Procurement Tender Coordinator

Transpower New Zealand; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Transpower New Zealand is seeking a detail-focused procurement professional to coordinate tender processes from release through to award. You will act as a central liaison between Transpower and suppliers, ensuring fair, transparent and well-documented activity in line with policies.

This role suits someone who thrives on structured processes, accuracy and cross-team collaboration, with a focus on records, audits and continuous improvement across systems and reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in structured, process-led environments with emphasis on accuracy, confidentiality, fairness and auditability.
• Strong planning, organisation and time management to handle multiple priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to maintain clear records and documentation.

Responsibilities

• You’ll manage and administer tender processes from release to award.
• Act as central liaison between Transpower and suppliers to ensure fairness and transparency.
• Support continual improvement across tender administration, systems and reporting.

Skills

Process discipline

Planning & organisation

Attention to detail

Record keeping

Stakeholder communication

Data reporting

Audit/compliance mindset

Education

Tertiary qualification or CIPS qualification

Job description

• Coordinate fair, transparent tender processes for critical infrastructure
• Use your eye for detail to support strong procurement governance
• Join a collaborative team helping power Aotearoa’s energy future

Our core purpose is to empower the energy future for New Zealand – a future that delivers a net-zero carbon economy and a reliable and secure electricity system.

About The Team

At Transpower, we own and operate the National Grid, connecting New Zealanders to the electricity they rely on every day. Our Procurement Services team supports the wider business with practical procurement guidance, tools, reporting and specialist support, helping ensure our tender activity is well governed, consistent and fit for purpose.

About the opportunity – due to internal promotion!

You’ll manage and administer Transpower’s published tender processes from release to market through to supplier communications and award notifications. As a central point of coordination between Transpower and suppliers, you’ll help ensure tender activity is fair, transparent, well documented and aligned with our procurement policies and procedures.

This is a role for someone who enjoys variety, structure, accuracy and working with a wide range of people. You’ll help internal stakeholders understand the right process to follow, maintain clear records and audit trails, and support continual improvement across tender administration, systems and reporting.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience working in structured, process-led environments where accuracy, confidentiality, fairness and auditability matter.
• Strong planning, organisation and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities at pace.
• Excellent attention to detail and confidence maintaining clear records, approvals and documentation.
• Sound judgement and professionalism when managing both internal and external communications.
• Confidence using systems and data to track activity, maintain accurate information and support reporting.
• The ability to identify process gaps, risks or issues and raise them appropriately.

Experience with procurement, tendering, probity or contract administration in New Zealand would be useful, but it’s your process rigour, influencing and communication skills, and commitment to doing things well that will set you up for success! A tertiary qualification or Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) qualification while not essential – is advantageous.

Join us at Transpower

Our people care deeply about each other and New Zealand. With more than thirty-one ethnicities represented across Transpower, our diverse perspectives, knowledge and experience are willingly shared.

We work in the office or on site for at least three days each week to support collaboration, learning and delivery, and prioritise wellbeing through a broad range of health and wellness benefits. Read more atwww.transpower.co.nz/about-us/careers-transpower/staff-benefits

Role closes:

Monday 5 October.

Existing eligibility to work in New Zealand is required.