About the Organisation
This is a unique opportunity to join a genuine Australian market leader with a sizeable global footprint. With an unparalleled reputation for manufacturing excellence, quality products and service, as well as a forward-thinking approach combining innovative styling, ethical production techniques and an absolute commitment to environmental and social best practice, this icon is well placed for ongoing success.
About the Opportunity
As part of an ongoing strategic transformation with focus on continued future success, this rare opportunity to create a greenfield procurement function has been identified. Reporting to the CFO, this newly created position of Group Manager Procurement Australia, will be responsible for the drafting and execution of strategic sourcing initiatives and category plans working across the Australian Group, whilst collaborating with key stakeholders to support procurement activities for both direct and indirect categories. Understanding the supplier landscape, identifying categories of spend and establishing a vendor contracts and performance framework to create value and showcase procurement best practice as part of an engaging, procurement business partnering approach will be key to success. This role will create value by generating measurable cost savings and demonstrable pricing wins, maintaining quality, obviating risk, whilst ensuring optimal policy and governance considerations deliver on the Group’s commitment to ESG ethics, sustainability and social procurement matters across the supply chain.
Is this You?
The successful candidate will demonstrate a track-record of success in building a centralized procurement team and interfacing collaboratively and constructively with stakeholders to showcase the benefits of a customer-centric and commercially adept procurement function. In addition to a first-class, dynamic approach to deliver financial wins, leveraging fact-based insights and analysis to support category strategies and sourcing wins, you will be an authentic, approachable and engaging communicator at ease dealing with a wide-ranging audience. As a leader, you will be required to be hands-on, whilst strategic and adept at influencing and securing positive outcomes that perpetuate the success and positive reputation of the procurement function.
Candidates from a manufacturing, industrial, construction or building materials and supplies background would be highly regarded.
Rewarding – The Benefits
This employer of choice organization offers exemplary benefits including a generous salary package commensurate with scope of the role and your experience.
This role can be based in Western Sydney (preferred) but an option to be based in Victoria is available.
To Apply…
- If you would like to discuss this opportunity, or to apply, please click on the online link and upload your CV application via the portal.
- Your resume will be reviewed by Christian Bloomfield, Senior Partner at Davidson.
- LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-bloomfield/
- Any technical issues submitting your application please email Christian.Bloomfield@davidsonwp.com
** Please note applications can only be progressed for those candidates who are Australian or NZ Citizens or Permanent Residents **
