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We’re doing it with our customers and communities as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.\nWe now have an exciting opportunity available for a Purchasing Specialist to join us in our ID CD - Commercial Delivery team on a full time permanent basis.\nReporting to the Manager, Purchasing & Expediting, you will play a key role in delivering timely and effective purchasing, sourcing and supplier management support across infrastructure projects, ensuring procurement activities are commercially sound, compliant with APA requirements and aligned to project cost, schedule and quality outcomes.\nKey Responsibilities\nManage purchasing activities from approved demand through to purchase order placement, ensuring requirements are clearly defined, commercially sound and compliant with procurement policies and delegations.\nUndertake sourcing activities, including RFQs, bid evaluations and supplier recommendations, balancing cost, schedule, quality, risk and value for money.\nNegotiate commercial terms, pricing and delivery requirements with suppliers, supporting fit-for-purpose contracting and purchasing outcomes.\nBuild and maintain effective supplier relationships, monitor performance and work collaboratively to resolve commercial, delivery and supply issues.\nCoordinate purchasing, expediting and logistics activities with project teams, suppliers and service providers to support required project delivery dates.\nMaintain accurate purchase orders, sourcing records and ERP data, resolve purchasing and invoice issues, and ensure procurement documentation is complete and audit-ready.\nYour background\nExperience in procurement, purchasing, sourcing, supply chain or a related commercial environment, ideally supporting major projects, infrastructure or technical categories.\nDemonstrated experience undertaking RFQs, evaluating supplier offers and making commercially sound supplier recommendations.\nSound commercial and negotiation capability, with the confidence to engage suppliers on pricing, terms, delivery commitments and performance.\nStrong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple sourcing and purchasing activities, suppliers, priorities and deadlines concurrently.\nUnderstanding of purchasing and procurement governance, including purchase orders, contracts, delegations, document control and audit requirements.\nStrong stakeholder management, communication and attention to detail, with the ability to work collaboratively across project, engineering and commercial teams.\nAbout the Team\nThe ID Commercial Delivery team exists to enable the successful delivery of APA’s Infrastructure Development portfolio by providing high quality commercial, procurement and contracting support throughout the project lifecycle. We work closely with project teams and key stakeholders to deliver fit for purpose commercial solutions, manage commercial risk and achieve strong value for money outcomes.\nWorking at APA\nAt APA, we’re committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best.\nWe offer targeted career development programs designed to accelerate your career, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing initiatives are all part of what we’ll offer you. Our inclusive parental leave policy offers 18 weeks of leave, including superannuation, to support parents at work and in life.\nWe employ around 2,000 people across Australia and are committed to building a high-performing, customer-focused organisation where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to perform at their best.\nWe are APA\nAt APA, we’re taking on one of Australia’s greatest challenges: the energy transition. We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.\nWe proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $20 billion portfolio of assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia. And we own more than 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to households and businesses across every corner of Australia.\nAs the partner of choice in delivering infrastructure solutions for the energy transition, we’re focused on bundled remote grid energy solutions, electricity and gas transmission, and future energy, including hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.\nOur customer focused approach means we understand our customers and offer them reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.\nWe are committed to securing Australia’s energy future by delivering infrastructure solutions for Australia’s energy transition and supporting the decarbonisation ambitions of our customers and communities.\nJoin our team and be part of securing Australia’s energy future. We’d love to hear from you.\nAPA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety, health and wellbeing our people, community and environment a priority. 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