Join a Federal Government agency in a 6-month procurement role, supporting corporate procurement activities

Your new company

This Federal Government organisation is seeking an experienced APS6-level Senior Procurement Officer to join its corporate procurement function for an initial 6-month temporary assignment.
You will join a small procurement team supporting stakeholders across the organisation, providing procurement advice, governance and end-to-end sourcing support. The role has a strong operational procurement and financial management focus, including the use of TechOne and P2P.

Your new role

Working closely with internal business areas, you will support and lead procurement and contract management activities while ensuring compliance with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs).

Your responsibilities will include:

- Delivering end-to-end corporate procurement activities, including procurement planning, approaches to market, evaluation, negotiation and contract establishment
- Providing high-level procurement advice and guidance to internal stakeholders
- Supporting contract formation, variations, supplier performance and contract management compliance
- Managing procurement risk, governance, probity and audit requirements
- Reconciling purchase orders, contracts, invoices and payments using TechOne Finance One P2P




- Maintaining procurement data integrity and supporting reporting and analysis
- Providing guidance and first-line support to users of TechOne P2P, including requisitioning, receipting and reporting

- Working collaboratively with Finance to improve procurement systems, processes and workflows.

What you'll need to succeed

You will need to have solid Federal Government corporate procurement experience, with sound knowledge of the CPRs and demonstrated end-to-end procurement and contract management capability. You will have hands-on TechOne/Finance One P2P experience, including procurement reporting, financial reconciliation and compliance, supported by strong stakeholder engagement, negotiation, Excel and data analysis skills.

What you'll get in return

This is a short term contract which requires an immediate start and will consider candidates being location and working from either Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane or Adelaide.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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Janelle Kelly
Associate Director Procurement
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📌 Senior Procurement Officer (Canberra)
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📍 Canberra