What your day could look like
As a Purchasing Officer, you'll play a key role in ensuring essential goods and services reach the people who need them, when they need them. From managing procurement processes to solving supply challenges, you'll help create seamless operations that underpin quality healthcare delivery.
Every day, you'll contribute by:
Delivering efficient, value-driven purchasing and inventory solutions that meet service needs
Building strong partnerships with clinical teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to support outcomes
Resolving purchasing, invoicing, and supplier queries with confidence and care
Identifying opportunities to improve processes and ensure compliance with best practice standards
Let's talk about you!
You're a proactive and detail-driven professional who takes pride in keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes. You bring a thoughtful approach to problem-solving and enjoy working with others to achieve shared goals. Whether supporting colleagues or navigating complex procurement challenges, you act with integrity, show respect, and stay focused on delivering positive outcomes that make a difference.
Here's what will help you thrive in this role:
Experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply operations within a complex environment
Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills
Confidence using enterprise systems (e.g., ERP platforms) and managing data accurately
A collaborative mindset with a commitment to quality, safety, and continuous improvement
You'll stand out from the crowd if you have relevant qualifications in purchasing or supply, or experience working in healthcare or large-scale organisations.
Most importantly, you'll be someone who values teamwork, embraces innovation, and is motivated to support better outcomes for communities through your work.
This role is about enabling care through smart purchasing, driven by compassion, integrity, and a genuine commitment to improving everyday outcomes.
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.
Click 'Apply Now' to submit your application and upload the requested documents.
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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