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Working closely with internal stakeholders, suppliers, Procurement and our Offshore Shared Service Centre, you’ll help ensure purchasing processes are accurate, timely and aligned with our standards. You’ll also contribute to process improvements that help make purchasing simpler and more effective for our teams.\nAs a Purchasing Officer in the Procurement team, you’ll make a positive impact by:\nCreating Purchase Orders with accurate GL and WBS coding\nSupporting stakeholders with quotes, supplier engagement and purchasing processes\nManaging goods receipting, invoice workflows and supplier queries\nSupporting month-end accruals, reconciliations and Purchase to Pay activities\nResolving blocked invoices, GR/IR issues and other purchasing queries\nContributing to continuous improvement across the Purchase to Pay process\nYou’ll also support emergency vendor onboarding, subcontractor annual rate indexation and other Procurement activities as required, including providing leave coverage for the team.\nSerco is a place for you\nYou could be a great fit if you have:\nPrevious purchasing experience, with a track record of delivering value through purchasing or procurement\nAccounts Payable experience or a sound understanding of financial processes\nExperience working with Purchase to Pay systems, with SAP experience highly regarded\nStrong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines\nThe ability to work independently, solve problems and maintain a professional approach\nStrong attention to detail and confidence working with internal stakeholders and suppliers\nA relevant tertiary qualification will be highly regarded but isn't essential.\nYou’ll also need to meet the role’s required pre-employment checks and hospital vaccination requirements, including a satisfactory National Police Check.\nIn joining us, you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with trusted leaders that will help you achieve your goals. Here, you will appreciate a flexible approach to work-life that comes with working at a company with long-term government-backed contracts.\nAre you ready to do important work that really matters?\nAt Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges.\nWe focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia and New Zealand and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in Health, Defence, Maritime, Justice, Immigration, and Community Services.\nWe seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans and people with disability.\nBy joining Serco you’ll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.\nHow to Apply\nClick Apply to submit your application today.\nPlease upload your CV as a single document. 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