Pricing and Purchasing Officer

• Part-time 8-month fixed-term contract
• Choose your part-time working hours!
• Dont just work for the city co-create it!

Bring your energy attention to detail and love for getting things done to a role that keeps the City of Newcastle (CN) moving! As a member of our team you wont just work for the city; youll co-create it.

Through your work youll have a behind the scenes pass to Newcastles evolution as you shape our future as a liveable inclusive city.

We are looking for a Pricing and Purchasing Officer to join our highperforming Procurement team on an 8month contract. This is a fantastic jobshare opportunity perfect for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys meaningful varied work with real impact.

In this dynamic and handson role you will play a key part in ensuring CN has the goods and materials it needs to operate smoothly. You will support the Procurement team in maintaining stock and nonstock pricing contracts contribute to centralised purchasing and assist CNs Service Units with their general purchasing needs. Your work will help ensure accuracy efficiency and seamless purchasing processes across the organisation.

Choose your parttime hours! You can work two days per week (Thursday and Friday) or enjoy a fiveday fortnight with alternating Wednesdays.

Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.

Life at City of Newcastle (CN)

Youll get to experience your work up close alongside the brilliant minds of your colleagues who care for one another and the region.

Youll chip away at ambitious plans with a talented passionate crew alongside you shaping the very fabric of our community. Showing up for neighbours not shareholders.

Every single day offers the chance to think big and act local. Planning and prioritising to achieve the most important outcomes with the community.

Youll add value in the moments that matter. From librarians to lifeguards in a range of iconic places we achieve a better Newcastle together.

Whether were planning to host major events providing essential services or supporting creative artists its what we do when the cameras arent rolling that matters most.

And well be there for you in important times in your life. We embrace flexible work arrangements to find a balance that allows us to enjoy the city we shape.

Our focus on inclusion and respecting culture will help you feel a deeper connection with others. Youll connect with internal communities that will help you to feel a sense of belonging and reflect the diversity of the growing region.

Youll do meaningful work and do it sustainably as you take ideas from plan to play in your own backyard.

With hundreds of different roles each person adds their uniqueness to our culture and plays their part as we head towards our 2040 vision.

With natural assets and a focus on the environment co-create a sustainable region with us.

Why join CN

At CN we value our employees and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for whats important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance that allow us to enjoy the city we shape. To read more visithere!

• Flexible/hybrid work arrangements available
• 4 weeks of annual leave 3 weeks of personal leave plus 2 additional paid public holidays
• 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment
• Paid parental leave for primary carers
• Industry leading employment conditions
• Corporate Fitness program from as little as $12.90 per fortnight
• Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
• Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities
• Leading the CN Way leadership program
• Inclusion Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives
• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist and Psychology Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups

We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles backgrounds experiences and perspectives are valued encouraged and respected.

People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians people with diverse gender identities and sexualities people from different cultural racial ethnic religious and linguistic backgrounds people with disability carers and veterans) are encouraged to apply.

Dont just work for the city co-create it. Join and expand your career at the City of Newcastle.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 12 April 2026

Remuneration: $81874.92 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment 12% Superannuation per annum for a 35-hour week pro-rata specific to the hours chosen

Contact:Michelle Barnett - Coordinator Purchasing & Accounts Payable -

NB -Short-listed candidates will be invited to attend an interview week commencing Monday 4 May 2026.

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements please contact for a confidential discussion.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

CN do not accept unsolicited resumes and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.