Kylie McKinlay

Manager

​ MBA, BBus (Public Administration)

Kylie is a respected procurement leader with over 25 years experience across all levels of government, as well as in the private and not-for-profit sectors. She is known for her ability to lead and transform procurement functions and is particularly passionate about enabling procurement to deliver real and lasting benefits to the community.​

Her deep understanding of public sector processes and her ability to drive change have made her a trusted advisor across multiple government portfolios. Kylie’s work has spanned procurement policy and legislative programs, community funding, commercial projects, and capability development. She has also developed strategic frameworks for contract management, supplier relationship management, and supplier risk​

Kylie is driven by the belief that procurement is a strategic enabler of value. Clients value her ability to navigate complexity, build capability, and deliver outcomes that go beyond compliance and cost savings.​

“Procurement has undergone so much change in recent years and it’s exciting to work with teams of professionals who share my passion to position procurement as a significant business driver.”

Key areas of expertise

  • Procurement Transformation ​
  • Social and Sustainable Procurement​
  • Contract and Supplier Management​
  • Policy and Governance ​
  • Probity​
  • Modern Slavery ​
  • Procurement Capability 

Highlights

  • ​Leading many incredible procurement teams and developing collaborative partnerships as a trusted advisor​
  • Developing and transforming the procurement functions of numerous publicly funded organisations to increase the value of procurement and enhance buyer engagement ​
  • Leading the design of award nominated Emergency Procurement
  • Procedures expediting purchasing during declared events​
  • Designing modern slavery frameworks for iconic public and private sector organisations to mitigate risks in their supply chains​
  • Leading the procurement of award-winning strategic procurement road safety projects to modernise technology ​
  • Leading the implementation of Australia’s first procurement codes of practice to facilitate more ethical engagement with suppliers​
  • Supporting the procurement profession by developing and facilitating the training of hundreds of procurement practitioners across Australia
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