Purchasing Officer

Milestone IT; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate start

Job summary

Milestone IT Limited in Sydney's Northern Suburbs seeks an experienced Purchasing Officer for an initial short-term contract with the possibility of extension. You will support hospital operations by ensuring timely ordering and delivery of goods and services, maintaining accuracy in purchasing records, and liaising with suppliers.

The role requires hands-on procurement expertise, strong organisational skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while adhering to organisational

Qualifications

• Previous experience working as a Purchasing Officer or in a similar purchasing/procurement role is essential.
• Experience processing purchase orders and liaising with suppliers.
• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase orders and manage purchasing requests.
• Liaise with suppliers to obtain quotes, confirm pricing and coordinate
• Maintain accurate purchasing records and update internal systems.
• Assist with invoice and purchase order matching, resolving discrepancies where required.
• Ensure purchasing activities follow organisational policies and procedures.
• Provide general administrative support to the purchasing function as required.

Skills

Purchasing Officer experience

Purchase orders

Supplier liaison

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Stakeholder management

Prioritisation

Job description

Milestone IT – Sydney Northern Suburbs NSW

Milestone IT is partnering with a leading healthcare organisation to recruit an experienced Purchasing Officer for an initial short-term contract, with possibility of extension.

This is a great opportunity for a hands-on purchasing professional to support hospital operations by ensuring goods and services are ordered efficiently and delivered when needed. The successful candidate will have previous experience in a purchasing or procurement role and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where accuracy and attention to detail are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Process purchase orders and manage purchasing requests.
• Liaise with suppliers to obtain quotes, confirm pricing and coordinate
• Maintain accurate purchasing records and update internal systems.
• Assist with invoice and purchase order matching, resolving discrepancies where required.
• Ensure purchasing activities follow organisational policies and procedures.
• Provide general administrative support to the purchasing function as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Process purchase orders and manage purchasing requests.
• Liaise with suppliers to obtain quotes, confirm pricing and coordinate
• Maintain accurate purchasing records and update internal systems.
• Assist with invoice and purchase order matching, resolving discrepancies where required.
• Ensure purchasing activities follow organisational policies and procedures.
• Provide general administrative support to the purchasing function as required.

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience working as a Purchasing Officer or in a similar purchasing/procurement role is essential.
• Experience processing purchase orders and liaising with suppliers.
• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.

Additional information

• Initial short term contract with possibility of extension
• Northern Suburbs
• Immediate start