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Senior Purchasing Officer

Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works QLD
Nerang, QLD
A$101,174-$109,783 p/a
Administration & Office Support → Administrative Assistants
Full-time
Hybrid

Posted 10 days ago


QBuild is a commercialised business unit of the Queensland Government. It has been Queensland Government's builder for over 160 years, playing an important role in communities across the state by building and maintaining government-owned assets such as schools, social housing, police stations and correctional and health facilities.

About the role

You will play a pivotal role in supporting QBuild's ambition to strengthen Queensland's building and construction industry by providing exceptional procurement services. In this role you can expect:

  • Communicating procurement strategies and Queensland Procurement Policy requirements to staff and facilitating changes to traditional procurement practices through training and education programs.
  • Preparing and calling of tenders for a variety of categories involving construction, maintenance, consulting and upgrade activities, including evaluation and regulatory techniques.
  • Providing guidance and assistance to operational and estimating teams in purchasing and the associated policies, and pricing of future works.
  • Implementing local procurement practices and processes in accordance with the Queensland Procurement Policy including contributing to reduced material and subcontractor costs.
  • Establishing relationships with suppliers and subcontractors focusing on competitive pricing and meeting established performance standards, as well as to contribute to the development and implementation of regional Standing Offer Agreements and medium and major building contracts.
  • Leading, supporting and training a team of purchasing, procurement and contract management officers, including identifying and addressing training requirements of the team, up-skilling and motivating staff to exceed expectations.
  • Undertaking operational purchasing activities including ordering materials and processing a range of purchase orders, work orders, field release orders and similar for goods and services required for regional delivery.
  • Ensuring compliance with the Queensland Procurement Policy, delegation and other polices and legislation relating to procurement in government.
  • Developing, implementing and monitoring procurement instructions, procedures, guidelines and standard forms while maintaining document control (in conjunction with Quality Assurance).
  • Providing efficient and high standards of customer service to QBuild's customers, including coordinating responses to escalated customer queries.

What we're looking for

  • Ability to work flexibly without supervision, effectively managing activities and demonstrate judgement about when to escalate issues.
  • Applies highly developed problem solving and decision-making skills, by using analysis, experience, business acumen and judgement to make informed decisions that are supported by clear rationale.
  • Demonstrate a high level of skill and experience in drafting reports/documents and is committed to their own development and continuous self-improvement and sees learning opportunities in everyday work.
  • Applies understanding and knowledge of Queensland Procurement Policy and other policies and legislation relating to procurement activities.
  • Communicate and work with various stakeholders (Regional Procurement Staff, Delivery, Program and Planning staff, Suppliers etc) providing assistance, guidance, and information on sourcing solutions for various projects, future works, goods/services supply, contract terms and conditions, supplier performance etc
  • Demonstrate professionalism, be an enthusiastic contributor to QBuild's culture and a positive member of the procurement team providing the highest standard of customer service.

How do I apply?

All applicants must be eligible to work in Australia.

Interested candidates are encouraged to review the below attached applicant guide and role description. Once reviewed please submit the following documents to apply:

  • Resume
  • Cover letter (2 pages maximum) telling us why you are interested in and capable of performing the role.

If you have any questions about the position or your application please contact Jodie Gallina, Procurement Specialist, 07 5514 9441, [email protected]

Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/633408/25
Closing Date: Tuesday, 13 May 2025


About Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works QLD

Brisbane, QLD, Australia

The Department of Housing and Public Works delivers a range of housing, building and procurement services.

We work to ensure that our most in need Queenslanders have access to housing and homelessness assistance. This assistance is provided through government-owned and managed social housing, and grant funding to registered providers. We also help thousands of low income earners to enter and remain in the private rental market.

Another key focus for the department is to provide policy, advice and delivery of services to government agencies in the areas of construction, asset and facilities management, procurement and fleet management.

The department consists of five major areas: Housing and Homelessness Services, Public Works and Asset Management, Building Industry and Policy, Queensland Government Procurement and Corporate Services.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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