Procurement Officer

Company Description

The first thing you learn at Leidos Australia is to leave current thinking at the door. Our aim is to make the world a safer, healthier and more efficient place, but we won’t get far using existing ideas. We need incisive minds like yours to weave together information technology, engineering and science skills into practical solutions for the most complex and high risk challenges.

**Job Description**:
We have an opportunity for a Procurement Officer. This position will see you engage with various stakeholders across the enterprise.

Reporting to the Head of Procurement Operations and liaising within project teams, this role will see you:
Provide support to projects and other procurement representatives /officers as required;
- Contribute to solutions to complex problems faced by stakeholders;
- Management of procurement requisitions, purchase orders, invoicing and closeout;
- Management of consultancy agreements and professional services agreements with job duties to include: rate negotiations, development of consultancy agreement, transactional procurement and proactive management;
- Generation of standard reporting across the procurement function;
- Undertake approach to markets for procurements including; identify vendors, issue Request for Quotations/Proposals/Tender (RFQ/P/T); analysis of vendor responses, contract award and post award management;
- Support proposal development for on contract growth opportunities;
- Collaboration with US and Australia based accounts payable teams for vendor set up, in country vendor invoice processes

**Qualifications**:
You bring experience in procurement as well as other business functions. Our team support each other, work hard and look for opportunities to improve our processes and outcomes for the business, so a similar mindset is essential
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams in a dynamic environment
- Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in tight timeframes
- Ability to quickly learn and become proficient in new tools and systems
- Ability to engage and influence key stakeholders
- Proven experience in identifying issues and providing positive outcomes
- Flexible, can-do attitude and demonstrated proactivity
- Un-negotiable ethics and strong collaboration skills

Additional Information
- This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and ideally have a current NV-2 security clearance or be eligible to obtain one._
- The company's diverse employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Leidos is an Equal Opportunity Employer._