Procurement Category Officer

**Procurement Category Officer | Albion Park Rail, moving to Oak Flats in 2025**

Most of us want to know we’re doing work that matters. But a lot of us struggle to build careers that allow for it, so we end up working long hours in demanding roles.

At Warrigal, you’ll get to swap the hustle for a career with purpose. One that makes a positive difference to the lives of older people and their families.

For us, there’s no greater honour. When we bring joy and quality of life to older people, we give them the dignity, community, and belonging they deserve. We allow them to enjoy better quality time and build lasting memories with their families, and we create a society that celebrates and respects aging.

No matter your role at Warrigal, each one of us is contributing to this legacy, ensuring it’s passed down from generation to generation.

**The opportunity**

The Procurement Category Officer will play a key role in building and maintaining meaningful business partnerships that support our focus on innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to source products and services that directly contribute to the smooth operation of our sites, all while maintaining our high standards of quality and service.

Your work will involve developing strong relationships with stakeholders across all locations, ensuring a seamless and efficient supply chain that keeps costs down without compromising on the value we provide.

A major part of your responsibility will be creating and implementing a preferred supplier process, enabling Warrigal to leverage its buying power and deliver benefits to all sites and customers. Working closely with our team, you’ll help build product ranges that not only meet but fulfill the needs of our community, ensuring we provide outstanding service and support at every turn.

**The benefits | Recognising your value**
- Hourly rate - $40.53 + packaging benefits + super
- Not For Profit salary packaging benefits - pay up to $18,550 less tax per year, meaning more money for you
- Brand new Office in 2025, career break schemes, additional purchased leave and more
- Commitment to on-going professional and career development opportunities
- Subsidised access to your local gym and 200+ more across the country with a Fitness Passport
- 24/7 access to mental, physical, social and financial support via the LifeWorks app

**The requirements | What it takes to do this work**
- Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, Buying, or Purchasing.
- Excellent negotiation, analytical & problem-solving skills.
- Proven experience in managing procurement processes in accordance with strict ethical and probity standards.
- A well-established network of industry contacts (Desirable)
- Track record of delivering procurement projects within budget and on schedule.
- Strong background in managing relationships with key stakeholders.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a high degree of self-awareness and effective communication.
- Ability to offer expert guidance to managers and staff on procurement policies and processes.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication abilities.
- Capability to conduct research, analyse data, provide recommendations, and prepare reports and presentations within tight deadlines.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access).
- Valid NSW driver’s license.

**What our people love about working here**:
**A supportive, passionate culture**: It’s a community filled with inspiring, big-hearted people. We back each other, listen without judgement and lead with kindness, respect and unwavering support - for our customers, residents and each other. This is encouraged from the top down and worked hard at - every day.

**Leaders who value you**: It’s important you feel valued. To us, this is not a one-off task. But a commitment to creating an environment where you feel seen, heard and valued - every day. Leaders and managers go out of their way to understand you, respect your opinions and hear what you have to say. This creates greater unity and collaboration with each other.

**Time for a life that matters**: We want you to feel part of our community, to have a place to belong, while respecting your life outside work. You’ll have the flexibility to fit work around your needs, take career breaks and purchase extra leave to make time for the people, places and life that matters to you.

**One team, united in our purpose**: We support older people to have great lives. We put older people first in everything we do. On an everyday level, we help them age with dignity, independence, happiness and connectedness. On a big picture level, we’re challenging ageist thinking in Australia. This is the Warrigal Way.

**Who we are | A community who cares**

Warrigal has firmly established itself in the aged care community for over 60 years. We’re proud of the diverse range of retirement