Procurement Officer

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 1
**Remuneration**: $41.14 - $54.73 per hour plus superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 32
**Requisition ID**: REQ512981

**Location**:Negotiable - Sydney or Newcastle

**Application close**: 8 September 2024 - 11:59pm

**About the opportunity**

We are seeking a skilled Procurement Officer to provide expertise in procurement planning, sourcing, and management, ensuring compliance with NSW Health Procurement Policy. The role includes acting as the Oracle Gatekeeper, managing data analytics, and supporting statewide procurement initiatives through reporting and compliance education. Join a small and collaborative team at NSW Health Pathology, offering hybrid 32 hours per week
**What we can offer you**
- Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits
- Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport
- Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning

**What you'll be doing**
- The Procurement Officer will provide procurement expertise and assist stakeholders to plan, source (obtain quotes) and manage procurement arrangements in line with NSW Health Procurement Policy to effectively meet organisational and business objectives
- The Procurement Officer will provide support for complex procurement projects (procurement Briefs, Exemptions, and Scopes) in accordance with the NSW Health Procurement Policy and NSWHP procurement activities.
- Act as the Oracle Gatekeeper for NSW Health Pathology (NSWHP) in reviewing Oracle requisitions to ensure accuracy and alignment with NSW Health Procurement Policy and financial and standardisation processes.
- Compile, maintain and manage data analytics and reporting to inform statewide Procurement initiatives and opportunities. Provide reports, analyses and advice to support procurement decision-making.
- Drive procurement compliance through promotion and education of the NSW Health Procurement Policy, use of existing contracts and identifying opportunities to reduce spend out of contract
- Experience in NSW Health procurement and contracts, including relevant qualifications or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience in a procurement environment with an understanding of Oracle (or similar) financial system.
- Proven engagement, collaboration and negotiation skills with a demonstrated ability to build, maintain and use relationships with customers, staff and stakeholders.
- Strong analytical skills to create effective procurement spend, compliance and savings reports, as well as written reports.
- Demonstrated advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and problem solving.
- Efficient, effective planning and use of own time in the setting of priorities to achieve set objectives with the resources available and within set time frames. Demonstrated ability to initiate, prioritise, and complete required tasks to meet strict deadlines

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**Working Rights**

This position is a permanent position. To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency. Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa.

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**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

NSW Health Pathology is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We seek to recruit from diverse applicants and create teams with skills, perspectives and experiences that complement each other at work. We welcome suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, ethnicity, socio-cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.