SALARY: $3,650 - $4,182 per fortnight + Super
Work Type: Temporary Full Time up to 9 months
Location: Oran Park Administration Building - 70 Central Avenue, Oran Park 2570
- Enjoy a 35 hour working week
- Flexibility through flex leave provisions and hybrid work arrangements
- Health program including free flu vaccinations, skin checks and health and wellbeing leave options
- Modern office building with latest technology
- Join an organisation committed to offering and supporting professional career development
- Corporate Gym membership
Are you an experienced procurement professional who enjoys improving processes, delivering value and ensuring compliance? Join Camden Council in this temporary maternity leave position and play a key role in supporting best-practice procurement and contract management across a fast-growing local government organisation.
As our Senior Procurement Officer, you will work collaboratively with stakeholders across Council to deliver procurement activities that are compliant, efficient and customer focused. You will provide expert advice and support on purchasing, tendering and contract management while contributing to the continuous improvement of procurement systems, policies and governance frameworks. Previous Local Government procurement experience will be highly regarded.
What We Offer
We are committed to offering and supporting development and employment opportunities to help people excel and build a lasting career. We offer generous learning and development opportunities as well as flexi time, access to employee benefits and education assistance.
We promote diversity in the workplace and have a culture that is inclusive, respectful and embraces the unique skills and qualities of all people.
As the community continues to grow, this opportunity will allow you to grow with it!
Essential:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and extensive job-related experience in purchasing, tendering, contract management and procurement practices
- High level of IT literacy, together with substantial computerised purchasing or accounting system experience
- Well-developed oral and written communication skills and the ability to effectively negotiate
- Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills
- Sound understanding of WH&S requirements and regulations as it relates to purchasing and procurement
- Demonstrated ability to apply EEO, WHS and ethical practice principals and to act with probity at all times
Desirable:
- Demonstrated understanding of the procurement processes within the Public Sector environment
- Experience in the application of the Local Government Act 1993 and Local Government Regulations in relation to Tendering
- Experience with Authority and VendorPanel Software
Further Information: Diane Ross, Purchasing and Procurement Coordinator on (02) 4653 3277
Closing Date for above position: 24/08/2026
