Procurement Category Manager

1 week ago


Adelaide city centre, South Australia Entree Recruitment Full time

Temporary role until June 2024 | Competitive Hourly Rate | CBD location
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Establish strong networks and relationships with internal and external stakeholders
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Work for a leading South Australian higher education institution

About Entrée:

About the Company


The University of South Australia is an enterprising and dynamic, outward-looking institution established in 1991, but built on more than 150 years of teaching, learning and research excellence of our antecedent institutions.

They are South Australia's largest university and continue to enjoy a strong upward trajectory across a number of key indicators and global rankings - they are ranked amongst the top 3% of universities worldwide and in the top 50 international universities under 50 years of age.


About the Role


As the Procurement Category Manager, you will be responsible for the contracting and management of specified major commodity groups across the University (Office Supplies, Promotional Merchandise, Document Output Devices, Temporary & Contract Labour Hire Services, Research Equipment).

You will be accountable for the end to end sourcing and vendor management process for selected categories (collectively referred to as Category Management) in order to achieve competitive cost structures, mitigate identified risks and optimise the quality of goods and services provided.

This role is offered as a temporary opportunity until the end of June 2024.

Duties

  • Establish Procurement Category Context
  • Commodity Sourcing
  • Category Management
  • Commodity Priorities
  • Consultancy Service

Skills & Experience

  • Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or demonstrated equivalent skills, knowledge and experience in Category Management within a large organisation
  • Demonstrated experience in managing and providing advice on all aspects of complex procurement processes for goods and services, including preparation of contract bid packages, tendering and contract administration and supplier management
  • Significant experience conducting complex negotiations
  • High level presentation skills and written and verbal communication
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically and analytically

Culture & Benefits

  • Work for a leading South Australian university
  • Opportunities for future employment within Uni SA
  • Flexible working conditions

How to Apply

  • Sector:
  • Specialist Roles,
  • Contract type:
  • Temporary
  • Location:
  • Adelaide CBD
  • Job Reference:
  • JO
  • Contact name:
  • Ruth Haren
  • Job published:
- about 15 hours ago
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