Category Procurement Specialist

2 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia Aston Carter Full time

**Job Snapshot**:
**Location**:

- Sydney Other**Work Type**:

- Contract

**Category**:

- Other

**Job ID**:

- 541671**Job Summary**:

- A leader across the local Aviation Industry seeking a Category Procurement Specialist
- 24 month contract, WFH 2 Days a week and 3 days in office to promote collaboration
- Access to heavily discounted fares to destinations all over the world

**About The Company**
A leader across the local Aviation Industry, our client operates a broad domestic and international airline network. Founded in 2003 and owned by Australia's largest airline, this organization is consistently investing in technology and process improvement to improve efficiency and customer experience. At the same time focusing on it's people's growth and development with 70% on the job learning, 20% coaching and 10% formal training.

**About the role**
The Category Procurement Specialist role is a 24 month contract, and will be accountable in assisting in all procurement activities with the operations and commercial team. In this role you will be working within a diverse team but will be reporting to the Category Manager and the Portfolio Category Manager. This role will have a lot of client relationship responsibility and will lead many peer level relationships. You will need to be able to manage both internal and external stakeholders whilst maintaining strategic procurement needs.

**Responsibilities include**
As a category procurement specialist, in the operations and commercial team, you will be responsible for;
- Designing and driving procurement projects
- Take responsibility for sourcing activities within the category ; see them through from inception to contract execution
- Vendor management and reporting
- Liaise and work with both internal and external stakeholders; all the way up to a C Suite level

**Skills and Experience**
- A minimum 3 years strategic sourcing, category management and procurement
- Lead and/ or supported ongoing commercial relationships for a large business including sourcing for suppliers
- Supplier negotiations, contract reviews and extensions experience including influencing skills
- Commercial awareness - Be able to question whether a decision impacts the business commercially and how it impacts the overall strategy of the organisation
- Able to influence stakeholders/ negotiate and lead commercial outcomes
- Excellent interpersonal skills

**Culture**
- Emphasis on career growth and development not just within this role but outside of this role within the business as well
- People focused organization highly valuing respect and inclusiveness
- Business encourages diversity and continuously aims at creating a safe and healthy work environment
- WFH 2 Days a week and 3 days in office to promote collaboration

**Benefits**
Access to heavily discounted fares to destinations all over the world - not only for team members, but for their favourite travel companions.
Staff travel benefit includes discounts on airfares, accommodation, car hire and travel insurance for both domestic and international travel.

**How to apply



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