Sonali Cordeiro

Senior Advisor, Probity and Assurance Office

Sonali Cordeiro

About Sonali

Sonali is an accomplished and highly experienced Local Government procurement leader, business analyst and probity consultant with 30 years’ experience in strategic procurement, sustainable procurement, business process transformation, organisational change management and finance management in government and private sectors. 

Sonali is an influential leader in the collaborative procurement space who has successfully fostered collaboration across Councils and delivered award-winning innovative procurement policy and contract solutions in the Local Government sector.  

Sonali is recognised as a strong leader amongst peers and staff with extensive experience in leading, training, developing, mentoring and motivating people.  

Sonali is passionate about business transformation and has developed fit-for-purpose procurement tools, templates, procedures and guidelines including sustainable procurement framework.
 
Sonali has a track record of leading complex business projects, meeting tight deadlines, achieving organisational goals and delivering stated outcomes.

Core Capability

  • Strategic Procurement               
  • Strategic Sourcing and Negotiation
  • Business Process Improvement and Transformation
  • Local Government Collaboration
  • Procurement Policy and Governance
  • Sustainable Procurement         
  • Change Management and Training
  • Risk Analysis and Management
  • Finance and Budget Management including Financial Modelling and Analysis 
  • Strategic and Business Planning

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • AT Kearney – Strategic Sourcing and Negotiations
  • Clariteq – Working with Business Processes Course
  • Maddocks Lawyers – Contract Management Course
  • Proteus Leadership – Understanding & Managing Behaviours Course

Key Experience

Facilitated and led award-winning collaborative council initiatives

Experienced in providing leadership, expertise and advice to the executive and senior management, peers and staff across the Local Government sector, in the areas of procurement and governance.

Sonali has held various procurement and financial roles across local and state government and the private sector over the last 30 years, with experience and expertise in leading projects, teams and collaborative council initiatives in delivering transformational procurement outcomes.

Sonali Cordeiro

Sonali Cordeiro

Senior Probity Specialist