Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council - Cairns QLD

Undertaking operational purchasing activities including ordering materials and processing a range of purchase orders, work orders, and similar requirements for supply and delivery of goods and services.

Ensuring compliance with the council's procurement policy, finance delegation and other polices and legislation.

Providing productive and high standards of customer service to directors, supervisor and staff including coordinating responses to escalated customer queries.

Demonstrated budgeting abilities, including numerical skills for the analysis of financial information, prepare reports, briefings, submissions and relevant correspondence.

Understanding of all aspects and functions related to council inventory management including the accurate recording, receipt and issuance of inventory items.

Establishing relationships with suppliers and subcontractors focusing on competitive pricing and meeting established performance standards.

Ability to work with a team and across networks.

Key responsibilities

- Undertaking operational purchasing activities including ordering materials and processing a range of purchase orders, work orders, and similar requirements for supply and delivery of goods and services.
- Ensuring compliance with the council's procurement policy, finance delegation and other polices and legislation.




- Providing efficient and high standards of customer service to directors, supervisor and staff including coordinating responses to escalated customer queries.
- Demonstrated budgeting abilities, including numerical skills for the analysis of financial information, prepare reports, briefings, submissions and relevant correspondence.
- Understanding of all aspects and functions related to council inventory management including the accurate recording, receipt and issuance of inventory items.
- Establishing relationships with suppliers and subcontractors focusing on competitive pricing and meeting established performance standards.
- Ability to work with a team and across networks.

Selection Criteria

- Possess an appropriate qualification in business administration and/or bookkeeping.
- Demonstrated experience in warehousing with knowledge of purchasing procedures, stock control, and stock receipting procedures.
- Proficient level of keyboard and computer skills including knowledge of the MS Office Suite and aptitude to learn and utilize Council's corporate software systems, Synergy Soft an added advantage.
- Experience in a similar position, Local Government environment an advantage.
- Proven time management and organizational skills with the ability to accept responsibility, display initiative, priorities workloads and meet deadlines.
- Hold a current Queensland driving license.

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📌 Purchasing Officer (Cairns North)
🏢 Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council
📍 Cairns North