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Senior Procurement Officer
General Goods & Services; Procurement; Brisbane City
Join the General Goods and Services team at the Dept of Housing and Public works, collaborate with stakeholders, drive value-for-money outcomes, and contribute to impactful procurement strategies. Ready to make a difference? Join us today!
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible full-time |
| Occupational group | Procurement |
| Classification | AO6 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane Inner City |
| Job ad reference | QLD/688119/26 |
| Closing date | 29-May-2026 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Cathy Douglas |
| Contact details | Ph: 3215 3515 Access the National Relay Service |
By engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and working collaboratively, you will contribute to broad functions including - planning, market analysis, cost analysis, data analysis, risk management, demand management, supplier performance management, sub-category performance, sourcing activities, forecasting and the development of forward procurement pipelines.
What you will be doing:
• Facilitating and participating in cross agency working groups, accountable for the delivery of category plans.
• Planning and delivering key industry and customer forums and workshops.
• Developing contract management plans and managing supplier contractual performance, including novation's, contract variations and performance against KPI's.
• Ensuring buyers guides and other category related content is up to date, accurate and user friendly.
• Managing daily communications and resolving customer and supplier issues.
• Using Excel, Power BI and other systems to collate, and analyse data, informing sound decision making.
• Contributing to key sourcing initiatives in the sub-category, including the development of tendering documents, pre-tendering industry engagement, evaluation and implementation.
The skills you will need include being able to:
• Demonstrated experience in contract and category management services related to the procurement of large/complex agreements/standing offer arrangements
• Demonstrated strong customer focus, with the ability to take an agile approach to problem solving and process improvement and are comfortable working across boundaries and engaging senior executives in your delivery
• Demonstrated effective communication skills, by actively listening, being responsive, and have built trust with your customers by delivering what you commit to
• Demonstrated skills in being proactive, highly organised and able to work largely autonomously. This also includes knowing when to escalate and engage to appropriately manage risk
• Demonstrated understanding of how key policies, practices and procedures operate in a procurement environment and can apply the Queensland Procurement Policy in your everyday work activities
Applications will remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/688119/26
Closing Date: Friday, 29 May 2026
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
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applicant-guide (PDF, 646KB)
688119 26 Role Description (Word, 1,011KB)
Role Description
