**Hey You!**:
genU is looking for a **Purchasing Officer **to join our longstanding, purpose driven and values based organisation.
The **Purchasing Officer **supports stakeholders to develop, source and manage purchasing arrangements to effectively meet organisational, divisional and departmental objectives. This role is instrumental in supporting the business through the management of centralised procurement and purchasing activities. You will partner closely with the Senior Purchasing officer to monitor strategy, initiatives, work practices, policy and procedure, and to develop and deliver education and training materials.
This is a full time ongoing opportunity based at the genU support HUB in Geelong, with flexible working arrangements available.
A competitive remuneration package is on offer, commensurate with experience.
**About You!**:
Our ideal **Purchasing Officer **will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders;
- Well-developed attention to detail and data integrity skills;
- An understanding of the purchasing lifecycle;
- Ability to plan and prioritise multiple, complex activities;
- Strong collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills;
- Ability to set and achieve goals whilst working autonomously.
You will also meet the following essential requirements:
- Tertiary qualifications in Business or complementary discipline OR;
- Certificate IV in Business (or similar) and 2 years experience in a similar role;
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain;
- Current NDIS Worker Orientation Module certificate or willingness to obtain;
- All applicants for this role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and meet the requirements of the genU Covid-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccinations during the recruitment process.
**Benefits & Culture**:
Here at genU we're a group of passionate, driven people who want everyone's lives to be happier and healthier, especially people with disabilities, the ageing and those experiencing disadvantage. We operate solely for community benefit and invest back into the same communities in which our services are delivered.
- genU welcomes diversity, including diversity of race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity,_ _ability, and sexuality. We are committed to providing a welcoming, innovative, safe, empowering, and respectful environment for all and living these values each and every day._
genu staff have access to a range of benefits, including but not limited to the following:
- **Investment in You**: in addition to a comprehensive induction program & ongoing professional development, genU is committed to providing opportunities for career progression. You will have access to a range of accredited training modules, staff mentoring programs and our internal jobs board.
- **Commitment to Staff Health & Wellbeing**: 24/7 access to an innovative, holistic employee assistance program that supports your emotional, mental, financial, and physical health.
- **Increase your Take Home Pay**: Salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits.
- **Employee Discount Program**: save money with employee discounts and savings at over 450 of Australia's most loved retailers and service providers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HI-FI.
- **Study Scholarship**: all genU employees are eligible for a 20% scholarship towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.
- **Employee Referral Program**: refer someone to work at genU and receive a generous cash bonus once that person completes their 6-month qualifying period! HI-FI.