Public Sector People are partnering with a local government organisation to recruit an experienced Procurement Officer to join their team ASAP on a contract basis.

Contract: 3-6 months
Immediate start
Hourly pay rate: $51 p/h + super

This is a hands‑on procurement role supporting a range of sourcing and contract management activities across the organisation. You will work closely with internal stakeholders to deliver compliant, value-for-money procurement outcomes while ensuring adherence to relevant legislation and procurement best practice.

The Role

You’ll play a key role in supporting end-to-end procurement activities, including:

- Preparing and managing tenders, quotations and expressions of interest.
- Reviewing procurement plans, contract documentation and specifications to achieve value-for-money outcomes.
- Leading sourcing evaluation processes and ensuring procurement principles and procedures are upheld.
- Supporting category management initiatives and procurement planning activities.
- Developing and maintaining procurement and contract management documentation.




- Providing procurement administration support, including tender documentation and records management.
- Managing procurement activities through e‑procurement systems and maintaining accurate records.
- Delivering advice, guidance and training to internal stakeholders on procurement processes and legislative requirements.
- Building strong relationships across the organisation to support procurement outcomes and continuous improvement.

About You

You will bring solid procurement experience and the ability to work effectively within a complex stakeholder environment. Relevant experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Contract Management or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience. Demonstrated experience managing tender and sourcing processes across multiple procurement categories. Strong understanding of procurement legislation, policies and principles, ideally within local government.

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📌 Procurement Officer (Sydney)
🏢 Public Sector People
📍 Sydney