Procurement Specialist

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia AkzoNobel Full time

**Date**:Feb 8, 2023

**Location**: Melbourne, AU

**Company**:AkzoNobel

We’ve been pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years. As experts in making coatings, there’s a good chance you’re only ever a few meters away from one of our products. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and have set our sights on becoming the global industry leader. It’s what you’d expect from the most sustainable paints company, which has been inventing the future for more than two centuries.

**About the Procurement Specialist - Direct & Indirect**:
We are looking for a **Procurement Specialist - Direct and Indirect** to join our global company - Akzo Nobel. The role will be reporting to **Procurement Manager - ANZ & PNG (Oceania)** and based at our Victorian manufacturing and office in **Sunshine North.**

As the **Procurement Specialist for ANZ & PNG**, you will be responsible for overseeing the activities of purchasing and sourcing of product-related and non-product-related goods for the local stakeholders, including handling supplier issues.

**The role will see you**:

- Manage supplier relationships for the local supply base (Supplier OTIF, Forecast, Quality Notification/Resolution, Price, Payment & Invoice resolution, lead time, MOQ, SLOB Optimization, Ramp up / Ramp down programs, Escalation of supply shortages, sustainability objectives etc.)
- Provide contract management and interface with various departments on relevant supplier agreements
- Drive material cost reduction and business-critical commercial initiatives (ie. Value Engineering, ANT etc.).
- **I**dentifying opportunities for optimizing various procurement processes such as volume ordering, payment terms, tendering etc
- Assess & Implement sourcing strategies (eg. Dual sourcing, mitigate supply risk, country of origin optimize pack size) and facilitate the buying process across multiple sites and office levels
- Prevent spend leakage by reducing supplier base complexity (eg. CCS) and reducing spot buying
- Closely work across a number of functional groups/ key stakeholders (Procurement, Category Managers, Operations, RDI, Supply Chain, Finance, BU leaders etc.) and at all levels of the organization (shop floor to senior management)
- Training key stakeholders on the AkzoNobel internal buying process.

**What we are looking for**:
To be successful in this role, other than having a bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Chemical, Manufacturing or related field and 3 years experience in a national buying role, we are looking for;
- Good communication skills to liaise with all levels of stakeholders and suppliers around the selection and negotiation
- Ability to plan and organize multiple priorities to ensure contracting and contract management is handled in a timely manner
- Ability to problem solve by gathering and analyzing information to make sure supplier strategy and spend analysis are met
- Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values; benefits organization through outside activities; supports affirmative action and respects diversity.
- Ability to deliver significant sustainable business results and be an ambassador of cultural change.
- Ability to work independently with very little oversight.

**What we can offer**:
Being a global company, we have a suite of benefits we can offer than your standard permanent role and job stability:

- Hybrid working option is available
- Flexible working hours
- Career pathway and training available for you to gain the next step in your career goals
- Enjoy our employee benefits on discounted private health insurance with Bupa, free access to our onsite physio, subsidized assistance to cover your choice of health and wellbeing programs, free access for you and your family on our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and more

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Requisition ID: 28404

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