Procurement Analyst

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 5 - Salary Range $76,355 to $87,925 per annum + 11% Super + RDO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality—one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity

A pivotal role in a growing Procurement Team. You will work directly to the Procurement Manager gathering and providing inciteful data to assist the team to improve outcomes. Your reports will be used internally by the team and guide the Council Executive on Procurement-relate matters.

Melton is one of the fastest growing Councils in Australia. With that comes lots of opportunity to make an impact and drive change.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect, analyse, and interpret data related to procurement processes.
• Provide specialist advice to Procurement Manager, Coordinators and other staff related to observed data indicators, subject to close supervision.
• Create data visualizations and present data to assist in understanding issues to facilitate data-driven decision-making.
• Develop data reporting and mapping tools and approaches as directed.
• Assist staff working in the procurement process in order to understand the data and reach evidence-based decisions which includes activities such as price and performance analysis.
• Monitor procurement activities to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and mitigate potential risks.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Degree or diploma that includes data analysis, with little or no relevant work experience, or lesser formal qualifications with relevant work skills.
• Qualifications including Advanced Excel and or other data analysis systems preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to collect, analyse, and interpret complex data, providing valuable insights and recommendations to support decision-making and enhance performance.
• Sound judgment and decision-making skills, with the capacity to use initiative, technical knowledge, and creativity in presenting data effectively, in line with the organizational context and objectives.
• Demonstrated capability in coordinating data with system administrators and external data providers.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 19 Day Month
• 4 weeks and 2 days annual leave (As of 1st of July 2024 will increase to 5 weeks)
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Noel Irwin, Manager Procurement on 0418 905 ***.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attending the workplace.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

Applications close 11:59pm Wednesday 7 February 2024