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Within Finance, our Procurement team plays a critical role in shaping performance at Virgin Australia. We combine commercial discipline with a strong sense of partnership, working across the business to secure the right products, services and supplier outcomes to support Australia’s most loved airline.
Are you a motivated problem solver and enjoy a faced paced environment? Join our Procurement Operations function, were you’ll work within a collaborative and supportive team where customer excellence is at the heart of everything we do.
The Procurement Operations function supports the delivery of a seamless end user purchasing experience ensuring alignment with source to pay policies, procedure and governance. To support this delivery and an optimal end user experience, the Procurement Operations function is focused on process improvement and capability uplift across our processes and systems. The team operates a hybrid model with transactional activities delivered through an offshore partner.
The objective of the Procurement Operations Consultant role is to support the ongoing uplift of our procurement processes, tools and capability across the business and ensuring the timely resolution of complex queries across the following workstreams
Supply contract execution and management within Oracle
Supplier creation and Vendor master data administration
Purchase Requisition and Purchase Order support, including Purchase Order Lifecycle management
Source to Pay query resolution and management
Fuel & IATA invoice reconciliations
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Reviewing and improving Procurement Operations processes, identifying opportunities to simplify, standardise and improve the way work is completed.
Developing and maintaining clear procuress documentation, procedures, work instructions and support materials.
Support training material development and delivery to the offshore team and business stakeholders
Support the implementation of process changes and helping embed new ways of working
Act as a point of escalation for complex operational procurement queries and issues.
Investigate and resolve issues across supplier creation, contract execution, purchasing, invoice reconciliation and general procurement queries.
Identify recurring trends, process gaps and opportunities for further improvement
Tertiary qualifications preferrable in commerce or finance related field
At least two years’ experience in a procurement, purchasing or finance related field
A strong understanding of procure-to-pay and source-to-contract processes, including supplier setup, contract execution and PR and PO processes.
Intermediate understanding of financial accounting practices and Oracle financial systems
Demonstrated experience developing or improving process documentation, procedures, training material or knowledge content
Strong problem solving skills with a proven ability to think analytically and logically, identify root causes and develop practical solutions, with a strong level of attention to detail
Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel and Word
A passion for excellent customer service and able to support consistent and efficient ways of working
A continuous improvement mindset and genuine interest in improving processes and building capability.
We’re all individuals. And we love that. That’s why we encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those from diverse cultural backgrounds, our friends in the LGBTQI+ community, and anyone else who wants to join our family.
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Public Australian airline group serving leisure, corporate and government travelers through domestic, international, charter and cargo services.
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Entry · 2+ years experience
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