Procurement Specialist

Melbourne - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) works in partnership with 15 National Boards to implement the national regulatory scheme for health professionals. The purpose of health practitioner regulation is to protect the public by ensuring that only health practitioners who have the skills qualifications and knowledge to provide safe care are registered.

The Procurement Specialist plays a key role in delivering endtoend procurement services that support Ahpras regulatory mission and ensure strong governance value for money and probity.

This is a full time permanent opportunity preferably based in either our Melbourne or Brisbane offices working a hybrid arrangement.

Reporting within Finance and Procurement this role partners closely with stakeholders across the organisation to enable effective sourcing supplier engagement and contract outcomes. The Procurement Specialist contributes to strategic sourcing and category management (particularly professional services) applies market intelligence and data insights and supports continuous improvement in procurement systems and capability.

You will work in a highly regulated national environment where sound judgement strong stakeholder engagement and highquality advice are essential to achieving compliant and commercially sound outcomes.

In this role you will

Deliver endtoend procurement activities (RFQs RFTs evaluations negotiations and contracts) in line with policy and governance requirements.
Provide timely customerfocused procurement advice and support to stakeholders across the organisation.
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers to enable effective sourcing outcomes.
Prepare highquality sourcing documentation evaluation reports recommendation papers and support contract drafting.
Contribute to category strategies through market engagement spend analysis and procurement insights.
Support and drive continuous improvement of procurement systems tools and processes (including Portt).
Monitor procurement compliance and contribute to reporting and governance requirements.

About you

You are a procurement professional with strong endtoend experience in a regulated or government environment and a sound understanding of procurement policy probity and valueformoney principles. You are confident advising stakeholders managing multiple priorities and delivering highquality procurement outcomes in a complex nationally focused organisation.

As the ideal candidate you will demonstrate the following:

Demonstrated endtoend procurement experience in a regulated or government environment.
Strong stakeholder engagement and advisory capability with welldeveloped influencing skills.
Highquality written communication skills including procurement documentation and reporting.
Sound commercial capability including analysis and negotiation experience.
A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to contribute to process improvement and procurement capability uplift.

You are customerfocused accountable and valuesdriven and you thrive in environments where collaboration integrity and strong governance underpin success.

You can view more in the attached role description:Procurement Specialist - role description

What we offer:

A friendly and supportive working culture with an active social club
Great work/life balance
Sophisticated open plan workspaces in a 5-star rated building in a central location
Attractive salary of $118551annum plus Superannuation

To apply:

Click Apply for this job to submit your application which must include a cover letter current resumeand maximum 2-page document addressing the Experience section of the Role Description
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process
Offer of employment will be subject to successful background (pre-employment screening) and Criminal History checks.
For any queries or a confidential discussion regarding this position please contact Recruitment team via email at
Applications Close: 11.30pm AEDT Friday 10 April 2026

Ahpra requires all employees to comply with Ahpra policies including theHybrid and Flexible Working Policy

We will be shortlisting throughout the advertising period and should we identify suitable applicants we may cease advertising early.

Offer of employment is subject to successful background (pre-employment screening) and Criminal History checks.

Ahpra is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage people of all abilities to apply particularly people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and those who may experience diversity or disability related barriers in securing employment. If you have any support or access requirements we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

With respect no agencies please

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