Category Officer

Due to the Security Clearance required for this, applicants must be an Australian Citizen and eligible to obtain and uphold a Baseline Security Clearance.

**About the role**

The purpose of this role is to support the Category Management activities across the business that ensure level of service requirements are met and value for money is delivered. Category management activities will include the whole of life engagement with suppliers from sourcing to commercial engagement, management, and compliance. The position will support the Strategic Procurement activities for Austal across Australasia.

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**_Key objectives & responsibilities include:_**
- Support the Category Specialist in identifying, developing, and maintaining relationships with suppliers.
- Engage with suppliers to develop pricing submissions.
- Administer supplier agreements.
- Interrogate ERP system to identify opportunities for improvement.

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**_Required Skills / Experience / Attributes:_**

**Essential**
- Ability to analyse data and identify trends and patterns.
- Effective interpersonal skills and written communication competence.
- Effective relationship building and stakeholder management skills.

**Desirable**
- Tertiary level qualifications in Supply Chain, Contractual Law, Engineering, or relevant area.
- Experience using an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) environment, ideally IFS.
- Supply Chain/Procurement experience.
- Experience in the Defence or Maritime/Shipbuilding industry, or equivalent.

**Why Austal**
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
- Professional development and training opportunities.
- A supportive and dynamic work environment.
- Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

**What's on Offer?**
- Located in Henderson & Cairns
- Permanent salaried position
- Nine-day fortnight with an RDO every second Friday
- Salary Sacrificing, Novated Leasing, Retailer discount, EAP, Insurance discounts

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts. Our goal is for all our decisions and actions to reflect these core values. We believe that putting our values into practice creates the greatest benefits for our shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and communities in which we serve.

Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply.