Procurement Administrator

Have you ever wanted a career with purpose?

Every day, in every way, we bring real heart to work. It’s what drives us to deliver our refreshingly different commitment to supporting the people who make a real difference in enriching the lives of our society’s most vulnerable. That is why we are after a Procurement Administrator, on a permanent, part-time basis of 20 hours per week based at our Christchurch Support Office.  You’ll be part of an inclusive culture where you can make a difference while growing your career.

About the Role:

Our Procurement Team is growing as we shift our focus towards strategic procurement, prioritising cost savings, innovation, and efficiency enhancements for ABC NZ. In this newly established role, you will play a crucial part in supporting our people to manage their purchasing on a daily basis. This role is primarily focussed on supporting the wider business using our Procure2Pay platform by becoming the Procurement Subject Matter Expert in the Unimarket application. You will also provide administration support to the wider Procurement Team.

Where You'll Make an Impact:

System administration of ABCShop relating to buyers, suppliers and purchasing
Maintaining all relevant documentation for ABCShop including System Guides.
Provide ABCShop support and training.
Administrative support to the Procurement Team
Promote a culture of transparency and accountability in procurement practices, serving as a role model.

What About You:

2-3 years administration experience, ideally with procurement experience.
Ability to listen and communicate well, showing empathy and understanding.
Great organisation skills, motivated, and ability to prioritise.
Able to manage and prioritise competing demands across a range of activities.
Be flexible and adaptable, able to work under pressure and be responsive to contingencies as they arise.
Computer literacy in MS Office Suite including MS Teams & SharePoint.
Connection to our core customer-centric ABC values where ethics and integrity are necessary.

Extra Reasons to Belong:

Permanent, part time role working 20 hours per week, ideally across Monday - Friday.
This role is a hybrid role based in Christchurch, with a mix of work-from-home and being in the office.
Fully subsidised Southern Cross health insurance to our eligible permanent NZ employees and a discount on insurance cover for eligible family members.
Wellbeing discounts and advice, EAP counselling services, study support, and cultural leave.
Paid parental leave - in addition to standard parental leave, ABC offers 12 weeks of paid leave for primary carers and 2 weeks for secondary carers.
Refer-a-friend programme of $750 - $2,000.
Professional Development – in-house and external training and development.
Industry-competitive remuneration and benefits, and internal reward and recognition programmes.
No matter who you are or where you come from, we encourage you to ‘Be You at ABC.’
An accredited employer with Immigration NZ that values its diverse employees.
Fruit, snacks, tea and coffee.

Through vision, passion, and sheer hard work, we’re now New Zealand’s largest aged care and dementia care provider. As one of New Zealand’s leading healthcare organisations we employ more than 4,000 people: we’re brave, caring, and responsible. All united by one purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.