Procurement Category Specialist

3 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia TROOCOO Pty Ltd Full time

Fixed term contract until 30/06/2024
- Brisbane CBD location with WFH flexibility
- Join a market leading business

**The Role**
Troocoo are proud to be partnering with one of Queensland’s leading, diverse energy business’ managing an impressive portfolio of assets. They continue to grow, develop, and evolve in an ever changing and ultra-competitive marketplace and are currently seeking a Procurement Category Specialist to join the Procurement team on a fixed term contract until 30th June 2024. This role is focused on the Asset Maintenance, Overhauls, Civil Work, Facilities Maintenance, and Equipment Hire contracts.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Develop and deliver sourcing strategies, category, and procurement plans for assigned portfolio.
- Demonstrate commercial outcomes for complex contracts whilst maintaining good governance.
- Conduct end to end tender processes for various goods and services.
- Lead negotiations directly with suppliers and contractors to ensure best value for money outcomes.
- Manage transition from strategic project procurement to operational implementation through actively engaging with key stakeholders.
- Manage and deliver complex project procurement events currently being undertaken across the organisation.
- Support team members with mentoring and coaching discussions on developing, awarding, and managing contracts.

**Skills & Experience**
- Demonstrated operational experience in the development and implementation of category management plans for complex contractual arrangements.
- Previous experience working within the utilities, construction, infrastructure, mining, or manufacturing industries.
- End to end procurement skills from strategic sourcing, conducting tenders, negotiation, through to contract award.
- Extensive contract management experience from a supplier’s and customer’s perspective particularly in relation to site operations, construction, goods and/or services.
- High level project management skills for cross-functional delivery.
- Understanding, and working knowledge, of Commercial and Contract Law in relation to contracting.
- Flexible, adaptive, and capable of multi-dimensional problem solving and analysis.

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