Assistant Procurement Officer

About the Opportunity

Our client is seeking an enthusiastic and customer-focused Assistant Procurement Officer (Grade 5) to join their Operational Sourcing team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with procure-to-pay experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and wants to build their procurement career within a large government organisation.

Working alongside Procurement Services, Finance, the Solution Centre and the Centre of Excellence, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality procurement services while supporting business stakeholders across the organisation.


Key Responsibilities

• Process purchase orders accurately and within required timeframes.
• Conduct sourcing activities using procurement platforms such as Beeline and ARIBA.
• Manage end-to-end Request for Quote (RFQ) sourcing activities across multiple business divisions.
• Provide procurement advice and guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Liaise with suppliers and internal business units to resolve procurement enquiries.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across procurement processes.
• Deliver outstanding customer service while managing a high-volume workload.
• Assist stakeholders with procurement system and process adoption.

About You

We're looking for someone who is proactive, customer-focused and enjoys solving problems.

You'll ideally bring:

• Previous experience in Procure-to-Pay (P2P) or procurement support.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a busy environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and customer service skills.
• A positive attitude with the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• High levels of integrity, initiative and professionalism.

Highly Desirable

• Experience using ARIBA and/or SAP.
• Previous NSW Government or broader Government procurement experience.
• Exposure to RFQ sourcing activities.
• Knowledge of procurement policies and purchasing processes.

Please note: Experience in supply chain, inventory, materials planning or warehousing is not required for this role.


Key Challenges

This role offers the opportunity to work within a modern, agile procurement environment where you'll:

• Adapt to evolving procurement service delivery models.
• Build strong relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Deliver exceptional customer service while managing competing priorities.
• Support customers through procurement system and process improvements.
• Contribute to the continued success and reputation of the Operational Sourcing team.

Reporting Line

This role reports directly to a Team Leader within the Sourcing team and has no direct reports.


What's on Offer

• Immediate start available.
• Contract through to 24 December 2026.
• Competitive hourly rate of $40–$50 per hour + Super.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Opportunity to gain valuable experience within a large government organisation.
• Collaborative, supportive and high-performing procurement team.

If you have procurement support or Procure-to-Pay experience and are looking for your next government contract, we'd love to hear from you.

Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Natalee Thorpe at natalee.thorpe@davidsonwp.com, quoting reference JN -082026-43977. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com