Procurement & Resources Specialist

Lake Macquarie City Council; Newcastle-Maitland; Hybrid; AUD 79,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + 12% superannuan

4-day work week (35 h)

Hybrid office/on-site/work-from-home

Long service leave

Gym discounts and wellbeing programs

Free parking

Lake Mac benefits

Job summary

Lake Macquarie City Council is seeking a Resources Officer to connect City Works crews with equipment, materials and services to keep projects moving. You’ll manage procurement, process requisitions, and coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure timely delivery and compliant records.

You’ll work a roster from 5:45am to 3:45pm on weekdays, enjoy a 4-day week, and benefit from a mix of office, on-site and from-home work with a strong focus on customer service and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications, or equivalent experience and qualifications, in a relevant discipline such as resourcing, procurement, allocation, hire or administration

Responsibilities

• Procure goods and services to support Council operations, including hiring trucks, plant and labour, and ordering concrete, road base, soil and turf
• Process and receipt purchase requisitions, check supplier invoices against contract rates and maintain purchasing, compliance and quality assurance records
• Administer systems supporting resource allocation, plant and truck compliance and staff leave, working with internal and external stakeholders to resolve system issues and improve procedures
• Work on a roster with the Coordinator to cover the Resources Section’s operating hours of 5:45am to 3:45 pm each weekday that City Works operates

Skills

Procurement experience

Purchase-to-payment

Invoices processing

Microsoft Office

Stakeholder management

Driver's licence

Education

Tertiary qualifications in resourcing/procurement

Tools

Purchasing systems

Job description

Lake Macquarie City Council is seeking a Resources Officer to connect City Works crews with equipment, materials and services to keep projects moving. You’ll manage procurement, process requisitions, and coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure timely delivery and compliant records.

You’ll work a roster from 5:45am to 3:45pm on weekdays, enjoy a 4-day week, and benefit from a mix of office, on-site and from-home work with a strong focus on customer service and teamwork.