procurement officer.

About the Opportunity

We are currently partnering with one of the leading organizations in the defence sector that are seeking a motivated and evolving Procurement Officer to join a growing team. This role delivers vital administrative and operational support across the procurement lifecycle, assisting project teams with supplier management, purchasing processes, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the core supplier database, assist with supplier evaluations against quality and risk parameters, and serve as a point of contact for pricing, availability, and delivery updates.
• Ensure purchasing activities align with internal compliance and financial controls. Process purchase requisitions, monitor PO status, and manage system approvals using MEX.
• Work alongside the finance team to ensure accurate PO, receipt, invoice and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with internal and external audit documentation, create procurement training materials, and support internal stakeholders.

What You Bring

• Experience in a procurement or purchasing function or extensive project administration experience in complex, technical projects. Experience in Defence, aerospace, or technical manufacturing environments is highly regarded.
• Strong skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, SharePoint) and familiarity with CMMS/procurement tools like MEX
• Must hold, or be eligible to obtain, an Australian Defence Security Clearance
• Flexibility for occasional interstate or intrastate travel as needed for professional development or customer interaction

Why utilise Randstad in your job search?

Randstad has the largest team of dedicated procurement, contracts & supply chain professional recruiters in South Australia. We are on all categories of the state and local government agreements and our size affords us key partnerships or agreements with ASX listed mining, energy, utility, oil and gas, defence, NFP and manufacturing businesses.

We are recruiting multiple opportunities in procurement, category management, contracts management and supply chain.

If you're a commercial professional with recent major projects experience, we want to hear from you. Riddhi Parikh 0400 363 405 is managing the recruitment for these positions, however feel free to reach out to your Randstad contact Rachel Homer, San Wong or Sheridan Cowie.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.