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Jemena is an Australian energy company who owns and operates over $12.4 Billion worth of gas and electricity transportation assets across Australia supplying millions of households and businesses with essential services every day.
We pride ourselves on our innovative approach, technical expertise, and dedication to safety, quality, and sustainability. Our Group’s over 3000 team members across the East Coast consistently strive to make a difference in the communities we serve.
About the role
The Manager, Corporate and Digital Procurement will be a key player in business partnering, acting as the subject matter expert while overseeing Corporate and Technology Procurement streams.
This role involves leading a team to develop and implement supply category strategies aligned with enterprise objectives, executing procurement initiatives to benefit the enterprise, and engaging stakeholders to enhance procurement service offerings.
Additionally, the role has responsibility from a Procurement Manager perspective for its own Digital stakeholder portfolio, encompassing full end-to-end procurement processes, including contract management, supplier relationships, category management, and market engagements, with a focus on delivering optimal results and effective management.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead and manage Corporate and Digital Procurement team members, who each have their own area of practice
- Manage own area of Procurement practice focussed on the Digital space, including dealing with commercial aspects of day-to-day operations and specific projects.
- Offer specialised advice on commercial, sourcing, tendering, policy, and processes.
- Develop and implement commercial contract management principles.
- Establish and maintain rigorous processes for managing commercial contracts and supply base categories.
- Ensure compliance with enterprise strategy, policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Lead risk management activities and adapt strategies to changing enterprise and market conditions.
A little about you:
Ideally, you'll demonstrate exceptional influencing skills in significant negotiations, exhibit strategic thinking by seamlessly integrating complex concepts, and possess strong negotiation skills and analytical thinking while embracing innovation. Moreover, you will demonstrate outstanding leadership and business management skills with a proven ability to lead and manage teams.
Your capacity to showcase exceptional influencing skills, supported by evidence of leading significant commercial negotiations, along with your comprehensive understanding of stakeholders' businesses and the specific issues they encounter, will be greatly valued.
You will also bring with you:
- A strong customer focus and possess advanced conflict resolution skills
- Relevant tertiary qualification in legal, commercial, or related fields.
- Strong strategic thinking and planning abilities.
- Proficiency in understanding market conditions, trends, and typical terms of trade for products and services.
- Knowledge on best research techniques to identify, gather, and analyse information about engagements.
- Capability to gather essential data and resources for ensuring successful processes.
We are a champion of equal opportunity employment and have committed to targets for gender equity and First Nations representation in our workforce. We want you to come as you are by promoting an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with.
We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics.
Our people are our energy source and we offer meaningful benefits and rewards that work for you. We offer the opportunity for potential long term career growth as part of our talent development and succession planning process.
Join our team and make a meaningful impact toward Australia’s “Net Zero” targets through the delivery of critical infrastructure projects and be a part of our journey to shape the future of the energy and utilities industry.
Recruitment Process
As part of Jemena’s recruitment process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks.
Notice to Third Parties: Jemena does not accept unsolicited resumes (or liability associated with fees or costs) from recruitment agencies, search firms or third parties. Interested candidates are welcome to submit their application
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