Purchasing To Pay Lead

Location: Flexible location / hybrid role from home + office

Remuneration/Benefit: From $140k plus incentive payment

About the role: A key role in which you will lead several areas from Accounts Payable, Transactional Procurement to Category Buying. You will manage an external team and provide support and encouragement that drives continuous improvement.

• Lead and supervise all areas of Accounts Payable, Transactional Procurement and Category Buying, including both the internal and external resources, to provide effective and efficient outcomes
• Ensure effective management and delivery of all transactional processes by monitoring
• Accounts Payable performance (manage systems and administer processes relating to vendor master data, vendor invoice processing, vendor payments, and vendor invoice query resolution)
• Buyer performance (purchase requisitions, RFQ’s, open orders) and
• Procurement helpdesk performance (responding to queries, creating purchase orders)
• Establish and monitor internal controls, segregation of duties, policies and procedures
• Supporting the teams internal coaching resources through the transition and embedment of a new outsourced provider
• Ensure the future external provider resources meet high performance standards and excellent customer service through monitoring and coaching
• Manage, maintain and conduct regular audits of access to accounts payable and procurement processes to ensure appropriate segregation of duties

About you: With extensive experience SAP, leading small teams of accounts payable and transactional procurements personal. You have clear communication and can adapt your style to suit all background. You have fantastic project management skills and mentoring is second nature to you.

• Experience in SAP (essential)
• Tertiary qualification (preferred)

• 5+ years’ experience in Accounts Payable and transactional procurements teams (essential)

• Exceptional time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks effectively in a fast paced environment
• High level communication skills, both written & verbal and the ability to influence & negotiate with a diverse variety of key stakeholders
• Ability to effectively lead and manage a team (preferably offshore) with capability to optimise performance

What we can offer you:

At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees to reach their full potential. With a National portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with long term and exciting career opportunities.

At Aurizon we believe in connection

It is our ability to connect that strengthens communities, industries and builds economies. It helps to embrace diversity in our workplace and that is the experience we want for everyone. We are building a culture where everyone is seen, heard and valued, because of their diversity. We value inclusion throughout the whole company and encourage you to apply.

About Aurizon

Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we transport more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities, connecting miners, primary producers, and industry with international and domestic markets.

We strive for a diverse, collaborative, creative and a high-performance culture that celebrates the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic work environment.

To learn about us and our company values visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers