Category Specialist

7 days ago

Sydney, Australia AGL Energy Full time

As the needs of our customers change, so do we.

At AGL, we believe progress is powered by our people.

If you’re set on making real change for tomorrow, we have the scale, resources and ambition to get it started today.

Now’s an extraordinary time to work with us. We’re taking the lead on renewables and expanding our products to make them more sustainable, affordable and useful for all Australians.

That’s what we call progress. To achieve it, we’re bringing together people with unique stories, perspectives, backgrounds and talent - and we need yours too

About the Role

Reporting into the Procurement Manager, this role is responsible for ensuring the timely specification, procurement, delivery, and dissemination of materials for our Sustainable Business Energy Solutions business (SBES). Working with external supplier and internal stakeholders to ensure we procure the correct equipment in an efficient and cost-effective manner as well as supporting effective operation of Supply Chain and Warehousing facilities.

As the Category Specialist you will work with key stakeholders, you will build an understanding of the SBES Strategies, objectives, and execution of procurement strategies. You will drive best in class procurement approaches to sourcing across all categories managed, focusing on delivering value for money from supplier agreements as well as risk management and compliance with procurement procedures and professional best practice.

Your strong interpersonal, communication, influencing and negotiation skills will allow you to engage with internal stakeholders and external suppliers ensuring outcomes in line with SBES goals.

What you’ll be doing:
- Manage purchasing and stock management- Undertake purchasing, warehousing/inventory and logistics projects to bring significant business enhancements- Provide over-sight of tactical purchasing functions including reviewing purchase order process- Identify and suggest system and process improvements that exist within the purchasing, warehousing/inventory, and logistics functions- Support the implementation of strategic change management practices for purchasing, warehousing / inventory and logistics functions- Analyse and review purchasing, stock management and logistics problems and proactively recommending new solutions- Continually improve operation-wide processes to optimise inventory at reduced cost while meeting customer expectations of approved materials and on-time delivery- Analyse data, monitoring supplier performance (cost, delivery, and quality), monitoring warehouse processes and procedures and generate recommendations- In collaboration with the Procurement Manager conduct periodic supplier reviews and implement supplier continuous improvement programs ensuring they yield measurable results that benefit product safety, compliance, and cost reductions- Develop and implement improved purchasing, warehousing/inventory and logistics management features within the ERP and planning systems.- Identify Supply Chain alternatives to resolve obsolescence issues

About You

As the right person for this role you will be passionate about the role of Renewables AGL’s leadership of the energy transition. You are values-led, displaying behaviours which reflect and actively demonstrate alignment to the AGL Values of: Care in every action, Integrity always, Better together, Deliver your best and Shape tomorrow.

What you’ll bring to the table:
- Demonstrable experience in a Category Specialist role with proven ability to make an impact and influence within your category- Excellent supplier negotiations skills- Advanced organisation skills and ability to prioritise workload within a fast-moving environment- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy- High level problem-solving capabilities- Strong written and oral communications skills- Intermediate computer skills i.e. data entry & software navigation

Hybrid

Applications close Thursday 16th March COB

Inclusion at AGL

AGL has a commitment to maintain a diverse workforce, and welcomes the opportunity for applicants to share their lived experiences. We also recognise that some applicants may not wish to disclose, and we respect their decision. To learn more about reasonable adjustments that can be offered throughout the recruitment process, please visit:
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