Procurement Performance

**Hours per week**: 38
**Remuneration**_:_**_ _Band 6 salary from $101297.04 per annum plus superannuation and a fortnightly RDO
**Location**: Werribee based with potential for a hybrid work arrangement

**About the role**:
You will play a pivotal role in ensuring that procurement activities align with the Council's objectives while monitoring compliance and risk to maintain smooth and effective service delivery.
This role plays a critical part in maintaining the integrity and efficiency of the purchasing process by auditing key areas such as Purchase Orders and Credit Card transactions. The main responsibility will be to review transaction histories, identify discrepancies, and ensure that all activities align with the organisation's policies and procedures. An essential aspect of the role will be the ability to not only collect data but also analyse it to uncover any potential non-compliance, fraudulent activities, or opportunities to save on costs. Through effective data analysis, you will provide valuable insights that help strengthen internal controls, reduce risks, and drive overall improvements in the procurement process.
Building strong relationships with stakeholders within Wyndham will be essential for successfully implementing audit recommendations and ensuring that audit actions are closed off effectively. This is an opportunity to be part of a growing procurement team, in a friendly forward-thinking environment, offering opportunities and challenges with a great work life balance.

**What your day will look like**
- Review transaction histories to ensure all purchases comply with organisational policies and procedures.
- Investigate any inconsistencies or irregularities in purchasing transactions, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
- Organise and input data (Purchase Orders, Credit Card transactions, etc.) into dashboards for easy visualization and tracking.
- Work closely with the Procurement Quality Assurance & Risk Advisor as well as the Procurement Manager.

**What you will bring**
- Degree or diploma course in Procurement, Business or Administration or other relevant discipline with some relevant experience or lesser formal qualifications and substantial relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience of working in a comparable procurement function.
- Demonstrated experience working in / or good knowledge of probity practices, audit, compliance, controls and assurance.
- Experience working in local government or other levels of government is desirable but not essential.
- Excellent customer service skills with a 'can-do' attitude where you understand your customers' needs and procurement requirements

If you progress past the interview stage, you may be required to complete pre-employment screening, which may include police checks, a medical, qualification verification, and an Australian work rights check.

**Why join Wyndham**
We are one of Australia's fastest growing and most diverse cities.
By 2040, we will have more than 500,000 residents and our people are hard at work designing the precincts, building the infrastructure, developing the policies and delivering the programs that will ensure the City is prepared.
Look at our job opportunities and you may be surprised at what you discover: a future-focused culture, a sense of purpose and possibility, and real opportunities to strengthen our diverse community. It all adds up to make Wyndham City a great place to belong. Our people are our most valued asset. We are focused on building a culture that empowers every person to do their best work. Flexibility is built right into our DNA and we are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace that celebrates a diverse workforce.

**How to apply**

**Applications close at 11:59PM on**Tuesday**, 11 March 2025.**

**Child Safe Organisation**
Wyndham City Council has zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation which is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors. Additionally, we are committed to fostering a culture of safety within the Council, which includes the inclusion and empowerment of Aboriginal children, their families, and communities. Our recruitment practices reflect this.

**Diversity and Inclusion**
At Wyndham City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion and embrace individual uniqueness. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, while providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.