Title:  Procurement Buyer

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.

We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

About the project

John Holland is GoldlinQ's nominated design and construction contractor for GCLR3, to extend the existing light rail network by 6.7kms from Broadbeach to Burleigh Heads, including eight new light rail stations, two new light rail-bus connections, and intersection upgrades along the alignment.

About the role

You will be responsible for preparing, issuing, and following up on proposals, requisitions, purchase orders and other required documentation for the procurement of goods and services to enable the successful delivery of the Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 project (GCLR3).

Responsibilities of the role include

• Consult with the Delivery Team on its business needs including the supply of goods required
• Be familiar with the nature of the goods and co-ordinate with the Delivery Team
• Coordinate the allocation of cost coding on the Purchase Requisition for the goods with the Delivery Team
• Monitor the approval of Purchase Requisitions
• Communicate with the Delivery Team and liaise with suppliers to obtain quotations for the supply of goods
• Compare and critically analyse pricing quotations for the supply of goods and propose the preferred supplier
• Negotiate and agree terms and conditions with the supplier of goods including all necessary flow down from the Head Contract
• Set up suppliers in Vendors Online, prepare and issue manual purchase orders in PCR
• Notify preferred suppliers to proceed to purchase
• As required by the Commercial Manager coordinate with the Senior material Co-ordinator to track the receipt of goods from the supplier
• Co-ordinate with the Delivery Team to ensure the supplier is effectively performing its obligations under the Purchase Order and inform the Commercial Manager accordingly  
• Co-ordinate with the Delivery Team variations to the Purchase Order (if any) and issue any variation instruction to the Supplier
• Resolve minor disputes with suppliers of goods in a timely manner
• Perform all duties in accordance with Gold Coast Light Rail Sustainability and wellbeing policies, processes, systems and procedures including our Corporate Sustainability Framework
• Assist the Delivery Team to expedite goods where required
• Perform the role of the asset administration
• Build and maintain close relationships with the Delivery Team to expedite timely day to day supply of goods 

To be successful in this role, you will have

• Tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, procurement, contract management or a relevant field
• Administrative/governance practices and procedures of procurement
• Record management, documentation and probity
• Intermediate to advanced computer literacy skills
• 5+ years’ experience in either project-based engineering, contract administration or procurement function, a portion of which in civil construction
• Analytical and strong organisational skills and demonstrated procurement and contract management practices to enable optimal and cost-effective solutions
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders

As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives

Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

What's in it for you when you join John Holland?

We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From industry-leading leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.

Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.

Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.

Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.

Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.