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Form of workStrategic leadership role in enterprise sized organisation where your impact will be felt for decades to come!
Your New CompanyOne of Perth's top 50 companies by as ranked full time staff numbers, and significant brand name in their industry, instantly recognisable on a global scale. With a long standing history through the ups and downs of our economy, the company is returning to thrive mode in the post COVID era. The Company emphasis is on normal working hours, supporting it's staff with a variety of benefits and ongoing learning & development. Further, there is a deep history of promotion from within, equal pay for equal work (well before it was newsworthy), and comfortable facilities.
Your New Role
Taking the lead of the entire group's spend, you will be the key driver of cultural change in purchasing, procurement systems - including current upgrade as project leader, lead a team of category managers + coordinators + admins, partner closely with all executives, heads of departments and finance team to drive best practice and optimise value. Your new role is a strategic one, aligning and silos, identifying opportunities, ensuring compliance, and getting value for money across key portfolios, in particular ICT at present. You will drive continuous improvement, support your team to achieve more than they ever thought possible, and ensure the procurement function has a wanted seat at the table by building strong relationships across the business - the right way.
Your Profile
Your career will demonstrate your ability and achievements in delivering systems upgrades or implementations that made a real impact. You have demonstrable leadership skills, with examples of growing your teams skills and promoting continuous improvement. You are a change agent, who can influence even the most reluctant or even technically unskilled managers to get with the program and use the new systems and processes properly! You can demonstrate strategic sourcing is more than a key word and have multiple 7-figure savings initiatives achieved for your previous employers. You also have raving fans and standout references from your previous employers and key stakeholders. Your experience comes from large, complex environments, with spend of at minimum $100m per annum, likely, much more. Specific training/study in related fields is a clear advantage, though your anticipated performance based on past success is key to winning this appointment. Tenure & Longevity in your work history is important - you need to demonstrate you can be with an employer long enough to plan, execute and see the positive results of your efforts over a reasonable time frame.
Your Application
Procure your spot on the shortlist by putting your best foot forward, negotiating your prowess with us in order to get the interview contract! Shortlisting will occur in real time, the role is vacant (one of your team is holding the fort for now) and ready for you. Please apply today, ideally including your relevant achievements in systems implementations, strategic sourcing, cost optimisation, and team development examples. We look forward to your CV tender submission/RFP, shoes on the other foot now isn't it? We will review your application ASAP, if more than 7 days go by without a response, please follow up with Eric Macias on (08) 6141 3200, this is peak hiring season and we are doing the best we can to action your outcome efficiently.
Work rights are essential in Australia, sponsorship is not on the table in this instance. We are happy to consider interstate, overseas applicants with work rights if you are interested in relocating to beautiful Perth. A current police check, professional executive references, and other background checks will be required prior to finalising your appointment.
About Macias Consulting
Perth's leading companies and best performing talent choose to work with Macias as we consistently provide unparalleled access to outstanding opportunities, through our long standing hard earned relationships, our 4 point matching methodology to ensure a strong fit for everyone involved, and our world famous guacamole, of course. You may visit us online at www.maciasconsulting.com.au to download your complimentary CV template, access job search advice, and see recently appointed positions. Wishing you success and nothing less.
