Procurement Manager

MacKellar are an industry leader in the mining and civil earthmoving industries with over 50 years of experience and we take pride in our people, our safety culture and our equipment.
 
Due to continued growth, we have a newly created role available for a Procurement Manager available to lead the development and oversight of the functional areas of materials management and purchasing. Your main focus will be to maximise the organisations profitability and continuity of operational activities through strategic vendor relationships, pro-active, efficient and cost-effective supply chain and warehouse management, effective contract, internal control and risk management and structured procurement processes.
 
Key Responsibilities include:

• Provide strategic purchasing, materials management and vendor contracting leadership, guidance and structure to the organisation
• Drive effective supplier relations, negotiating and securing vendor alliance agreements that align with the requirements and best interests of the organization.
• Ensure “best value” in the organisation’s vendor selection and purchasing decision process – balancing between quality, cost, availability and service levels.
• Lead the effective use of contractual terms & conditions to mitigate
• Drive the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of an effective warehouse organisation structure including processes, policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Support the project bidding activities through the coordination of 3rd party vendor price quotes of materials, sub-contractors and services

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience related to purchasing management
• Minimum 7 years of leadership experience in procurement and materials management roles in a medium to large sized company
• Experience in either mining or civil construction industries will be highly regarded
• Able to assimilate research data from a variety of sources, analyze, and recommend appropriate courses of action to take
• Knowledge of information technology including implementation and operation of the procurement, inventory, work order and item master functionality in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) financial, accounting, reporting and transaction processing system
• Able to motivate teams to produce quality, useful reporting and value added services while working effectively to build trust and confidence with all stake holders

If you are an experienced Procurement Manager who is looking for the next challenge and are keen to start in a role where you can build systems form the ground up, this is the role for you!
 
Only those with the relevant experience and qualifications will be considered.
 
We are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.