Software Procurement Associate

**General information**: - Location - Christchurch, Wellington - Expertise - Procurement, Sales - Job Level - Experienced - Employment Type - Permanent full-time - Close Date - 30-Oct-2025 - Ref # - 62416 **Description & Requirements**: **Spark NZ** - As New Zealand's largest telecommunications and digital services company, Spark's purpose is to help all of New Zealand win big in a digital world. We provide mobile, broadband, and digital services to millions of New Zealanders and thousands of New Zealand businesses. - We operate in an exciting and constantly evolving industry, where the pace of change brings new and unique challenges every day, so we operate using Agile ways of working to allow us to meet the fast-changing needs of our customers. Agile replaces the traditional hierarchical organisational structure to produce a transparent, collaborative environment with highly productive teams who are empowered to deliver better outcomes for our customers, communities, and all of New Zealand. **About the Role**: - The Software & Cloud Procurement team is one of New Zealands largest providers of enterprise procurement services to New Zealands Corporate, Government and Enterprise customers. The Software Procurement Associate supports our GTM team by owning the quote to order process, ensuring contracts are renewed and helping with budgetary forecasts and reporting. **Day to day you will be involved in**: Manage the customer ordering lifecycle from queries to quoting, order processing, invoicing, remediation of disputes and credits. Build strong relationships with key Vendors and Distributors, ensuring Spark are getting the best pricing for our clients. Management of the Maintenance Renewal process, including notification to customers of upcoming renewals and maintenance of Spark’s internal asset management system ensuring accurate records are kept. Ensure a highly professional level of communication is provided and information is clearly articulated to customers. Develop and cement strong customer relationships and rapport. Up skill knowledge via vendor training sessions on products and technology. Focus on helping achieve financial targets related to revenue and margin. **What experience you'll bring?** - 2+ years Procurement industry experience. - 2+ year IT industry experience. - Software licensing experience is preferred. **WHY CHOOSE US**: **Diversity and Inclusion: Te Kanorau me te Whakawhāiti mai** - At Spark, we are constantly looking for ways to build a more inclusive culture. Our vision is for diversity and inclusion to be "how things are done at Spark", embedded into our day-to-day activities, standards, and business practices. We want you to feel totally comfortable bringing your whole self to work regardless of your gender, ethnicity, orientation, age, or ability. **Sustainability: Toitū** - Sustainability is a key focus for us. We are dedicated to supporting Aotearoa New Zealand's recovery and economic transformation. The principle of equity is at the very heart of our approach, and we remain committed to working in partnership to make a positive contribution to digital equity in line with our focus on Diversity and Inclusion. **Benefits: Awhina** - Our people matter and we make sure we look after them. As a valued employee of Spark, we've got our people covered with a range of leading benefits including: **Wellbeing** - Comprehensive medical insurance, life and income protection. Access to wellbeing coaches, EAP and in-house Specialist Clinical support through our leading Mahi Tahi Wellness programme. **Hybrid ways of working** - for most teams at Spark this means being in the office for 4 days a week, and 1 day being flexible. **Leave** - in addition to four weeks annual leave, we offer purchased leave, enhanced parental leave support and study leave. **Spark Credit** - we provide permanent employees with $120 monthly Spark credit to use on any of our amazing products. **Spark Share scheme** - periodically we offer the opportunity to buy into our share scheme. **Career development** - access to an internal marketplace that connects employees with experiential, on the job learning across Spark. - Due to the nature and urgency of this role, we are only considering applicants that are based in New Zealand with permanent residency, citizenship, or a valid work visa (with at least 18 months remaining). - To download the position description, please sign in with your account._