Senior Category Specialist

You’ll connect Queensland. We’ll connect you to an amazing career.

Queensland Rail connects communities across the state and plays a critical role in supporting Queensland’s economy and regional growth. Join us and contribute to a complex, safety‑focused organisation delivering essential services every day.

Your opportunity

Ready to take the lead in strategic procurement? Join our Procurement ICT & Corporate Services team as a Senior Category Specialist (AS6) and play a key role in shaping high-value procurement outcomes across the organisation.

• Lead complex procurement activities end-to-end, including sourcing strategies and contract negotiations in a Queensland Government and QITC environment.
• Build and manage strong supplier relationships while monitoring performance to drive value and continuous improvement
• Use market insights and procurement data to guide planning and informed business decisions
  
  

 About the role

You will lead and deliver procurement sourcing strategies for high-value goods and services, conduct compliant market approaches and negotiate strong commercial outcomes within a Queensland Government and QITC-aligned environment, ensuring they align with business priorities. Working closely with stakeholders, you’ll build trusted relationships, provide practical advice to support effective decision-making.

You will identify procurement opportunities, resolve issues, and deliver value across the business. This involves analysing spend and supplier performance, applying best practice procurement approaches, and contributing to process improvements that strengthen efficiency and compliance. You will also manage multiple procurement projects simultaneously, ensuring they are delivered smoothly, on time, and to a high standard, while supporting contract development, negotiation, and execution.

Please refer to position description.

Remuneration and Employment Type

• Salary of $135,199 plus 12.75% superannuation
• Fixed-term, full time position to 30th June 2027
• Brisbane in CBD
• Hybrid work options to support balance between work and personal commitments
  
  

 Benefits that Count

All that Queensland Rail achieves each day relies on the hard work and talent of our teams. That’s why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best, including:

• Enjoy free travel to work and discounted rail travel
• QRI Lifestyle offers members access to over 2,000 exclusive discounts and services
• Prioritise your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing with our range of free services
• You and your family can get fit and have fun with access to over 380 gyms and pools with our Fitness Passport
• Eligible employees can receive up to 100% reimbursement for professional membership fees
• Discounted Travel Train services
• Shape your rewarding career with clear pathways, innovative projects and opportunities for growth and leadership
  
  

Sounds great! What’s next?

Please apply to Senior Category Specialist (11146) via our website by clicking onto the "Apply" button by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) Thursday 4th June 2026.

Supporting a diverse workforce 

At Queensland Rail we are 1TEAM and our diverse workforce enables us to connect communities every day.  We are committed to building inclusive and respectful workplaces for all our people, strengthened by our diversity and encourage applications from First Nations Peoples, all genders, those from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ community and people with disability, of all ages and backgrounds. 

We strive to provide a barrier free and equitable recruitment experience.
 

If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Krystal via the email below. 

To learn more about this Queensland Rail career opportunity please contact Krystal with your specific enquiry via krystal.gray@qr.com.au.