Vendor and Contracts Specialist

Exciting **Full-Time opportunity** based in Cannon Hill
- Supporting the implementation and on-going management of our key contracts across Procurement, with a key focus on ICT
- Encouraged and supported ongoing professional development and diverse career opportunities.

**Who is Endeavour Foundation?**

We are people working together, making possibilities a reality for people with a disability, and for people seeking employment, education and training opportunities. We call ourselves Team Possible

Endeavour Foundation supports people with disability to live, learn, work and flourish according to their own interests and priorities. Our 5,000 strong team operates over 300 sites in the heart of local communities across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria where we offer choice, opportunities and personalised support in the key areas of home, work, learning and community participation.

**Why should you join Endeavour Foundation?**
- Salary Packaging Benefits, package up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free. Less tax = more take home pay for you
- In addition to your tax-free benefit, you can also use up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, holiday accommodation etc.)
- An Employee Assistance Program - a free and confidential counselling service available to all staff and their family members
- Discounts on Corporate Private Health Insurance Plans, whitegoods and appliances
- Paid Parental Leave and Salary Continuance
- Free flu vaccinations
- Onsite café, onsite parking (where available) and close to public transport

**A little bit about the role**:
As the Endeavour Foundation continues to grow and support the community and workplace as a leading disability service provider, we have an exciting opportunity for a **Vendor and Contracts Specialist**
- Supporting the implementation of executed contracts and managing business as usual activities such as contract management, business inquiries, reporting and transactional activities.
- Onboarding vendors and contracts into operations by coordinating stakeholders to develop processes and embed ways of working to better manage our key vendors.
- Establishing processes and governance to be applied for the use of operational contracts and vendor engagements.
- Facilitating and attending vendor and contract management meetings and periodic reviews
- Monitoring Tier 1 Supplier performance against agreed SLAs and contract deliverables to ensure compliance with the contracts.
- Supporting the purchasing and invoicing processes, to ensure compliance with agreed practices and contractual terms.
- Contributing to procurement projects such as strategic sourcing, efficiency and service improvement projects across the organisation as required.

**What will you bring**:

- Minimum 3 years of experience performing a similar role for a medium to large organisation. Ideally in an ICT procurement and/or vendor management team.
- Sound knowledge of best practice category, strategic sourcing and contracting techniques to ensure good collaboration with the Procurement and Category leads.
- Demonstrates strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills to ensure the clear and concise message is delivered.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to develop and implement solutions using a logical and systematic approach.
- Strong customer service orientation.
- Strong commercial skills to drive efficiencies across ICT Operations and the vendor arrangements that support Endeavour Foundation.

**How you can apply**

Please note, before commencing with Endeavour Foundation and should you be successful, you will be required to undertake a **“Fit2Work” National Criminal History Check.**

Additionally, in line with the direction from State Government, all authorised workers defined under the Queensland Public Health Order are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Endeavour Foundation requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

If this is the opportunity for you, click ‘Apply’ below; we look forward to hearing from you

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