Radika, Procurement Graduate 2007

Radika, Procurement Graduate 2007

What attracted you to the DTF Graduate program?
When the time came to seriously think about a full time job, I found the DTF Graduate Program stood out in terms of the opportunities available, the support provided and the very competitive entry-level salary. There is alsoa wide variety of training offered and professional development is encouraged.

Also, shortly following the completion of the Graduate Program I was permanently appointed to a Contract Manager position back in the DTF Health Cluster and I am confident that the support and opportunities provided to me as a graduate was one of the main reasons I was competitive as an applicant.

In a nutshell what did you achieve in your graduate year in Government Procurement?
During my graduate year I was involved in developing contracts on behalf of numerous government departments.

During this rotation I also took up the opportunity to work for three months with the DTF Health Cluster. Here I was given the opportunity to run my own processes for highly technical medical equipment which was certainly a challenge but nevertheless very interesting.

I was also involved in Strategic Sourcing and as a Contract Manager I was responsible for:

• managing the ten contracted recruitment firms which had a turnover of approximately $50 million annually;
• coordinating contract variations; providing advice to government departments to ensure they were using the contract appropriately and efficiently.

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Tom, Procurement Graduate 2007

Tom, Procurement Graduate 2007

In a nutshell what did you achieve in your graduate year in Government Procurement?
While I knew joining the graduate program was a positive step for my career, I wasn’t really sure what I would be doing in my role.

For the first 5 months I worked in central office in Client Procurement Services. In this role I helped prepare tender documents, evaluate bids and award contracts for the following goods and services for WA Government agencies:

• Department of Health:
  medical equipment for Bunbury Hospital
• Drug and Alcohol Office:
  advertising campaigns (Drug Aware and Enough Is Enough – Alcohol)
• Department of Agriculture and Food:
  pest detector dogs, expert consultancies and seeding equipment
• Perth Market Authority:
  cleaning and landscaping services
• Department of Sport and Recreation: signage services

I next worked at the Department of Corrective Services for 2 months to help with their procurement. As well as preparing tenders, in this role I was also involved in managing and extending contracts in relation to WA’s prison system.

The work I have been involved with is critical to government.

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Adam, Procurement Graduate 2007

What attracted you to the DTF Graduate program?
The work in procurement is dynamic and engaging and involves contact with a range of different people throughout government. Procuring goods and services is central to any project and you are exposed to a number of them across government and the people leading them.

Procurement is a great place to work. The people are friendly and supportive and allow you a fair amount of flexibility and autonomy when completing your work. There is a great demand for procurement professionals in business and there are many opportunities to advance your career.

I have been involved in a number of interesting projects during my time in procurement. I developed a number of IT contracts including contracts for document management systems, system maintenance, project directors and video conferencing equipment. I also managed a multi-million dollar contract for training courses for all Government Agencies.

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