Senior eProcurement Officer

Governance and Risk Management Division

The Division comprises the following specific functions and teams: Enterprise Governance, Enterprise Risk Services, Enterprise Insurance Services, Enterprise Compliance Services, Strategic Procurement Services, Corporate Services and Internal Audit.

UQ’s Strategic Procurement Services is dedicated to supporting research, teaching and local operational factions by:

• Providing expert advice and support for all aspects of procurement across a broad range of goods and services, covering procurement planning, document preparation, tendering, price negotiations, risk assessment, and contract preparation and management.

• Managing uncertainty of supply by establishing purchase contracts or preferred supplier agreements of a tenderable value.

• Mitigating risks by evaluating vulnerabilities in your procurement cycle or the manner in which you interface with vendors and service providers.

• Providing ongoing training programs and delivering a procurement seminar series for knowledge enhancement.

• Developing effective 'self-help' tools through our informative website and guides.

• Recommending best practice purchasing methods for specific categories of goods and services.

The University is investing in the latest advances in electronic trading. UQ currently processes in excess of 94,000 purchase orders per year, to the value of $2.5 billion; the majority of which are low value, high turnover items, for which an electronic marketplace becomes a most appropriate procurement tool to enact transactional efficiencies and streamline processes. With information flowing through an automated platform, it becomes easier to use analytics and decision-support tools to develop a better understanding of spend and fundamentally strengthen the relationship between the University and its suppliers. Further expansion into other areas of the procure-to-pay cycle is on-going.

The Senior eProcurement Officer will facilitate and support the on-going development and implementation of UQ’s e-Procurement Strategy, working closely with stakeholders and providing high level analytical and technical support, and project administration expertise to serve as the primary ‘super user’ for the electronic marketplace system used by the UQ community. This role contributes to the review and development of processes and procedures ensuring transactions are executed in a way that supports the achievement of high standards of service quality, timeliness and accuracy, and are in compliance with University policy frameworks and external legislative and regulatory controls.

The successful appointee will have an undergraduate degree in business administration, accounting, commerce or related field; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training. Proven experience working in an advisory and/or service delivery function displaying highly developed analytic skills and proven ability to effectively resolve complex technical problems or difficult non-technical scenarios. Knowledge of key procurement processes in a large and diverse organisation is essential.

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This role is full-time, continuing appointment at HEW Level 6. The remuneration package will be in the range $74,207 - $79,964 p.a., plus employer superannuation contributions of up to 17%.

To discuss this role please contact Dr Harmony Rose on +61 07 334 69842 or harmony.rose@uq.edu.au

To submit an application for this role, use the Apply button below. All applicants must supply the following documents: a cover letter, response to selection criteria and a resume.

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