Blacktown City Council

Purchasing Review Officer

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 435,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community, and more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $22.6 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 30,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About the opportunity

We are excited to offer a permanent, full-time opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Procurement Officer.

Reporting directly to the Strategic Procurement Advisor, this position is responsible for a variety of duties including but not limited to:

• Reviewing of Council staff purchase orders to confirm that Procurement guidelines and procedures are adhered to at all times
• Completing spend analysis and identifying best purchasing strategy
• Providing training to Council staff
• Overseeing the ordering and issuing of Corporate uniform and stationery to Council staff 
• Other relevant duties as requested by the Strategic Procurement Advisor. 

An ideal candidate will use computer data to analyse ongoing spend and devise strategies for best procurement approach whilst checking orders for any errors, participating in the annual stock take and generally supporting staff in progressing through the Procurement function.

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, accounting, procurement or a related field
• Good knowledge of Council’s Procurement Policy and Procurement Manual
• Capacity to deliver training in Council’s procurement system – TechnologyOne – and procurement process and the use of our Electronic Document Management (EDM) records keeping system
• Extensive experience in the use of TechnologyOne for procurement and good knowledge of Council’s Procurement policy and procedures, and EDM system
• Experience in Word and Excel
• Class ‘C’ Driver's Licence. 

Desirable:

• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple tasks and demonstrated capacity for teamwork in a multi skilled processing environment
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and solve problems
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing purchasing systems enhancements. 

Remuneration and benefits

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.

• Entry level for this position starts at $1,510.58 per week
• 35-hour working week 
• Opportunity to participate in Council's flextime arrangement
• Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 11.5% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Position description 

Click here to view or download the position description.

  Apply now using our fast and easy-to-use online application process:

1. Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach. 
2. Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without 'logging out' of the system.
3. Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application.

   Best of luck.

Closing date:          Friday 28 February 2025, 11.59 pm    

Contact officer:       Jake Evans on 9839 6332 

Internal ref:              BCC744