Join our newly established Marine Fleet unit providing essential strategic support to the Queensland Water Police, Marine Rescue Queensland, and the State Emergency Service.

Managing a fleet of over 400 vessels, your role ensures the smooth sailing of procurement operations, from purchasing to asset disposal.

Job details

As a Senior Procurement Officer, you'll navigate complex supplier arrangements, contribute to a 10-year fleet plan, and ensure compliance with government procurement standards. This is your chance to make waves in a rewarding role,
driving effective procurement strategies to support waterborne operations.

If you're ready to chart a course for success in this new role within the Queensland Police Service, we want you aboard!

Your key accountabilities

The core capability requirements for this role are:

• Manage strategic procurement projects in collaboration with key stakeholders, ensuring that risk, probity and transparency requirements are addressed.
• Actively participate in an effective and professional procurement team.
• Provide high level procurement and commercial advice relating to procurement matters.
• Develop and maintain positive and constructive relationships with internal clients, vendors and staff to ensure procurement services are responsive to current and future needs.
• Provide specialist procurement and commercial advice relating to procurement matters to internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to operational reporting requirements and undertake governance to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Monitor and undertake financial and procurement systems compliance.
• Prepare high level correspondence (including briefings, reports and submissions) and procurement/contract related documentation.

Role Requirements

Qualification

Highly desirable:

• Queensland Government Level 3 Procurement Certification or equivalent

Technical/ Operational/ Educational experience

• Experience in SAP
• Knowledge and experience in Queensland Government procurement policies, contract management related policies and supply chain methodology will be favourably considered.
• Experience in Procurement roles within public service and/or marine sector as well as experience in managing complex supplier arrangements and contracts would be beneficial to success in this role.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/638340/25

Closing Date: Thursday, 12th June 2025

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

Two positions available.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 638340 25 - Applicant Guide non-Police (Word, 227KB)
  
  
  638340 25 - Role Description (Word, 4.53MB)