Procurement Coordinator

Due to an internal promotion, we are looking for a Procurement Coordinator reporting to our Procurement Manager, to contribute and support our procurement activities. You'll work closely with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure we comply with regulatory and commercial standards while streamlining our processes to seek ways to continuously improve and support procurement at Orion.This is a diverse role where your solutions-focused approach and passion for delivering excellent procurement outcomes will set you up for ongoing success. You'll coordinate tendering processes, manage documentation and support continuous improvement initiatives. This is an exciting role where you will immerse yourself across the business and grow your procurement skills in a complex and diverse business.About usPassionate, curious, and innovative are a few words that describe our people. We are powering the future, connecting communities, and igniting innovation. Orion owns and operates the electricity distribution network that provides power to central Canterbury. As the third largest electricity distribution network in New Zealand, we cover remote rural areas, regional towns, and the city of Christchurch.We are an essential service and take our responsibilities seriously. We are community owned and working here means a career with meaning and purpose that makes a difference in your very own neighbourhood.The role

• Coordinate and deliver Portfolio and Connections procurement activities
• Support tendering processes including documentation, clarifications and evaluations
• Identify and drive process improvements to streamline procurement workflows
• Support the enhancement of our customer experiences and improving social and environmental outcomes
• Ensure we comply with our regulatory, commercial and internal standards while supporting audit activities
• Provide regular updates and reports across procurement activities, including contributing to supplier newslettersAbout you
• Significant previous experience within a complex commercial or procurement environment
• Ability to communicate and convey information and ideas to various audiences
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on continuous improvement, accuracy, consistency and outcomes
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a collaborative mindset
• Ability to provide practical solutions with a methodical, positive and outcome-focused approachWe offerYou'll find at Orion, you can come as you are and just be you. You will be joining a workplace that values who you are, the work you do, and the way you think. Importantly, we offer :
• Flexible working arrangements, and flexible locations with our Head office in Burnside and satellite offices in Rolleston and Ferrymead
• Three days of “My Days” leave
• A broad range of workplace benefits from a wellbeing allowance to access to our holiday house in Hanmer!You might be surprised to find out that the company that brings the power to your home is innovative, inclusive, progressive, and quite good fun.To applyWe encourage you to be you in your application! We are truly committed to diversity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in these areas, but you do need to be on board with learning.Please reach out to us with any questions at [email protected]. We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interviews. To learn more about us, check out our careers site to find out more about working Orion.You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this job. Pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.