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Salary- Full-time Permanent, Kent St, Sydney
- Seeking experienced Procurement Associate with a passion for driving solutions
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders
We are part of Group Procurement whose purpose is to provide end-to-end procurement support and expertise to our business partners and stakeholders across the Group. With the objective to optimise value from supplier relationships and deliver 'fit for purpose' solutions that are in line with our risk appetite and support a simpler, stronger bank.
Our Professional Services & BPO External Labour Service Desk Team provides support to hiring managers seeking to engage external labour. As a Commercial Associate you will be responsible for supporting all divisions in sourcing external labour with the right skills, from the right partners whilst managing costs.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Support and advise hiring managers from across the business
- Promote and ensure the use of appropriate applications and techniques, and adherence to policy
- Negotiate contractual and commercial terms with suppliers, including through competitive bidding process
- Develop expertise to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in external labour sourcing
- Facilitate effective data capture and reporting on external labour usage across the group
- Contribute to continuous improvement activities
- Ensure contracts are fit for purpose and executed on time.
You'll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is creating better futures together. So, we'll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You'll also keep learning to grown, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.
What do I need?
- 2 years + Procurement experience
- Familiarity or exposure to contracts
- Excellent communication skills and strong stakeholder management skills
- Continuous improvement mindset and strong problem solving skills
- Commercial acumen/ Financial sector experience (ideal)
What's it like to work there?
We aim to provide one big, supportive team to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together. As an equal opportunity employer, we're proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.
How do I Apply?
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The health and wellbeing of our employees is our top priority. We've developed clear standards to ensure our people are confident, safe and healthy whether they're working from a Westpac Group site or working from home. These are based on expert medical advice and Safe Work Australia guidelines.
As part of our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, this role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If an adjustment is required to assist you during our recruitment process, please email
Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?
At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating inclusive and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community. We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please call 1800 655 592 Option 1.2 or email
