The Australasian Procurement and Construction Council (APCC), proudly supported by PASA, is calling on procurement and contract management professionals to include “procurement” in their occupational title when completing the upcoming Australian Census on Tuesday, 11 August.
According to the campaign, which is also supported by CIPS, many procurement professionals remain invisible in workforce statistics, identified under broader or alternative job titles, despite influencing billions of dollars in expenditure, strengthening supply chains, managing risk, negotiating contracts and delivering value across government and industry.
As a result, the size, impact and workforce needs of procurement can be significantly underestimated, limiting the evidence needed to support investment in capability development, education and career pathways.
This is where more accurate Census data can make a huge difference.
If procurement is your primary function, accounting for at least 50 percent of your role, consider including procurement or a clear variant in your occupational title.
Examples of occupational titles include:
- Category manager
- Procurement adviser
- Procurement manager
- Procurement officer
- Procurement policy officer
- Procurement specialist
- Senior procurement officer
- Sourcing specialist
- Strategic procurement lead
- Contract manager
- Supply chain and procurement manager
You can also help to spread the word by sharing the campaign on LinkedIn, in newsletters, on intranets and across social media channels.
PASA Managing Director Lesley Wardropper said PASA is proud to support the APCC’s campaign because recognition begins with being counted.
“Procurement is a highly skilled, strategic profession that plays a critical role in delivering value, strengthening supply chains and managing risk across every sector of the economy, but its true size and impact can only be understood if practitioners accurately identify themselves in the Census,” she said.
“We encourage everyone whose primary role is procurement or contract management to take this simple step and help strengthen the future of the profession.”
