Senior Procurement Officer

Be challenged | Be rewarded | BelongUtilise your procurement expertise to manage end-to-end processes, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure compliance.Competitive salary, benefits, and professional development opportunities provided.Apply now!As a Senior Procurement Officer at QLeave, your primary responsibility is to provide specialised procurement advice and manage the end-to-end procurement process for a variety of goods and services, including Queensland Information Technology Contracting (QITC).You'll conduct market research, develop procurement plans, prepare documentation, liaise with stakeholders, and ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures. Additionally, you'll maintain records, analyse data, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.Your contributionUsing Your Understanding And Experience In Procurement, You Willsupport procurement processes, particularly for low-value, low-risk engagements (mostly off Standing Offer Arrangements), ensuring alignment with organisational policies, Queensland Procurement Framework, and value-for-money principlesperform market research to identify appropriate suppliers and develop procurement plans and risk assessmentsprepare end-to-end procurement documentation including contracts for goods and services and QITC, in collaboration with subject matter experts, and facilitate the end-to-end procurement processliaise, negotiate timeframes and communicate with a range of internal and external stakeholders in relation to procurement policy, process and delegations, to ensure a consistent approach to undertaking procurement across the organisationuse problem solving, time management and interpersonal skills to manage competing priorities and contribute to continuous improvement of procurement processes and proceduresmaintain good record keeping including monitoring, tracking and recording procurement documents and contracts in the organisation's document management system, monitoring contract milestones and expiry dates and preparing contract extensions and variations as needed in collaboration with relevant internal stakeholdersproactively partner with relevant internal stakeholders to assist with administration of contracts for goods and services and QITC contracts to ensure that the goods and services being provided are fit for purpose, relevant certifications, accreditations and insurances are up to date, and milestones and contract pricing correspond to contract termscollate data to analyse and report back to internal stakeholdersany other tasks as directed from time to time as directed by your supervisor.This position reports to the Principal Procurement Officer and has no supervisory responsibilities or direct reports.What We Are Looking ForQLeave appointments are directed towards selecting an eligible person best suited to the position. You will be assessed by looking at what you have done previously—the knowledge, skills and experience you have built, your potential for development, and your personal qualities.The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:working knowledge of the Queensland Government's Procurement Framework (or similar), processes, policy and legislation, tender and contracting procedures and contract management processesdirect and indirect procurement experience, including in planning procurement and supporting the tender process through to supplier engagementability to be flexible and to show initiative to respond quickly when situations changeexperience collaborating and negotiating to coordinate favourable outcomes for the procurement processproactive, highly organised approach, and ability to work largely autonomously and appropriately manage risks.Interested in applying?We strongly encourage applicants from all life experiences and backgrounds to apply. Please tell us about any additional support or adjustments, such as interpreting services, physical requirements, or assistive technologies, that will better enable you to shine during the recruitment process.If you require more information or a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Kristie Joyce.To enable us to assess your suitability, your application must include:a detailed resume outlining your qualifications, relevant experience and achievementsa brief letter (1 - 2 page) highlighting your motivation for the role and evidence which demonstrates your ability to meet its specific requirementsOccupational group Procurement