Senior Procurement Advisor
Job no: 1458
Category: Procurement, Property & Facilities
- Permanent full-time opportunity with flexible working options
- Salary: $112,195 + Super + Benefits
- Based in Leederville
About the role:
We currently have a permanent, full-time opportunity within our Procurement Services area. In this important role, you’ll identify, source, plan, develop and manage individual as well as panels of preferred supplier agreements and contracts for the procurement of service and goods to support Operations and Maintenance for the Corporation.
Who are we?
When you join Water Corporation, you play an important role for the people of WA. Our services are essential for life - everyday, millions of Western Australians rely on us to deliver and manage water across our state.
If you’re driven to make a meaningful contribution, you’ve come to the right place.
Real benefits that matter.
- You’ll also get the option to work a 9-day fortnight and work from home two days per week.
- Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
- Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
- Generous co-contribution superannuation up to 14%
- Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave
Discover more benefits we offer to support the unique and individual ways our employees live.
About you:
There are a few things we would like to see in your CV;
- Substantial procurement experience in a large multi-disciplined engineering or maintenance focussed commercial organisation.
- Considerable experience in purchasing and supplier management strategies, plans, programs, and systems, including the sourcing, planning, and managing contracts and agreements for a range of services.
- Considerable experience and demonstrated knowledge of the commercial management of Procurement.
- Demonstrates well-developed knowledge and understanding of contemporary procurement management theory and practice.
- Demonstrates capability in developing and applying strategic procurement frameworks.
- Demonstrates sound knowledge of and capability in the principles and practices of business communications and stakeholder relationship management.
- Demonstrates good computing skills, is able to use Microsoft suite of systems and can demonstrate the capability to influence the use and optimisation of Procurement related computing applications.
Some of the things you’ll be doing include but not limited to:
- Identify Contracts, Preferred Supply Agreements and panel requirements for opportunities of improvement.
- Contribute to the development and schedule forward plan of Contract activities, including management of current contracts, renewals, and new requirements.
- Responsible for identifying and recommending business and contract improvement initiatives for managed categories, while consulting with key internal stakeholders to identify new requirements and drive procurement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Initiate and analyse spend and usage activity of preferred supplier agreements and contracts to monitor contract compliance.
- Evaluate the supplier’s performance for the contract duration, agree on resulting data with supplier and stakeholder and record the results for future usage and improvements.
- Ensure the provision of relevant contract information to Procurement Systems for the establishment of supplier catalogues in eProcurement.
- Manage contracts and preferred supplier agreements to ensure ongoing satisfactory performance.
- Take lead role in the Request For Quote process of services under management to maintain continuous supply of services for operations and maintenance.
Apply: If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your ability to meet the requirements of the role.
As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check.
Applications close 3 February 2025
We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date.
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace:
Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community.
We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment.
Applicants with disability who require adjustments, or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, can contact a Recruitment Officer at recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 9420 2000.
To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website
Job no: 1458
Category: Procurement, Property & Facilities
- Permanent full-time opportunity with flexible working options
- Salary: $112,195 + Super + Benefits
- Based in Leederville
About the role:
We currently have a permanent, full-time opportunity within our Procurement Services area. In this important role, you’ll identify, source, plan, develop and manage individual as well as panels of preferred supplier agreements and contracts for the procurement of service and goods to support Operations and Maintenance for the Corporation.
Who are we?
When you join Water Corporation, you play an important role for the people of WA. Our services are essential for life - everyday, millions of Western Australians rely on us to deliver and manage water across our state.
If you’re driven to make a meaningful contribution, you’ve come to the right place.
Real benefits that matter.
- You’ll also get the option to work a 9-day fortnight and work from home two days per week.
- Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
- Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
- Generous co-contribution superannuation up to 14%
- Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave
Discover more benefits we offer to support the unique and individual ways our employees live.
About you:
There are a few things we would like to see in your CV;
- Substantial procurement experience in a large multi-disciplined engineering or maintenance focussed commercial organisation.
- Considerable experience in purchasing and supplier management strategies, plans, programs, and systems, including the sourcing, planning, and managing contracts and agreements for a range of services.
- Considerable experience and demonstrated knowledge of the commercial management of Procurement.
- Demonstrates well-developed knowledge and understanding of contemporary procurement management theory and practice.
- Demonstrates capability in developing and applying strategic procurement frameworks.
- Demonstrates sound knowledge of and capability in the principles and practices of business communications and stakeholder relationship management.
- Demonstrates good computing skills, is able to use Microsoft suite of systems and can demonstrate the capability to influence the use and optimisation of Procurement related computing applications.
Some of the things you’ll be doing include but not limited to:
- Identify Contracts, Preferred Supply Agreements and panel requirements for opportunities of improvement.
- Contribute to the development and schedule forward plan of Contract activities, including management of current contracts, renewals, and new requirements.
- Responsible for identifying and recommending business and contract improvement initiatives for managed categories, while consulting with key internal stakeholders to identify new requirements and drive procurement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Initiate and analyse spend and usage activity of preferred supplier agreements and contracts to monitor contract compliance.
- Evaluate the supplier’s performance for the contract duration, agree on resulting data with supplier and stakeholder and record the results for future usage and improvements.
- Ensure the provision of relevant contract information to Procurement Systems for the establishment of supplier catalogues in eProcurement.
- Manage contracts and preferred supplier agreements to ensure ongoing satisfactory performance.
- Take lead role in the Request For Quote process of services under management to maintain continuous supply of services for operations and maintenance.
Apply: If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your ability to meet the requirements of the role.
As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check.
Applications close 3 February 2025
We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date.
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace:
Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community.
We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment.
Applicants with disability who require adjustments, or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, can contact a Recruitment Officer at recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 9420 2000.
To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website
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