Purchasing Officer

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

Diverse and inclusive culture

EAP access

Private health insurance discounts

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Darling Downs Health in Toowoomba is seeking a Purchasing Officer to ensure healthcare teams have the supplies and support needed to deliver care. You will manage purchasing, inventory and contracts, build strong supplier relationships, and work in a collaborative environment focused on service, quality and value for money.

The role offers opportunities to streamline processes and contribute to outcomes across the Darling Downs region, with familiarity with SAP S/4HANA considered advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, procurement, inventory, supply or related business operations.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work with systems, data and processes in a complex environment.
• Collaborative mindset with service, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or similar enterprise systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver purchasing, inventory and contract support that helps teams access resources.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and suppliers to resolve issues.
• Monitor purchasing activities and financial processes to maintain accuracy and value.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve performance.

Skills

Purchasing

Procurement

Inventory management

Supply chain

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Purchasing qualification

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Join Darling Downs Health as a Purchasing Officer in Toowoomba and help ensure teams across our health service have the supplies and support they need to deliver exceptional care. Working in a collaborative environment, you’ll drive efficient purchasing outcomes and contribute to services that make a meaningful difference to local communities.

What Your Day Could Look Like

As a Purchasing Officer, you'll help keep critical health services running smoothly by ensuring purchasing and supply processes are efficient, reliable and customer-focused. From supporting stakeholders with their procurement needs to strengthening supply outcomes across the organisation, you’ll work with a connected team that contributes to better experiences for patients, staff and communities.

Every Day, You'll Contribute By

• Delivering timely purchasing, inventory and contract support that helps teams access the resources they need.
• Building trusted relationships with stakeholders and suppliers to provide advice, resolve issues and improve service outcomes.
• Monitoring purchasing activities and financial processes to maintain accuracy, compliance and value for money.
• Identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve performance and support contemporary procurement practices.

Let's talk about you!

You're someone who combines strong commercial awareness with a genuine commitment to customer service. You communicate confidently, enjoy solving problems and build positive relationships with people at all levels. You take pride in creating efficient solutions that help others do their best work, knowing your contribution supports the delivery of healthcare across the region. Guided by compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage, you're motivated by making a practical difference every day.

Here's What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Experience in purchasing, procurement, inventory, supply or related business operations.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• The ability to work effectively with systems, data and processes in a complex environment.
• A collaborative mindset with a focus on service, accountability and continuous improvement.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience using SAP S/4HANA or similar enterprise systems and/or a qualification in purchasing, procurement or a related field.

Most importantly, you'll bring a passion for delivering efficient, customer-focused solutions that support quality healthcare outcomes across the Darling Downs.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It’s complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.

Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you’ll see your impact firsthand. Here, you’ll find opportunities that simply don’t exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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Occupational group

Administration