Sourcing and Contract Specialist – Permanent

Your new company
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a leading Western Australian Educational Institution renowned for its world-class teaching, research, and innovation. Working within the Finance division, you will support procurement activities across a diverse and complex environment, partnering with academic, research, and qualified teams to source goods and services that help deliver cutting-edge research and education outcomes.

Your new role
Reporting to the Category Manager, you will provide a customer-focused procurement service that supports responsible, efficient, and compliant purchasing across the organisation.Key responsibilities include:

- Coordinating end-to-end procurement and tender processes in line with procurement policies and procedures.
- Planning and managing market approaches, including evaluation and recommendation processes.
- Preparing procurement, tender, contract, and variation documentation.
- Partnering with stakeholders to deliver procurement initiatives and achieve value-for-money outcomes.
- Providing procurement advice and support to a broad range of internal stakeholders.
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives and the implementation of new procurement systems and processes.
- Building strong working relationships across academic, research, and operational business areas.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role,



you will have:ESSENTIAL – Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end procurement or tender activities.

- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated experience in procurement, contracts, or commercial management.
- Experience working with procurement systems, policies, and processes.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong planning, organisation, and prioritisation abilities.
- The ability to work collaboratively in a complex and diverse environment.

What you'll get in return
Flexible hybrid working if desired. Flexible working hours.
In return, you will join a highly respected organisation offering meaningful work, excellent career development opportunities, and the chance to contribute to a procurement function that is evolving and strengthening its capability. You'll enjoy a collaborative team culture, exposure to a wide range of procurement projects, and access to an attractive remuneration package including 17% superannuation.

What you need to do now
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📌 Sourcing and Contract Specialist (Perth)
🏢 Hays
📍 Perth