Procurement Analyst

Join NEC Australia on a 12-month fixed-term contract as a Procurement Analyst in Melbourne and play a pivotal role in keeping our procurement operations running at their best.

Working across procurement, finance, and business teams, you'll drive seamless supplier onboarding, ensure the integrity of vendor master data, and resolve transactional issues that keep the business moving. This is a fantastic opportunity to influence operational excellence, strengthen compliance, and enhance the supplier experience.

You'll be at the heart of maintaining a high-quality supplier database, supporting due diligence activities, identifying potential risks, and helping safeguard the organisation through accurate and compliant procurement processes.

Key responsibilities

• Manage supplier onboarding, maintenance, verification and periodic review processes, including vendor master data governance and integrity

• Manage changes to vendor master data, purchase orders and ERP systems with appropriate approvals from Finance and Procurement

• Support supplier classification and segmentation activities, ensuring suppliers are categorised appropriately for reporting, governance and risk management

• Assist with maintenance of Delegation of Authority and follow up on timely expense submissions in Concur

• Resolve vendor and purchase order escalations, providing procurement guidance to business units while working closely with offshore support teams

• Support procurement initiatives, reporting, process improvement and stakeholder projects to drive operational efficiency and compliance

About you

• Experience working within a large, global organisation

• Proven experience in procurement operations and vendor coordination

• Comfortable handling financial workflows (PR/PO, invoicing, reconciliation, payment terms)

• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including Finance/AP

• Hands-on experience with procurement platforms (e.g. SAP, Concur)

• Experience maintaining vendor master data within ERP systems

• A sharp eye for identifying and resolving data quality issues, duplicate suppliers and record discrepancies

• Exposure to supplier due diligence, supplier risk management or compliance processes

• Ability to analyse procurement and supplier data for reporting and governance purposes

Why Join Us

This is a great opportunity to build your career in procurement operations within a large organisation, working across multiple stakeholder groups and gaining exposure to end-to-end vendor and supplier lifecycle management.

Benefits

• Bonus & wellness days (after 6 months)

• 14 weeks paid parental leave

• Up to 4 paid volunteer days per year

• Discounts on health insurance, travel, entertainment & more

• Salary sacrificing options (car leasing, super, etc.)

• Employee Assistance Program – free, confidential support for you & your family

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Specialisation Description

Accountable for obtaining goods/services required by the organization including:

• Indirect Operations (e.g., Office Supplies, Computers, Travel, Maintenance, Machine Parts, etc.)
• Direct Operations (e.g., Raw Materials and Services for Manufacturing, Production or Construction; Products for Retail, etc.) Procurement processes include:
• Product/Service Sourcing
• Supplier Selection
• Pricing/Terms Negotiation
• Order Processing
• Contract Administration
• Supplier Performance Management
• May include Strategic SourcingSpecialization Match Note: Para-Professional incumbents administer the transactions associated with obtaining goods and services and do not negotiate pricing or terms.

Level Description

Experienced level professional that applies practical knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Works independently with general supervision. Works to achieve operational targets within the job area with a direct impact on function / sub-function results. Problems faced are difficult but typically not complex. May influence others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies and practices.