Global Head of Strategic Sourcing

1 week ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Coates Group Full time

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For over almost 60 years, our solutions have enabled impactful connections between some of the world's leading brands and their customers.

And while we've already done a lot of work we're proud of, we're just getting started

We're a global technology company focused on creating dynamic, smart, personalised and engaging customer experiences powered by our range of digital hardware, our proprietary content management system and our industry leading signage solutions

(For example:

If you've ordered in-store or in the drive-thru at McDonald's somewhere in the world in the last few years, chances are you've interacted with our digital solutions.) We work in over 50 global markets and have 9 offices around the world, with a global headquarters proudly located in our founding home of Sydney, Australia.

Coates Group has the values of a family-owned business and the innovative spirit of a start-up, both which fuel our purpose
- _Creating Connections. Empowering Partnerships. Always Evolving_. Through hard work, dedication and creativity, we've become industry leaders who have won awards and set records while remaining focused on continual growth and evolution. We are a 2x Australia Good Design Award winner and successfully completed the largest hardware deployment in Quick Service Restaurant history.

We are curious, charismatic, authentic and we value and leverage the diversity of our crew. We are imaginers, kindness enthusiasts, experts, creators, thinkers, challengers, collaborators and over-achievers.

And together, as a Crew, we are revolutionizing the way the world's leading brands leverage technology to drive the best customer experiences.


Leading a key function within the Operations leadership team, established to implement a global sourcing framework to support growth and drive scale.

The global head of strategic sourcing will be responsible to develop category based best practice procurement methodologies to support the profitability of the business through improved contractual and commercial terms, including pricing and payment terms, ensuring continuity of supply to assist in delivering projects on time and under budget.

The role promotes sustainable sourcing practices, working closely with Design & Development (HW & SW) teams to develop a global supplier portfolio that will support product and technology roadmaps across all markets Coates operates in.

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Responsibilities:
  • Development of the global strategic sourcing function, partnering with stakeholders to drive commercial and operational efficiency and implement initiatives to drive shareholder wealth
  • Creation & execution of a highlevel sourcing strategy for all HW that aligns with product & technology roadmaps to build resilient supply chains
  • With regional Sourcing teams, identifies gaps and weaknesses across the supply base & actively develops mitigation strategies to secure supply
  • Implement contractual requirements for suppliers to allow for consistency in commercial terms, globally and regionally, to support project objectives, articulated in MSA & SLA's
  • Lead strong sourcing governance practices to ensure the business meets or exceeds the legislated requirements including Modern Slavery
  • Drives performance against cost savings programs, supplier risk mitigation strategies & quality improvements to manage risk.
  • Oversees sourcing processes including opportunity assessment, business case cost analysis, supplier due diligence, supplier strategy development, supplier Requests for Quotation (RFQ), negotiation, award recommendations, supplier award, and supplier contract execution.
  • Drives a global strategic sourcing team to embrace a continuous improvement culture
  • Chairs appropriate supplier forums for broader engagement across the organization, e.g., QBR's technology roadshows etc
  • Oversees the design and development with 3rd party vendors, SW solutions to manage RFQ's, RFP's, Global spend analysis, quality KPI's etc
  • Delivery of annual global cost savings programs that meet budget expectations
  • Delivery of a resilient supply chain that is designed to ensure security of supply
  • Manages a high performing team, globally dispersed across Manufacturing, Sourcing & Quality functions in USA, China & AU
  • Delivers a simplified supplier base with the consolidation of vendors to drive efficiency and cost savings
  • Delivery of a best practice Global Sourcing practice
  • Develops talent to builds sustainable & capable regional & global sourcing teams
  • Fosters a longterm Sourcing mindset, building strategic supplier partnerships
  • Supports functional leaders across the business on sourcing & procurement initiative RFPs & MSA's to tighten performance controls for risk mitigation
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Qualifications & Experience:
  • 15+ years of Procurement, Supply Chain or Engineering experience, minimum 10+ years in a Strategic Sourcing role
  • Bachelor's degree / Masters in Sup


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