Procurement Support Officer

Snowy Hydro; Cooma; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Parental leave

Extra leave

Family discounts

Service awards

Employee referrals

Job summary

Snowy Hydro is seeking a highly organised Procurement Support Officer for the Snowy 2.0 Project in Cooma. This 2-year fixed-term contract will provide the administrative backbone for procurement activities, ensuring smooth supply chain flow and spotless records.

You will raise POs, coordinate procurement, collaborate with internal teams, and support the wider procurement function while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Strong administrative skills with experience in general administration duties.
• Desirable knowledge of procurement or purchasing processes.
• Certificate IV in Business Administration or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Raising purchase orders and coordinating procurement activities.
• Liaising with Snowy Hydro teams to ensure procurements meet budgets and policies.
• Managing procurement documents and mailbox emails for timely action.
• Support the broader procurement team with related tasks.

Skills

Strong administrative skills

Excellent organisation

Strong communication

Tech-savvy

Team player

Education

Certificate IV in Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the iconic Snowy Hydro-electric Scheme, gas and diesel electricity generating plants, and contracted wind and solar energy in the National Electricity Market. We also provide electricity and gas to over 1.5 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy.

Snowy 2.0, currently under construction, is Australia's largest committed renewable energy project. This nation-building project will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come.

Are you a highly organised administrative professional with a knack for numbers, procurement or purchasing, and keeping things running smoothly?

We are looking for a dedicated Procurement Support Officer to join the Snowy 2.0 Project in Cooma on a 2-year fixed-term contract. In this fast-paced role, you will be the administrative backbone of our team, playing a vital part in supporting our procurement functions and ensuring one of Australia's largest infrastructure projects has exactly what it needs to succeed.

Key Responsibilities:

While this is a diverse administration position, a significant and crucial part of your day-to-day will be supporting our procurement activities. You will ensure our supply chain keeps moving and our records are spotless.

Your key focus areas will include:

• Procurement & Purchasing: Raising purchase orders, coordinating and undertaking procurement activities.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Liaising with broader Snowy Hydro teams to ensure all procurements comply with budget requirements and internal policies.
• Information Management: Ensuring mailbox emails and procurement documents are actioned in a timely manner and stored in the appropriate document management system.
• Broader Team Support: Alongside your procurement duties, you will also step in to support the wider procurement team undertaking tasks and activities related to the procurement function.

About the location:

This role is located at our Project Head Office in Cooma, NSW, working a standard Monday to Friday week.

About you:

We are looking for a team player who loves bringing order to a busy environment and genuinely enjoys administration and implementing efficiencies to improve processes.

To thrive in this role, you will bring:

• Strong administrative skills: A solid understanding and experience in general administration duties (Understanding of procurement or purchasing is highly desirable)
• Relevant qualifications: A Certificate IV in Business Administration, or equivalent, or hands-on industry experience.
• Exceptional organisation: Brilliant organisational skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to juggle competing priorities.
• Strong communication: Warm, highly developed communication skills to build positive relationships with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Tech-savvy confidence: Strong ability to navigate business systems, with solid skills in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
• Team Player attitude: Your enthusiasm, positivity and enjoyment of working within a team to implement continuous improvements.

About our workforce:

Diversity and inclusion is important to us: Snowy Hydro has a culture of decency and inclusion, with a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and a supportive environment to ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can succeed. At Snowy Hydro, we recognise that we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each individual brings, and we believe in providing an environment that allows that uniqueness to thrive.

Snowy Hydro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for a role with Snowy Hydro and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to the Snowy Hydro recruitment team at ***********@snowyhydro.com.au

We offer:

• An annual performance based bonus.
• A range of parental leave options, including 30 weeks paid leave for primary carers and 10 weeks for non-primary.
• We provide additional leave over and above the minimum National Employment Standards.
• Family discounts on fitness, gyms, pools and leisure centres (location dependant).
• A Service Award Program - employees reaching continuous employment anniversaries receive additional benefits.
• An employee referral plan - good employees attract similar colleagues

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