Procurement Compliance and Administration Business Partner

Finance & Administration | Administration

**Procurement Compliance & Administration Business Partner | Based at our newly built Oak Flats office**

Join a 2025 award-winning Illawarra-based organisation, proudly recognised with the Xref Engage Best Workplace Award and the Change Champion Award. We are seeking a Procurement Compliance & Administration Business Partner who brings a strong foundation in governance, process improvement, and stakeholder engagement within a purpose-driven environment.

As a values-driven professional, you are known for your integrity, attention to detail, and commitment to ensuring that procurement activities align with both internal policies and external regulations. You have proven experience in compliance oversight, risk identification, policy implementation, and audit readiness, paired with a practical understanding of procurement and financial operations. You communicate clearly and professionally, and you navigate complexity with composure and a solutions-focused mindset. Proactive and dependable, you work collaboratively across teams to embed best practices and support informed, ethical decision-making.

**The opportunity**

In this role, you will help ensure the organisation’s procurement activities follow policies, remain consistent, and support overall strategic goals. You’ll be part of a collaborative, high-performing team focused on creating and implementing practical, policy-based procurement processes.

You will offer expert advice on compliance, assist in rolling out procurement frameworks, and help spot and manage risks early. By keeping the organisation prepared for audits and encouraging ongoing improvements, you will strengthen governance and improve operational efficiency.

This is a great opportunity for a detail-focused, solution-oriented professional to make a real difference by improving systems, supporting smart decision-making, and building strong partnerships with teams across finance, procurement, and operations.

**The benefits | Recognising your value**
- Competitive remuneration including ADOs and leave loading
- Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging: Save up to $18,550 in tax annually.
- Career Development: Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities.
- Wellbeing Benefits: Subsidised access to gyms nationwide with Fitness Passport.
- Comprehensive Support: 24/7 access to mental, physical, social, and financial wellbeing resources via LifeWorks.

**The requirements | What it takes to do this work**

**Essential**:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in Procurement, Contract Management, or Purchasing
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills to secure value while maintaining compliance
- Proven ability to identify and manage procurement-related risks
- Experience managing contracts to ensure legal and ethical compliance
- Proficiency in data analysis and reporting to monitor procurement compliance and performance
- Ability to engage and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across departments to promote a compliance culture
- Skilled in managing supplier relationships, ensuring adherence to ethical and legal standards
- Capacity to translate complex legal and regulatory information into clear, actionable guidance
- Strong analytical skills to evaluate processes and identify risks or control gaps
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Solid understanding of compliance management principles and control frameworks
- Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to spot inconsistencies and potential issues
- Excellent communication skills for translating complex rules into practical advice
- Proactive and solution-focused mindset to anticipate and resolve issues early
- Knowledge of aged care legislation and regulatory frameworks (or willingness to learn quickly) including the Aged Care Act and Commission’s Regulatory Strategy
- Strong written communication skills, including drafting contracts, supply agreements, MOUs, and EOIs
- Well-developed interpersonal skills including negotiation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder engagement
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines independently
- Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives in procurement processes
- Self-motivated, resilient, and resourceful with a practical approach to problem-solving

**Desirable**:

- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Access (if applicable)
- SharePoint & OneDrive

**What our people love about working here**:
**A focus on purpose over profit**: As a not-for-profit organisation, our leaders and board care deeply about the vision. What’s in the best interests of older people always trumps profits. Everything goes back into the business. And everything you do has a meaningful impact in the local community.

**A supportive, passionate culture**: It’s a communi