Purchasing Officer - Ballarat Office
Ballarat Central, VIC, AU, 3350
Permanent Full Time | 40 Hours per week with Monthly ADO HS2 | $33.78 to $37.35 per hour
About the Role
Join our Supply Services Purchasing team based in our Ballarat Office and play a key role in supporting the procurement and delivery of goods across Grampians Health. You’ll help ensure equipment and supplies are ordered efficiently, catalogued accurately, and delivered on time to meet internal client needs.
- Raise purchase orders and maintain supplier relationships
- Support the procurement process with accurate documentation
- Coordinate stock returns and updates to purchasing catalogues
- Resolve invoice and payment queries with Accounts Payable
- Provide expert technical support to internal purchasing systems
Key Responsibilities
- Generate and manage purchase orders for approval
- Obtain supplier quotes and coordinate freight returns
- Maintain up-to-date product and supplier knowledge
- Update and manage the purchasing catalogue
- Liaise with suppliers and internal teams to resolve issues
- Provide leadership and technical guidance to the purchasing team
Skills & Experience
- Tertiary qualification or experience in procurement (preferred)
- Strong Microsoft Office and intermediate computer skills
- Knowledge of Epicor and ARM (Precise) systems a plus
- Strong customer service focus and communication skills
- Must hold a current Victorian Driver’s Licence
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Interested?
Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Theresa Jones, GH Purchasing Supervisor on (03) 5320 3808 for a confidential discussion.
If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying
We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.
About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.
Ballarat Region
Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat
Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
