Procurement Category Manager

2 months ago

Sydney, Australia Westpac Banking Corporation Full time

Procurement Category Manager
- 12 month opportunity
- this role is a Parental Leave Cover Role for a 12 month period
- Hybrid Working Model
- Sydney based role currently 2-3 days per week in office
- Develop and execute strategic and innovative category solutions

**How will I help?**

The purpose of your role will be to develop and execute strategic and innovative category solutions. Your role is required to build on external partnerships to deliver sustainable value whilst collaborating with internal business partners to deliver. Proven experience in delivering complex projects and managing multiple cross functional stakeholders will help you succeed in this role.

You will support our Executive Category Manager across Group Functions on end to end accountability for the portfolio of categories including Human Resources and Events.

Key Responsibilities include:

- Proactively take accountability for any categories of spend as assigned including all commodities / services included with the category, contracts and sourcing activities and partner relationships associated with the category
- Develop strategic category strategies
- Research and understand external market to provide key insights, collaborate with internal business partners to develop requirements and identify opportunities for cost savings, improved process efficiency and demand management
- Conduct and lead sourcing processes and direct negotiations
- Build on external partnerships creating long term strategic relationships
- Deliver sustainable commercial, financial and risk benefits to the Group

**Please note this is a 12 month opportunity.**

**What's in it for me?**

You'll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we'll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You'll also keep learning to grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

**What do I need?**
- Experienced procurement professional (either category or sourcing manager) with experience across the procurement lifecycle
- Proven experience in category management, strategic sourcing and commercial negotiations
- Experience with contract management, third party management including risk and governance management
- A high level of stakeholder engagement
- A can-do attitude and willingness to further develop your procurement skills

**If you are an experienced Procurement professional with end to end procurement process knowledge and superior stakeholder management skills then we would love to hear from you**

**What's it like to work there?**

We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers, our communities and each other. At Westpac, making a difference means creating impact, unlocking our own and each other's passions, and transformative success stories to create better futures together.

As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range of employee benefits to help you manage your priorities - whether that means family life, work/life balance, ambition to grow or all the little perks in between.

We'll empower you to shape your career path. Through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities, you're in control of where you start and how you'll grow.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.

Hear from some of our people and their experiences working with us.

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Job ID 300002208471231

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