Procurement Specialist

Responsible for all National procurement activities, processes, and sourcing of goods and services for the business units to ensure the continuous supply and availability of materials whilst complying with planning and control system expectations.

Ensure products and services are delivered within required timeframes and at the most cost-effective price to meet or exceed internal and external customer expectations.

The role will have key interactions with the Procurement office to standardise process and strategic business planning for the Business Unit.

• Develop standard Enersys National supply agreements for all Vendors and Contractors
• Contract Management and Negotiation for the supply of goods and services to the business.
• Manage JIT inventory purchasing methodologies to ensure materials are available for operational requirements whist maintaining Primary Working Capital and Inventory Turn KPI's
• Investigate Cost discrepancy and maintain Purchase order variance reports and ensure all required outstanding accounts are settled prior to month end.
• Develop cost saving programmes to leverage off consolidated purchasing activities, Tenders, negotiations, and periodic pricing reviews for new and existing suppliers of goods and services both domestically and internationally.
• Oversee all transactional ERP procurement activities to ensure that we maintain timely and efficient process methodologies.
• Lead all group sourcing and vendor negotiations for all medium to large scale projects and initiatives
• Leverage demand and streamline vendors across all business units to ensure value is extracted to benefit the entire group
• Create systems and tools for the procurement team to utilise to improve demand accuracy and identify trends
• Develop and Maintain approved supplier lists including a thorough selection process and conduct regular evaluations of performance and monitor broader market trends
• Oversee development and implementation of Service Level Agreements with all major vendors setting Key Performance expectations including quality and delivery
• Manage E100 portal interface management including monitoring cost improvement measures and uploading accurate information
• Maintain and enforce behaviour and controls to ensure EnerSys continues to abide by internal auditing and authority limit guidelines and strict adherence to the EnerSys code of conduct
• Manage Supplier performance and conduct regular reviews to develop and improve the supply chain effectiveness
• Wellpresented and able to articulate ideas clearly
• Able to work unsupervised with integrity and trust
• Be flexible to respond to the needs of the business
• Able to effectively communicate professionally with a variety of behavioural and personality types
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent internal and external customer service focus
• Team player
• Methodical and process driven
• Proactive approach
• Selfmotivated, able to use initiative
• Respectful toward others with excellent internal and external customer service focus
• Ability to engage cross functional teams toward a desired outcome

• Minimum Requirement:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in either Business Management or Mechanical Engineering
• Demonstrated experience in management of staff to support multiple teams across various disciplines
• Demonstrated analytical, organisational, and problemsolving skills
• Expertise in project and procedure implementation
• Very Strong negotiation skills to ensure benefit is to Enersys
• Ability to drive positive business outcomes through relationship management initiatives.
• Ability to build and manage credible and productive internal and external working relationships.
• Ability to selfmotivate and selfmanage while working in a dynamic environment.
• Superior skills in planning, organisation, implementation and analysis and reporting
• Good communication, literacy, and numeracy skills
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work as part of a team, with or without supervision

• Formal LEAN / Continuous Improvement qualifications CIPS
• PRONTO ERP system knowledge
• Experience in the industries of either telecommunications, broadcast, civil and electrical works

EnerSys provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.