Procurement Lead

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Australia Post Full time
General information

  • Name
  • Procurement Lead (Indirects / Print)
  • Site / Location
  • Australia Post Headquarters
  • Ref #
  • Opening Date
  • 21Jul202 Suburb
  • Melbourne
  • Entity
  • Australia Post
  • Work Type
  • Permanent Full Time
  • Description & Requirements
  • Partnering with business partners and thirdparty suppliers to provide costeffective, highquality, and reliable sourcing solutions.

Help us deliver like never before
Australia Post is delivering like never before. From the vehicles that we drive to the small businesses that make our communities thrive. We're delivering for the environment, for our communities, for our customers, and for our people. We're moving forward and we want you to come along for the ride.

About the opportunity

Reporting to the 'Strategic Procurement Manager, your role is to work as part of the procurement team in partnership with the relevant business units, and third-party suppliers to provide cost-effective, high-quality, and reliable sourcing solutions.

The solutions must meet Australia Post's national requirement for assets, goods, and services as well as Australia Post customer's commercial needs and expectations.

Previous experience across the print category is preferred but not essential.

You'll also

  • Negotiate contractual agreements with suppliers to ensure that service, quality, added value, total cost, security of supply, and the deployment of the supplier's capabilities in innovation are secured
  • Reduce and maintain a lowcost base across the entire business through the management of strategically planned contract negotiations, supplier management, demand management activities, and supply chain initiatives
  • High level of stakeholder engagement at all levels and senior business stakeholders across the business
  • Interact and work closely with the Procurement & Business Unit teams to drive SRM and Sustainable and Social Procurement
  • Develop and maintain relationships with strategic suppliers and develop Strategic Supplier Management Plans where required

About you

  • Experienced procurement professional with exposure to sourcing practices and processes
  • Sound commercial knowledge and understanding, including an understanding of national/global providers, ontract law, probity practices, and procedures
  • Proven experience in supplier relationship management within a large organisation across several categories
  • Experience in managing and working with multiple senior stakeholders

How we'll deliver for you

  • Join one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse workforces in Australia, where we're all ages, genders and come from all walks of life
  • We deliver on our values of Trust, Inclusivity, Empowerment and Safety every day. They're the TIES that bind our team together
  • Immerse yourself in the AP Way where every single team member partakes in a learning module to help understand the vital role we play in delivering our strategy and purpose

We're delivering together

At Australia Post, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate, live and gather as employees.

To find out more about our progress with reconciliation, watch this short
video.

One last thing

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