Purchasing Officer - Ballarat Office

Location: 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 relationship

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Support the procurement process with accurate documentatio
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Coordinate stock returns and updates to purchasing catalogue
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Resolve invoice and payment queries with Accounts Payabl
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Provide expert technical support to internal purchasing system
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Key Responsibilities Generate and manage purchase orders for approva

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Obtain supplier quotes and coordinate freight return
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Maintain up-to-date product and supplier knowledg
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Update and manage the purchasing catalogu
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Liaise with suppliers and internal teams to resolve issue
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Provide leadership and technical guidance to the purchasing tea
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Skills & Experience Tertiary qualification or experience in procurement (preferred

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Strong Microsoft Office and intermediate computer skill
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Knowledge of Epicor and ARM (Precise) systems a plu
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Strong customer service focus and communication skill
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Must hold a current Victorian Driver’s Licenc
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Interested? if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Jaye Rogers, GH Supply Manager on 03) 538 19216 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.

Culture & Benefits

Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunitie

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Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holiday
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Access to Staff Fitness programStaff rewards and recognition program
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Ballarat Region

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+.