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The Company

Operating in a highly competitive and dynamic financial services environment, QSuper manages around $113 billion in funds for over 585,000 members and is committed to working with our members so they can feel more confident they are making the best choices for their situation. QSuper Limited and QInvest Limited are ultimately owned by the QSuper Board of Trustees.

The QSuper Group has approximately 1,200 employees, and our culture is one where "members are at the heart of everything we do". Our employees bring this culture to life by behaving in line with our unique values which ensures our success through our actions every day.

The Role

Our Group Finance business unit have an exciting opportunity for an experienced

Procurement Advisor

to join the team on a permanent basis. The Procurement Advisor provides leadership and supports the Senior Procurement Advisor with the procurement process including; selecting vendors, strategic sourcing, creating and negotiating contracts and providing advice for ongoing vendor and contract management.

You’ll communicate and influence both formally and informally with internal and external stakeholders across all levels. You’ll ensure effective monitoring and management of whole-of-office arrangements, and report on these to the Strategic Procurement Manager. You’ll also assist with developing and delivering category strategy including developing a rolling program of activities which generate benefits and achieve financial targets through insight and analysis.

We’re looking for someone that knows how to build and foster relationships and who can successfully educate internal stakeholders on correct and effective processes. If this sounds like you, and you’re ready to hit the ground running in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you!

At QSuper, we value flexible working arrangements, however we understand flexibility is not the same for everyone. We’re open to a conversation about what flexibility means for you, which may include the opportunity to work from home or flexible hours

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Skills, Experience and Qualifications

The ideal

Procurement Advisor

will demonstrate some or most of the below:
A strong client focus and the ability to work well with multiple stakeholder groups

Demonstrated experience in effectively managing multiple tenders and selecting suppliers

Experience or exposure to category management, with proven track record of project delivery

Experience in collating and analysing data to facilitate the analysis of category and vendor spend

Experience in establishing and managing supply arrangements

Demonstrated ability to respond to changing business and environmental conditions

Understanding of how to identify, assess and escalate risks according to the Risk Management framework

Ideally tertiary qualified in a business-related discipline and/or Level 4 accreditation with CIPS

At QSuper we are proud to champion respect and we value diversity amongst our employees to support an inclusive workplace. We are passionate about selecting talented people based on their qualifications, capabilities and experience relevant to the role.

What you do today, inspires tomorrow

Click on the 'Apply’ button and follow the prompts. The closing date for applications is

Thursday, 11 February 2021.

Please note, owing to a high volume of applications, QSuper reserves the right to close the applicant portal ahead of this deadline if necessary.

Whilst all applicants will be carefully considered, we will only be able to personally contact those candidates that are short-listed for interview.

We choose to deal with you directly and have not engaged an agency for this opportunity, so if you’re interested, please apply.