He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare
Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata
When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy
There's never been a better time to join Watercare. We're delivering a $15.2 billion, 10-year capital investment programme, the largest in our history, creating opportunities to work on transformative infrastructure, sustainability and digital projects that will shape Auckland's future. With more than $4 million invested every day, you'll be part of work that makes a lasting difference to our communities and environment.
He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for an organised and proactive Procurement Administrator Contractor to join our team for six months.
In this role, you’ll provide day-to-day administrative support across Watercare’s procurement activities, helping ensure supplier information, contracts and purchase orders are processed accurately and efficiently. You’ll work closely with the Procurement team, suppliers and teams across the business, responding to queries and maintaining accurate procurement information in our systems (Infor LN and MS365 suite). This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with people, improving processes and keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes.
In this role, you will:
Maintain accurate supplier, contract and item information
Support the administration of supplier contracts and purchasing activities
Monitor outstanding purchase orders and follow up on items that require receipting
Process invoice receipts and investigate purchase order or invoice discrepancies
Respond to procurement, supplier, contract and purchase order and invoice queries
Support the setup and maintenance of supplier records
Monitor the Procurement mailbox and ensure enquiries are directed or resolved promptly
Maintain accurate procurement documentation, records and reporting
Liaise with internal stakeholders to obtain relevant information and approvals
Support the Procurement team with meetings, reporting and general administration
Help ensure Watercare’s procurement policies and processes are followed
Identify opportunities to improve procurement administration
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
You’ll be a highly organised administrator with strong attention to detail and a practical, customer-focused approach. You’ll be comfortable working with systems, managing competing priorities and building positive relationships with suppliers and stakeholders across the business.
You will bring:
Previous administration experience, within procurement, purchasing or supply chain
Experience raising and managing purchase orders
Strong data-entry skills and excellent attention to detail
Confidence working with procurement, finance or enterprise systems
Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and Outlook
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong planning, coordination and organisational skills
The ability to investigate and resolve administrative queries
The confidence to follow up on outstanding information and actions
A proactive, collaborative and customer-focused approach
The ability to manage confidential and commercially sensitive information
Experience using Infor LN or a similar enterprise (Tier1 EPP) systems would be advantageous.
Ngā hua mōu | What's in it for you
We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:
• Training and development opportunities
• Life and income protection insurance plans
• Generous parental leave
• Employee discounts at a range of large retailers
Me pēhea te tono mai | How to Apply
Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today - careers.watercare.co.nz.
Skills Required
- Previous administration experience within procurement, purchasing, or supply chain
- Experience raising and managing purchase orders
- Strong data-entry skills and excellent attention to detail
- Experience with procurement, finance, or enterprise systems
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and Outlook
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong planning, coordination, and organisational skills
- Ability to investigate and resolve administrative queries
- Ability to follow up on outstanding information and actions
- Proactive, collaborative, and customer-focused approach
- Ability to manage confidential and commercially sensitive information
- Experience using Infor LN or a similar Tier 1 enterprise system
What We Do
At Watercare we’re proud to provide a lifeline service to the people of Auckland, while protecting the environment for future generations. Every day we provide the highest quality drinking water to 1.7 million Aucklanders, and take it away again once it’s been used in the sink or flushed down the loo. Without using chemicals, we treat wastewater to a very high standard and safely return it to the environment. We also plan for new and upgraded infrastructure far into the future to ensure we can meet the needs of our fast-growing city. We operate assets worth more than $9 billion – but it’s our people who are our most valuable assets. Our staff are passionate, motivated and trustworthy people who are the leaders in their fields. They’re not afraid of a challenge and are constantly looking for new ways of improving our processes and the service we offer our customers. If this sounds like you, please visit our careers centre to see our job vacancies and be notified of future opportunities: https://careers.watercare.co.nz
