Procurement Officer

**Title**:
Procurement Officer

About KBR: We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers and dreamers who all share one goal — to improve the world.

We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 30 countries.

For 65 years, KBR and its heritage companies are proud to have delivered some of Australia’s largest and most complex projects.

With around 2,000 employees in 6 primary offices throughout Australia, we are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projects with a digital mindset driving innovation within our business and for our customers.

We help ensure mission success on land, in the air, at sea, in space and cyberspace for our defence customers.

From individual technologies and services to comprehensive project delivery and mission execution, no other company can match the breadth and depth of KBR.

KBR comprises a diverse team who provide a broad spectrum of capabilities across Australia and the Asia Pacific. Our proven project teams readily address complex and multi-disciplinary activities, providing low-risk and cost-effective solutions to the defence force.

**The Opportunity**:
KBR is seeking a suitably skilled and experienced Procurement Officer to join our team. In this role, you will work as an integral part of the Procurement team, managing procurement activities to support a wide range of assets and inventory requirements for both internal and external stakeholders.

The Procurement Officer will engage with the team to identify, anticipate and respond to procurement needs to achieve capability development and sustainment outcomes. You will be accountable under the direction of the Procurement Manager to support and perform complex to very complex procurement activities.

**This is a permanent full-time position, based in either Melbourne or Canberra.**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Assist in market research activities and support the development of the overall Procurement Strategy.
- Support the Procurement Manager in the development, preparation, review and evaluation of procurement-related documentation, including but not limited to endorsement to proceed, Section 23 approvals, request for quote, budget cost models, and other procurement-related documentation.
- Manage the end-to-end procurement process, from the determination to the payment of invoices, utilising relevant Logistics Information Systems used by Defenc
- Provide advice and guidance in procurement planning, preparation, management, tendering and contract formation whilst ensuring compliance with legislation, procurement policies, processes, and procedures.
- Support the Procurement Manager in the development and preparation of procurement and contract performance/compliance measurement data.
- Engage and negotiate with clients and stakeholders, responding to issues and taking the initiative to identify alternate actions where necessary.

**Required Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge**:

- Direct knowledge and previous experience in Defence/Commonwealth procurement, finance or commercial processes
- System/Software Experience including My Finance Portal (MyFi), Military Integrated Logistics Information System (MILIS), and/or Systems, Applications and Products (SAP)/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
- KBR acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connections to land, sea, community and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past and present._