Purchasing Officer

**Employment Status**

Permanent Full Time

**Program**

Finance

**Location**

University Hospital Geelong

**Hours Per Fortnight**

80

**Position Summary**
- Join a high-performing team making a difference to the local community
- Grow your skills at an organisation invested in your long-term development
- Permanent full-time - 80 hours per fortnight

**About the facility**

Barwon Health is the major regional health provider for the Barwon South West region. It is one of Victoria’s largest regional health services with one of the busiest hospitals in the state, University Hospital. We serve over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 8,000 staff and more than 1200 volunteers. We provide care at all stages or life and circumstance through a wide range of services from emergency and acute to mental health, primary care, community services, aged care, and subacute/rehabilitation. Care is provided to the community through over 28 key locations throughout the region.

**About the role**

As the Purchasing Officer you will be responsible for the day-to-day purchase activities relating to ordering, expediting, receiving, and fulfilling payment. The role facilitates the preparation, creation and management of Purchase Orders in accordance with purchasing procedures and procurement policies.

This role reports to the Purchasing Team Lead under the Supply Manager and coordinates with internal teams to facilitate supply of non-stocked (buy in) lines. You will undertake a variety of tasks including supplier accreditation activities, customer supplier support and issue resolution related to requisitions, purchase orders, order status, pricing variances and non-stocked goods receipts, to facilitate timely payment of invoices.

**About the culture**

You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional, friendly and dedicated workforce who take pride in providing high-quality service. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation. We are all dedicated to supporting the organisation in achieving our vision of - By 2050 everyone in our community enjoys the best health and wellbeing in Victoria.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility/program
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Centrally located at University Hospital, only minutes from the vibrant waterfront
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) is means “Tongue of Land”.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We at Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.
- Applicants for this role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (3 doses) and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health Immunisation Policy.**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Desirable: Outline your experience with Oracle Cloud. What modules are you familiar with and what tasks have you got experience in executing within the system?
Essential: Outline your purchasing and procurement experience?
Desirable: Please share your experience of Health Share Victoria.
Essential: Outline your customer service experience
Essential: I agree to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full COVID vaccination) as set out in Barwon Health’s Staff Immunisation Policy as amended from time to time. I acknowledge that meeting this ongoing requirement is mandatory and a condition of any employment subsequently offered.

**Contact Person**

Elena O'Malley

**Contact Person Job Title**

Purchasing Team Lead

**Contact Number**

0409 942 579

**Alternate Contact Person**

Mark Clarke

**Alternate Contact Number**

0407 227 893

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