bank manages strategic supplier relationships and commercial contracts - 2-year contract
About the business, role and team
The Reserve Bank of Australia plays a central role in maintaining the nation's economic and financial stability. Procurement and supplier management support the Bank's purpose by enabling sound decisions, effective stewardship and the responsible use of public resources.
The Supplier and Commercial Manager is a senior commercial leadership role responsible for managing the Bank's most significant contractual arrangements while providing enterprise leadership for contract management practices across the organisation.
Reporting within the Procurement or IT team, you will work closely with business leaders, project teams, Procurement, Legal and external advisers to ensure contracts deliver value throughout their lifecycle. You will also act as the Bank's principal subject matter expert for supplier and contract management, helping build capability, consistency and better commercial outcomes across the organisation.
About the role
As Supplier and Commercial Manager, you will:
Lead complex commercial arrangements
Participate in the Bank's supplier and commercial management practice
Strengthen governance and value realisation
About you
You are an experienced commercial professional who combines deep contract management expertise with the ability to influence, coach and build capability across a complex organisation.
You will bring:
Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drive the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
Why RBA?
The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.
Application Close :
November 09, 2026.
