Procurement Lead

Your new role

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Regional Category Team to develop, plan and execute regional sourcing strategies across ANZ.
• Procurement of selected Raw Materials and Indirect Services required by the Business on time, cost efficiently and meeting the Business needs.
• Build and own key Strategic Supplier relationships within ANZ.
• Track and analyse performance within each spend category and define budgetary impact on technology and/or country P&L.
• Lead local vendor selection and negotiation process for all ANZ regional vendors.
• Recruits and maintains suppliers who will provide high quality products and services at a better price while maintaining the highest code of ethics and conduct.
• Negotiate contracts and maintain day to day relationships with suppliers, including establishing supplier performance measures, conducting regular reviews focused on achieving service performance and deal delivery.
• Provide local market intelligence including documented sourcing analyses, supply scenario comparisons and supplier research.
• Analyze spend patterns across the region and provide constructive challenge to stakeholders on their spending decisions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally in the region to implement category-sourcing initiatives.
• Perform end-to-end activities relevant to procurement for the ANZ Region in close collaboration with the Regional Team:
• Negotiates requests for services with vendors.
• Ensures categories are contracted in line with the sourcing strategy.
• Prepares and issues purchase contracts and change notices.
• Prepares and reviews contracts, bids, proposals and vendor agreements for legal correctness, price and acceptability of items to specifications.
• Develops and utilizes a system to evaluate vendor quotations with the appropriate negotiation and purchasing techniques to ensure quality, price, delivery and service.
• Directly solves operational issues with vendors. Reviews and resolves vendor claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Capture real savings in the region

What you will need to be successful

Experience required/desirable

• MUST HAVE prior experience in Procurement, in a relevant setting/categories with an overall strong experience within a manufacturing / supply chain functions
• Demonstrated experience in providing effective leadership and direction in relation to strategic procurement practices and issues
• Demonstrated high level of interpersonal, negotiation and consultation skills, in communicating with staff, management and executives
• Demonstrated ability to consult and interact with external organizations
• Demonstrated experience in undertaking multiple procurement activities from start to finish
• Must be open to undertaking security vetting if eligible for the role

What now

To apply for this opportunity, please submit your CV via the link or call Randstad's Procurement specialist,
Damien Cronin on 0428 799 ***.

If this is not the role for you but you are interested in hearing about further opportunities about positions
within procurement, contracts and supply chain, please feel welcome to connect either on LinkedIn or call
for a confidential discussion.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.