There's something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people, just as committed to purposeful work as you. At Save the Children Australia, we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. Together, we are fearless in our pursuit of making lasting change for the children and communities who need it most.

A place to make a difference

In this part-time, permanent role (0.8 FTE), you'll work as a part of our Procurement and Supply Chain team to help us create lasting change for children. Based in any capital city of Australia (but with a preference for Adelaide-based candidates), you'll have flexibility to work from home or from one of our state offices.

The Procurement and Supply Chain Officer plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children. Whether it's improving the overall efficiency and effectiveness of Procurement or leading cost reduction procurement strategies across the organisation, you'll be contributing to our commitment to children in Australia, the Pacific and around the world.

You will make a difference by:

• Maintaining, and ensuring compliance with Procurement policies and procedures
• Establishing, fostering and managing relationships with SCA strategic and key suppliers
• Coordinating and managing purchasing for key high-volume items
• Coordinating domestic & international freight activities across departments
• Negotiating commercial terms and executing agreements
• Contract management of key national accounts
• Overseeing and tracking the approval process for new suppliers and exception requests

A place to feel valued

Your expertise procurement, supply chain management, vendor relationship and international freight & logistics is invaluable.

This role requires:

• Data driven ability to interrogate spend and identify and exploit commercial opportunities.
• Ability to learn quickly or have previous experience in supply chain management software
• Ability to work with people from different business units and locations to achieve common goals.
• Ability to work autonomously and prioritise based on fastest path to value
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in a related business discipline

A place to belong

We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• A modern, up to date working space. Or the opportunity to work from home, or both!
• Kids are welcome! We understand the demands of working parents and we have safe, accessible spaces where our little people can relax while their mums or dads help other children and families
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We've established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that's what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee).
• Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!)
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you're able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

Position Description - Procurement and Supply Chain Officer

For more information about this position, please contact Roland Korkomaz on [email protected] using the subject line: Procurement and Supply Chain Officer - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn't quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at [email protected]. We're dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported - no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact [email protected] for further support.