Albert Bass

Background

About Albert Bass

Senior procurement and commercial executive with over 25 years’ experience leading complex, large-scale sourcing and governance functions across government and infrastructure environments.Most recently Director, Procurement at Transport for NSW, with governance and assurance oversight across a $76.7B infrastructure portfolio. I have led multi-disciplinary procurement teams, shaped whole-of-agency policy and operating models, and strengthened commercial capability across capital projects, goods and services, and shared services environments.My focus is practical transformation: simplifying frameworks, strengthening controls, improving supplier performance and enabling better commercial decisions. I work across governance, strategy and delivery, ensuring risk is managed without slowing momentum.Core areas of expertise include:• Procurement transformation and operating model design• Commercial strategy and business partnering• Category management and strategic sourcing• Supplier governance and contract management• Procurement governance, risk and assurance• Infrastructure and capital project procurement• Shared services and enterprise reform• Stakeholder engagement at executive and board levelSelected impact:• Led procurement governance across a $76B+ transport infrastructure program• Managed contract portfolios up to $3.9B across facilities, logistics and professional services• Established and led a 250-person finance and procurement shared services function• Chaired cross-government CPO forums influencing policy and capability upliftI am particularly interested in Procurement Leadership and Enterprise Transformation roles where commercial leadership, governance maturity and cultural uplift are critical to organisational performance.