Procurement & Purchasing Specialist

ActewAGL; Canberra; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LinkedIn Learning access

Discounted gym memberships

Free annual flu vaccinations

On-site physiotherapy

Income protection up to 3 years

Rewards and recognition programs

Job summary

ActewAGL seeks a Purchasing Officer to join its Finance team in Canberra, managing end-to-end purchasing activities, creating POs, requisitions and maintaining records while collaborating with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely supply of goods and services.

Reporting to the Supply Manager, you will work in a central buyers pool, utilise Oracle or SAP, monitor requests, perform QA checks, and support reporting and month-end activities in line with procurement guidelines.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement/purchasing/inventory management.
• Ability to extract and analyse data and provide reports.
• Demonstrated procurement/purchasing experience.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time management skills; able to manage priorities.
• Ability to build positive relationships with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Process purchasing activities within Oracle and related systems.
• Provide guidance on purchasing processes and system functionality.
• Monitor purchasing requests and shared mailboxes for timely action.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Support purchasing, procurement and inventory reporting activities.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records and update open purchase orders.
• Perform QA checks to ensure correct coding and compliance.
• Assist with shortage identification and expediting to ensure material availability.

Skills

Data analysis

Procurement experience

Attention to detail

Time management

Stakeholder relationship

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Job description

ActewAGL seeks a Purchasing Officer to join its Finance team in Canberra, managing end-to-end purchasing activities, creating POs, requisitions and maintaining records while collaborating with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely supply of goods and services.

Reporting to the Supply Manager, you will work in a central buyers pool, utilise Oracle or SAP, monitor requests, perform QA checks, and support reporting and month-end activities in line with procurement guidelines.