Procurement Consultant

5 months ago

Sydney Inner Suburbs, Australia Suncorp Group Full time

**Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide OR Perth**
- Develop your career in Indirect Category procurement at a large corporate enterprise
- Lots of scope to learn from a well-established, experienced and close-knit procurement team
- Flexible working model, 12 month fixed term contract with future opportunities likely

We’re never just satisfied with how things are - because we know how things could be. And it’s our expert Technology and Operations team who forge ahead every day to make those ‘what ifs’ a reality.

Welcome to a place where you can chase real progress and drive real change. And that includes your own career. Being a part of Technology and Operations at Suncorp Group means being switched on, endlessly curious and always adaptable. In return, you’ll be supported to bring your own ideas to the table and challenge conventions - with the aim of making life a little brighter, simpler and better for our customers and each other.

**Overview of the role**

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has a **minimum of 2 years’ Indirect Category** procurement experience, to work for one of the largest Insurers in Australia. You will be working with a highly experienced procurement team where you will learn, network and be mentored in procurement and have exposure to all levels of the business to take your career to the next level.

The Procurement Consultant is a dual role focusing on both Category Management and Vendor Management. You will have vendor management accountabilities for Indirects supplier arrangements owned by Procurement on behalf of the Group, as well as Category Management accountabilities across Marketing, CX and Indirects.

This position is a 12 month fixed term contract, with likely opportunities to move into other procurement roles at Suncorp after this time.

**What you’ll do**:

- Procurement and Contract Management for Indirect Category
- Develop and implement category plans, sourcing strategies and/or negotiation strategies including:

- Gather appropriate market and industry intelligence about categories in scope
- Identify initiatives that derive benefits, through sourcing, demand management and/or contract management opportunities
- Define appropriate supply models for each category of spend
- Determine the roles & responsibilities between Procurement and stakeholders within the Suncorp Group; this will involve an assessment of complexity, existing intellectual property, risk, legal requirements, budget ownership and other relevant factors
- Maintain existing Suppliers and Contracts including:

- Planning for a pipeline of contract renewal activity
- Ensuring contract renewals are competitive, delivered through an appropriate supply model and well scoped
- Manage supplier performance including SLA’s governance and other contract deliverables
- Execute extensions, variations and terminations of legal instruments that meet stakeholders’ business needs

**What you’ll bring**:

- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in procurement. Mandatory
- Experience with Corporate Indirects type agreements. Desired
- Experience in a centre led procurement/commercial environment providing services to a broad customer base. Desired
- Experienced in achieving and being accountable for tangible commercial results. Mandatory
- Experience in delivering quality outputs within tight timeframes within a standardised project management framework and structured procurement approach. Mandatory
- Strong negotiation skills demonstrated across a range of supplier, commercial and internal stakeholder management contexts

**What we can offer you**:

- Discounts and offers on a range of retail favourite stores as well as banking and insurance products.
- A range of flexible working and leave options
- Invest in your brighter future with ongoing study support and career development programs.
- Give back to our communities with payroll giving, donation matching and paid volunteer leave.
- Prioritise your work/life balance with our robust employee assistance program and dedicated employee council.

**About Suncorp Group**:
We’re proud to be a part of the Suncorp Group family alongside some of Australia’s most trusted and diverse names in insurance. Together, we share a drive to make the complex simple and bring our customers peace of mind when it matters most - while helping to evolve and innovate the ways we can serve our community every day. That comes with all kinds of exciting opportunities for you to grow your own career. Whether you’re guiding people through life’s biggest moments or providing them with support in times they need it most, you’ll be driven forward by our shared customer obsession and supported at every step of the journey.

For over 100 years Suncorp Group has been driven by our guiding Purpose - to build futures and protect what matters. To ensure we deliver on that Purpose, we’ve made a commitment, built on trust, empowerment, and flexibility - to help o

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