Purchasing Specialist

About the role

APA, Australia's energy infrastructure partner, is looking for a Purchasing Specialist to join its ID CD - Commercial Delivery team on a full-time permanent basis. Reporting to the Manager, Purchasing & Expediting, you will support timely and effective purchasing, sourcing and supplier management across infrastructure projects, keeping procurement commercially sound, compliant with APA requirements and aligned to project cost, schedule and quality.

Key responsibilities

• Manage purchasing from approved demand through to purchase order placement, ensuring clear requirements and compliance with procurement policies and delegations.
• Undertake sourcing, including RFQs, bid evaluations and supplier recommendations, balancing cost, schedule, quality, risk and value for money.
• Negotiate commercial terms, pricing and delivery requirements with suppliers, supporting fit-for-purpose contracting.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships, monitor performance and resolve commercial, delivery and supply issues.
• Coordinate purchasing, expediting and logistics with project teams, suppliers and service providers to meet project delivery dates.
• Maintain accurate purchase orders, sourcing records and ERP data, resolve purchasing and invoice issues and keep procurement documentation complete and audit-ready.

Required profile

• Experience in procurement, purchasing, sourcing, supply chain or a related commercial environment, ideally supporting major projects, infrastructure or technical categories.
• Demonstrated experience with RFQs, supplier offer evaluation and supplier recommendations.
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple activities, suppliers, priorities and deadlines.
• Understanding of purchasing and procurement governance, including purchase orders, contracts, delegations, document control and audit requirements.
• Ability to work collaboratively across project, engineering and commercial teams.
• Eligible to work in Australia; background vetting (including police checks) applies because the role uses critical data, systems or infrastructure.

What we offer

• Targeted career development programs.
• Competitive remuneration and employee benefits.
• Flexible working arrangements and wellbeing initiatives.
• Inclusive parental leave of 18 weeks, including superannuation.