Procurement Specialist

**Job no**: 501544
**Work type**: Fixed Term
**Location**: Newstead
**Categories**: Supply Chain Operations

**About the role**

This is a contract opportunity until February 2026 and will see you based at our Newstead location working closely with our IT project team.

**Salary range: $99,810 - $108,603 p/a **plus 11.5% superannuation and **access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900** + **access to many staff benefits

**What you’ll be doing**

**In this role you will be responsible for the delivery of sourcing and procurement activities. Typical duties of the role include**:

- Understand and support category strategy to achieve objectives.
- Develop and implement procurement plans based on customer needs and priorities.
- Manage low to medium complexity procurement projects for continuous improvement.
- Create request for proposal documentation and maintain supplier knowledge database.
- Monitor benefits and support negotiations for best value.
- Implement contracts with performance incentives and manage supplier performance.
- Identify and resolve performance issues with suppliers.
- Support contingency planning and occasional travel may be required.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.

**About you**
- Although not essential, a relevant procurement qualification or certification or related discipline is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated procurement experience within a large, complex and diverse organisation
- Demonstrated tender development and evaluation experience.
- Knowledge and practical experience in working with commercial and contract negotiations and contract and supplier management.
- Supplier engagement experience
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in contemporary procurement and category management practices and issues, relevant regulations and the ability to deliver best-value quality customer services.
- Knowledge and experience of e-procurement and contract management systems is essential
- Proven IT skills, including the Microsoft office suite.
- Strong customer service skills with the ability to communicate effectively with suppliers, customers and stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven analytical skills including the ability to analyse and interpret information
- Excellent interpersonal skills and able to work collaboratively to influence positive connection with all suppliers, customers and stakeholders.
- A values-led professional who aligns to Mater values and represents the organisation in a positive manner.

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
- Access to gym, pool and end of trip facilities within our new purpose-built corporate
- office in Newstead

For more information specific to the role, please view the PD here - Procurement Specialist RD - Springfield.pdf

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.
- For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our _Reconciliation webpage_. _

**Advertised**: 13 Sep 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 27 Sep 2024 E. Australia Standard Time