IT Procurement Specialist

**About us**:
Endeavour Group was created in 2020 through the restructure and merger of the Woolworths Group drinks and hospitality businesses. With a strong track record of growth, combined these businesses form the leading customer franchise in drinks and hospitality in Australia.

United behind a common purpose of ‘Creating a more sociable future together’, we are a 28,000+ strong team with more than 1600 stores and 330 hotels nationally, including leading brands such as Dan Murphy’s, BWS and ALH Hotels.

Endeavour Group is expected to separate from Woolworths during calendar year 2021 and will be well-positioned as an ASX Top 50 Company. Join the team at an exciting time in their evolution

**About the opportunity**

As our IT Procurement Specialist for Transformation, you’ll be responsible for facilitating the procurement and management of IT agreements throughout the contract lifecycle from creating and driving RFx activities, contract negotiations and management of renewals.

The role will work closely Program Managers, Legal, Technology Stakeholders and Business Stakeholders across Endeavour Group’s key transformation streams to ensure procurement requirements are met, contract expenditure is aligned with budgetary commitments and transformation procurement activities are mapped and aligned with program timelines.

The role will have the opportunity to support multiple Transformation programs and will cover hardware,software, and services contracts.

**A day in a life of a IT Procurement Specialist**
- Engage with Transformation stakeholders to develop materials to support go-to-market activities.
- Manage and run RFx activities including facilitating workshops, vendor shortlisting and notification of award or unsuccessful bids.
- Review vendor proposals with a particular focus on commercial outcomes and business benefits in alignment with program and Group strategies.
- Act as the central point of contact for vendors during contract negotiations.
- Facilitate deal working groups between Legal, Transformation, Technology and Business stakeholders to support with key decision making.
- Review contract terms and help deal working groups with understanding the commercial value in contracts and risks introduced within negotiated terms.
- Maintain consistent operating processes for managing vendor partners.
- Facilitate benchmarking research exercises to ensure Endeavour to continue to have the best service options in the market.
- Experience with competitive co-design, competitive dialogue and/or dynamic sourcing processes preferred but not mandatory.

**What you’ll need to succeed**

**Functional Skills**
- Proven experience in negotiating and managing technology contracts for a large enterprise.
- Solid understanding of technology contracts, implementation contracts and managed service agreements.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, demonstrates a logical approach to problem solving.
- Can demonstrate use of initiative, flexibility and innovative thinking.
- Previous experience working with service partners, suppliers, system integrators, etc.
- Experience working in a Digital environment.
- Ability to think customer first and relate solutions back to the customer problem and outcomes.

**Leadership & Behaviour**
- Enthusiastic and positive team member with a self-directed and self-motivated attitude.
- Excellent collaboration and facilitation skills with an ability to see past problems to solutions.
- Ability to work as an effective team member within a complex and fast paced environment.
- Eye for detail, and ability to quickly understand requirements.
- Comfortable with ambiguity.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and influencing skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at various levels.
- Ability to see the big picture and take an enterprise approach.

**Desired**:

- Experience in retail, manufacturing or hospitality environments

**What's in it for you?**
- Excellent remuneration package and flexible working in every sense. We value our people
- Everyday Rewards plus card - access exclusive employee discounts across Woolworths, BigW and Endeavour Group brands (BWS, Dan Murphy’s etc) and 50% off food at ALH venues.
- Our innovative ways of working include headspace mornings once a month (no meetings company-wide)
- Opportunity to partner alongside bright minds and genuine investment in leading technologies
- Career progression to help you realise your potential. As our business grows so do the opportunities for our people Work with an industry-leading team and be a part of one of the most exciting retail transformations in Australia

**Grow with Endeavour Group**

Bring your spark. Tap into our spirit. That’s the power of Endeavour.

If you want to experience the diverse spirit of drinks and hospitality businesses, here you can tap into Australia’s leading brands including Dan Murp