24 Jul
NSW State Emergency Service
Lake Illawarra
**Procurement Support Officer, Clerk Grade 3/4**
- We are looking for a personable individual with exceptional customer service abilities and a strong eye for detail
- Work in a volunteer-based agency supporting communities of NSW
- Full time ongoing role
- Location: based in Wollongong, NSW SES State Headquarters
- Flexible working options are available
**About the opportunity**
This role offers the opportunity to develop and refine your organisational and administrative skills while contributing to the efficiency of procurement processes. You will build strong relationships with suppliers and stakeholders, and the dynamic work environment allows you to tackle various tasks, enhance your problem-solving abilities,
and make a tangible impact on the team's success.
The role is crucial for supporting the agency’s procurement team in delivering on organisational goals, processing high volumes of requests and working with suppliers to resolve purchasing issues. This position ensures smooth procurement operations by providing administrative support, processing orders, and maintaining supplier relationships, vital to achieving cost-effective outcomes.
**About the NSW SES**
Our Mission: NSW SES saving lives and creating safer communities.
Our Vision: A trusted volunteer-based emergency service, working together to deliver excellence in community preparedness and emergency response.
The NSW SES serves the community as the lead agency for Floods, Storms and Tsunamis. We are recognised as the most versatile and widely used emergency service organisation in NSW. Our volunteers are highly skilled, experienced, and well
- trained in the wide variety of roles they perform.
With over 10,000 volunteers we are committed to protecting and supporting the diverse communities of NSW.
Learn more here
**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Possess strong data entry skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Be able to follow instructions and demonstrate basic proficiency in Excel
- Show a willingness to learn quickly, with experience in SAP considered an advantage
- Be skilled at building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
**What we can offer you**
- You will enjoy a 35-hour work week, with the potential for flexible work arrangements such as a nine-day fortnight or a four-day work week depending on the requirements of the role and operational needs
- You can enjoy a hybrid work environment, time in the office and time working from home
- Attractive salary range of $82,193.00 to $90,001.00 plus 11.5% superannuation and leave loading
- Our work is meaningful and rewarding. The SES’s mission is saving lives and creating safer communities, and you can be an important part of our work
- We have attractive leave entitlements including parental, sick, flex and recreation leave.
- We care about our people. We have Mental Health & Wellbeing programs and services to support our people and operational and leadership training and development opportunities to develop our people. Some of these include:
1. Fitness Passport
2. LinkedIn Learning
3. Member Assist Program for free confidential counselling support
4. Flu vaccine program.
**You Belong Here**
- We want our people to reflect the diverse community we serve and are committed to creating an inclusive and flexible workplace.
We want to know what this looks like for you so we can support your success at work
**How to apply**
1. A cover letter (maximum of one page) briefly responding to the essential requirements and your interest in the role;
2. Responses to each of the targeted questions (maximum of 300 words per answer); and
3. An up-to-date resume of no more than four pages detailing your skills and experience relevant to the role
**Targeted Questions**
2. Please provide an example of a when you had to process high volumes of transactions under tight deadlines. How did you ensure attention to detail whilst meeting the deadlines.
**Want to know more?**
The role description is available here.
**Talent Pool**
A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next 18 months. Further information here
**Applications close: Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 11:59pm.
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