Category Manager

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Spring Professional Full time

Market leading ASX business
- Genuine colloborative working environment
- SE Suburbs Melbourne

We are delighted to bring to market an exciting category manager role with a leading ASK listed business. Working in a collaborative team environment, this role will work with some of our clients' major accounts. The procurement function is mature and led by an accomplished GM.

Key responsibilities
- Manage the full end to end category process across Indirect spend (IT & HR Contracts, travel) and facilities management.
- Engage with key internal stakeholders across the business aligning the procurement plan with key long and short-term business objectives.
- Present timely and accurate supplier data to support all sourcing activity.
- Negotiate all contracts including specific terms and conditions.
- Seek out process improvements to improve tender activity and supplier onboarding.
- Minimum 2 years of procurement experience in an end-to-end role.
- The ability to collate and understand complex date and make informed commercial decisions in a fast-moving environment.
- Effective collaboration, engagement, and negotiation skills
- Advanced data manipulation skills with a minimum of advanced Excel ability ideally with some experience of utilising Tableau.
- Good team mentality in helping others perform the tasks when required.

This role is based in the SE suburbs in a modern Head office with ample onsite parking. It is a hybrid role with three days based in the office. It reports to the category lead, an experienced senior manager. The role will have autonomy to make decisions and drive innovation.

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