Senior/Lead Procurement Officer

3 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Lycopodium Limited Full time

With offices in Australia, Africa, Canada, Peru and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium is currently recruiting for an experienced Senior or Lead Procurement Officer to join our growing team in Brisbane.

Reporting to the Group Manager, this role will be responsible for the management of the procurement and expediting activities, maintenance of procedures and information reporting for your allocated project.

The tasks you'll perform

  • Plan, coordinate, monitor and report progress of all activities required for timely issue of enquiries, tender evaluation and award of purchase orders.
  • Work in conjunction with a range of internal and external stakeholders to secure optimum prices and deliveries for equipment to meet project technical, schedule and commercial requirements.
  • Carry out commercial analysis and evaluation of quotations to enable the correct supplier choice to be made.
  • Lead high level negotiations with business partners and suppliers, establishing collaborative stakeholder and strategic supplier relationships.
  • Develop and maintain an effective vendor data (including manuals) and goods tracking system both on a company-wide and on a project-specific basis.
  • Implement and monitor the procurement schedule in accordance with the overall delivery schedule.
  • Review of all orders to ensure details are in accordance with the original tender request and client-approved ATC.
  • Liaise with and provide professional support to the Project team in the preparation of project deliverables.
  • Contribute to Procurement team members in trainings professional development by providing consistent mentoring and identify avenues of development.

The expertise you'll bring

  • 6+ years experience in the procurement, expediting, and/or logistics disciplines, ideally within the engineering or construction industries.
  • Demonstrated experience with computerised purchasing and logistics systems, and their operation and applications.
  • Sound knowledge of international and local tendering and practices will be considered favourably.
  • High-level negotiating skills and problem solving skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to achieve consistently high standards within both budgetary and schedule constraints. 
  • Strong attention to detail, organisational and time management skills, with the ability to own and prioritise.
  • Ability to create a positive stakeholder management and customer support environment.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we :

  • Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
  • Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
  • Provide access to a benefits, rewards and recognition platform that also offers great discounts to hundreds of retailers in Australia.
  • Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.

We encourage and value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Our commitment to equal opportunity is embodied in our values of Respect, Integrity & Diligence. They are inherent in who we are, as individuals, and collectively as a Company.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

Please submit your CV by clicking the 'Apply' button.



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