Purchasing Specialist

1 week ago

Melbourne City Centre, Victoria, Australia UGL Limited Full time

We have a full-time permanent opportunity for a Purchasing Specialist to join a highly experienced team of Purchasing Officers based out of our Southbank office in Melbourne.


The opportunity

  • Become the procurement policy SME and escalation point
  • Provide advice and solutions to our Purchasing Officers and operational Contract Managers
  • Manage the online requisition register and assign tasks to the purchasing team
  • Become the purchasing team 2IC
  • Report and track noncompliance

About the role


You will be the conduit between the purchasing team and site management as they call on you to solve purchasing issues.

This will include actively promoting the use of best practice to ensure compliance with policy and adherence to site requirements.


The role will see you establish meetings with internal stakeholders with the aim of providing solutions and developing plans to ensure continuity and uninterrupted service delivery.

You will also oversee and improve the efficiency of the purchasing team, track non-compliance and leverage on our buying power.


Key responsibilities

  • Actively promote the use of best practice to ensure compliance with policy and procedures
  • Provide advice, support and solutions to site managers, the purchasing team and suppliers
  • Reporting and business analysis
  • Focal point for conducting RFx, tender support, bid reviews and market analysis
  • Create and issue purchase orders using SAP

About you

  • Substantial experience in a similar role with a large complex organisation
  • Problem solving is the key so we expect that a large part of your role will involve providing advice and solutions to ensure compliance and establishment of best business practices
  • Demonstrated experience resolving conflicts
  • Contract negotiation will be seen as advantageous
  • Strong communication skills

What we offer

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Ongoing training for career progression
  • A competitive salary, complimentary salary continuance insurance, counselling services and rewarding wellness program
  • Discounts on private health insurance, vehicles, travel and more

About Us


UGL is a well-known and respected for providing end-to-end engineering, construction and maintenance services within; rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water and defence markets.

UGL partners with some of the world's largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises and public institutions. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies.

At UGL, we value diversity - in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.


  • Please note that relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and for you to undergo preemployment medical assessment including drug and alcohol scree_

Discipline:
Purchasing Officer

Primary Location:
Australia-VIC-Melbourne CBD & Inner Suburbs

Work Type:
Full-time

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