Purchasing Review Officer

**Job No**:BC3109**

**Location**:Blacktown, NSW**
**Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 435,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community, and more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $22.6 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 30,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

**About the opportunity**

We are excited to offer a permanent, full-time opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Procurement Officer.

Reporting directly to the Strategic Procurement Advisor, this position is responsible for a variety of duties including but not limited to:

- Reviewing of Council staff purchase orders to confirm that Procurement guidelines and procedures are adhered to at all times
- Completing spend analysis and identifying best purchasing strategy
- Providing training to Council staff
- Overseeing the ordering and issuing of Corporate uniform and stationery to Council staff
- Other relevant duties as requested by the Strategic Procurement Advisor.

**Qualifications and experience**

**Essential**:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, accounting, procurement or a related field
- Good knowledge of Council’s Procurement Policy and Procurement Manual
- Capacity to deliver training in Council’s procurement system - TechnologyOne - and procurement process and the use of our Electronic Document Management (EDM) records keeping system
- Extensive experience in the use of TechnologyOne for procurement and good knowledge of Council’s Procurement policy and procedures, and EDM system
- Experience in Word and Excel
- Class ‘C’ Driver's Licence.

**Desirable**:

- Demonstrated ability to work on multiple tasks and demonstrated capacity for teamwork in a multi skilled processing environment
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and solve problems
- Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing purchasing systems enhancements.

**Remuneration and benefits**

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.
- Entry level for this position starts at $1,510.58 per week
- 35-hour working week
- Opportunity to participate in Council's flextime arrangement
- Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 11.5% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

**Our commitment to safety**

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.
- Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach.

Best of luck.

**Closing date: Friday 28 February 2025, 11.59 pm**

**Contact officer: Jake Evans on 9839 6332**

**Internal ref: BCC744