Strategic Buyer

JBS Australia is Australia’s largest and most respected meat and food processor. The Company has a strong portfolio of leading beef, lamb, pork, and value-added branded products. In our Corporate Office we drive and foster the JBS culture of excellence and believe success is achieved through hard work. JBS can provide you with more than a job, it can provide a long term rewarding career.

**About Us**

JBS Australia is a part of the global JBS business, which is the largest animal protein business in the world, and second largest food company with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

**About the Role**

An outstanding opportunity currently exists for a procurement professional with strong skills and experience in strategic sourcing and category management to join our JBS Australia Group Procurement Team. With experience in Services and Indirect Materials procurement, this role will be pivotal in partnering with our business to deliver optimal procurement outcomes.

Reporting to the Procurement Manager - Services & Indirect Materials, this role requires a self-driven and ambitious individual who is used to working in a dynamic environment with diverse teams to deliver results. Your passion for procurement, coupled with your continuous improvement mindset and collaborative approach will support your ongoing success in this role.
- Drive end-to-end sourcing processes for responsible spend category(ies)
- Proactively identify procurement initiatives through spend, market, category and supply risk analysis
- Develop and implement strategies for responsible spend category(ies) leveraging a structured approach to strategic sourcing and category management
- Ensure business engagement through proactive collaboration and communication with key stakeholders
- Support and/or drive local, regional and global procurement teams on key projects
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to support improvement in the areas of procure-to-pay (P2P) and inventory management through collaboration with key suppliers
- Support business planning and forecasting activities

**About You**
- Proven track record of delivering results in procurement
- CIPSA and/or APICS qualifications viewed favourably
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain or related discipline desirable, though not required
- Experience with SAP
- Good understanding of the value chain in an FMCG or manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects and cross-functional teams
- Strong negotiation, analytical skills, problem solving and commercial acumen
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Must have work rights in Australia

**Benefits include (but not limited to)**:

- Banking benefits with ANZ
- Retail discounts with national partners
- Health insurance discounts on Bupa Health and Medibank Private
- Onsite parking and chef catered restaurant

**What next?**
If you’re passionate and want to be a part of the largest meat, pork and salmon manufacturer and producer in Australia, this opportunity may be for you.
- Health insurance