Procurement Category Specialist

2 months ago


Perth, Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia Full time

Procurement Category Specialist

**Procurement Category Specialist**:
Join the Strategy and Culture team as a full-time procurement Category Specialist.

As part of the largest financial services company in Australia, we have access to world-leading technology while maintaining our unique Bankwest identity and care for our customers and colleagues. We're big enough to have a broad and exciting technology stack, yet nimble enough to let you spend more time on the work you love.

We believe great technology comes from a diverse and truly flexible workforce, especially when technology teams are at the heart of exploring and delivering new solutions.

**Our Technology Team**:
Our Bankwest Technology team plays a critical role in delivering brilliant experiences that make our customers' lives easier. They leverage world-leading technologies to increase our footprint in the cloud, design and deliver automation, discover new ways data science can personalize our customer interactions, and build API-enabled systems to deliver a modern and safe technology platform and architecture.

We couldn't create so much, so quickly, without our agile ways of working. We're moving faster than ever before while we experiment, learn, and pivot. You can make decisions quicker here, and have real opportunities to collaborate, solve, and innovate.

**Strategy and Culture**:
You'll be joining a Procurement team that knows our people are the heart and soul of our business. As the heartbeat of technology, we are improving the ways we work, building on and sharing the expert capabilities of our talented team with the community, and partnering with the CBA Group to access and deliver globally recognized and world-class technology solutions.

Joining our Bankwest Procurement Team will see you working closely with Bankwest Technology and Commonwealth Bank Technology to ensure that all procurement and partnerships receive our world-class end-to-end delivery experience. At Bankwest, we take risk and regulation seriously. It is our priority to protect what matters most to our customers. All our procurement and partnership activities are delivered within the Bank's risk appetite.

**Your Role**:

- Lead and support the proactive review, renewal, and monitoring of all existing and new contracts (Technology and Non-Technology).
- Work closely with Bankwest business owners to understand service demands and constraints for the current contract portfolio as well as new projects and strategic initiatives.
- Coordinate the acquisition of goods, materials, and services for the organization.
- Prepare complex purchasing assignments requiring vendor selection and pricing comparisons.
- Negotiate with vendors to obtain optimum quality, cost, terms, etc.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers.
- Ensure that the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) concept and approach is embedded across all procurement activities.
- Manage and monitor compliance with internal policies and procedures in relation to the Bank's procurement and purchasing processes and provide clear advice on supplier and contract governance.
- Identify and seek value-added opportunities and cost savings in the procurement process.
- Lead a small team of category managers, providing guidance and support to ensure successful procurement initiatives.
- Spearhead initiatives enabling Bankwest to become Australia's leading digital bank.

**We're interested in hearing from people who have**:

- Minimum of 5 years' experience within a procurement/contract environment, with a primary focus on technology contracts and initiatives.
- A strategic ability to negotiate contracts and identify opportunities for business development.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a natural ability to liaise with vendors and key business stakeholders and executives.
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Proactive nature and high level of initiative.

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Advertising End Date: 15/11/2024

Job ID REQ222671



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