The Opportunity

At APA, our purpose is to secure Australia’s energy future. We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it with our customers and communities as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Procurement Systems Specialist to join our Procurement team in our Melbourne Southbank office on a permanent full‑time basis.

Reporting to the Lead, Procurement Systems, this role sits at the centre of our procurement transformation journey. You will play a key role in shaping, uplifting and embedding procurement systems across sourcing, contracting, supplier management and requisition‑to‑pay processes - ensuring our tools enable effective governance, risk management, compliance and commercial outcomes.

This is a rewarding opportunity to see your work translate from system configuration and design into meaningful improvements for our business, suppliers and Procurement team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the identification, prioritisation and embedding of procurement system enhancements, controls and configuration changes to improve efficiency, compliance and risk management aligned with our Procurement Technology Roadmap.

• Partner with Procurement Excellence, Legal, Risk and operational stakeholders to ensure systems align with governance frameworks and evolving business requirements.

• Support end‑to‑end procurement process optimisation across sourcing, contract management, supplier management and requisition‑to‑pay activities.

• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability of master data across and seamless data integration across systems.

• Manage system‑driven controls, business rules and compliance validations to ensure effective oversight of material and emerging risks.

• Provide Level 2 system support, develop training materials and documentation, and deliver user training to uplift system capability.

• Contribute to procurement system transformation initiatives, including data governance, innovation, automation, AI-enabled capability and continuous improvement programs.

Your background

• Extensive experience within a Procurement function, with exposure across sourcing, contracts, supplier management and requisition‑to‑pay processes.

• Experience in procurement system configuration, optimisation or implementation projects; experience with Maximo, Workday and WSS would be highly advantageous.

• Strong understanding of system‑driven controls, governance frameworks and supply chain risk management practices.

• Demonstrated capability partnering with internal, cross‑functional and external stakeholders to translate business requirements into system solutions.

• Experience supporting system change, drive user adoption and training in complex organisational environments.

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to balance commercial objectives and compliance requirements.

Working at APA

At APA we’re committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best. We’ll provide you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing programs. We also have an inclusive parental leave policy providing 18 weeks leave including superannuation to support parents at work and in life.

We employ more than 2700 people across Australia and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.

We are APA

APA Group is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business.

We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $26 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia. And we own more than 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to households and businesses across every corner of Australia.

As the partner of choice in delivering infrastructure solutions for the energy transition, we’re focused on bundled remote grid energy solutions, electricity and gas transmission, and future energy, including hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.

Our customer centric approach means we understand our customers and offer them reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.

We are committed to securing Australia’s energy future by delivering infrastructure solutions for Australia’s energy transition and supporting the decarbonisation ambitions of our customers and communities.

Join our team and be part of securing Australia’s energy future. We’d love to hear from you.

APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety, health and wellbeing our people, community and environment a priority. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.

This vacancy works with critical APA data, systems or infrastructure and candidates are subject to background vetting (including Police checks) before & during employment.

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.