Supplier Risk and Compliance Specialist

2 months ago


Fortitude Valley, Australia Urban Utilities Full time

Permanent Full Time, 38hr week- Generous salary + Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases- Location: Fortitude Valley with hybrid and flexible working arrangements

There’s No Us Without U. Care with Us, for Today and Tomorrow

There's no life without water, and at Urban Utilities, we live and breathe that knowledge every single day. It's why our people are so passionate about what they do and how they do it. And it's why we need people like YOU. Come shape our future with us and make a real and lasting impact across our teams.

Your opportunity:
The Corporate and Finance Group have an exciting new role available for an experienced Supplier Risk and Compliance Specialist to join their team. The Corporate and Finance Group contributes to Urban Utilities’ purpose and vision through championing, safeguarding, and driving customer, community and shareholder value.

The Procurement & Supply Chain Team partners with our stakeholders to shape, create, and protect value by leading the planning and delivery of sustainable, integrated supply solutions. Our key services include category and strategy planning, sourcing, procure-to-pay, logistics, contract management, and supplier relationship management. We are dedicated to ensuring efficient, effective, and responsible procurement and supply chain operations that drive long-term success and sustainability.

The Supplier Risk and Compliance Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining the ongoing enterprise-wide supplier due diligence, compliance and assurance program for Urban Utilities to mitigate risk, drive innovation and meet legislative and sustainability requirements.

Role responsibility extends beyond supplier risk, compliance and assurance to include identifying areas for improvement within business processes and driving initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and optimise sustainability across all Procurement and Supply Chain activity. By proactively identifying opportunities for optimisation and innovation, the Procurement and Supply Chain Supplier Risk and Compliance Specialist will continuously enhance Urban Utilities Risk management maturity in relation to third
- and fourth-party suppliers and supply chains.

About you:
- Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, procurement, or a related field.
CIPS qualification is desirable but not essential.- 3-5 years experience in procurement and supply chain, procurement governance and compliance.- Relevant experience in managing a third-party supplier risk and assurance program within a centre-led procurement function.- Proven experience in developing and implementing supplier due diligence processes and technology on an enterprise-wide scale.- Proficiency using business systems including ERP, Source to Pay systems and the Microsoft Suite (incl. Word, Excel & PowerPoint).- Proven experience in maturing procurement governance, including policy, procedure and framework drafting within a category management environment.- Demonstrable experience in developing and executing appropriate stakeholder strategies, supplier sustainability, and ESG considerations and reporting.- Proven experience managing supplier risk and assurance programs within a regulated environment (SOCI, modern slavery, health and safety and financial risks within the supply chain).- Implementation of process improvements, leveraging metrics for innovation and technology integration.- Extensive experience of managing large groups of internal and external stakeholders.- Experience of working with external suppliers and managing external audit and compliance

Why Urban Utilities?

At Urban Utilities, the work we do is about so much more than the bottom line. We're a leading provider of world-class drinking water and wastewater services to the vibrant communities of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, and Scenic Rim. As we continue to grow, we're committed to planning ahead and shaping a sustainable future around water for generations to come.

At the core of our work lies genuine care: for our team, our customers, communities, and the environment. From the flush of a toilet to major infrastructure projects and residential developments, we're dedicated to being there every step of the way.

Our HQ is in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, but you'll find us all over SEQ - working in cool places like the SAS Laboratory in Darra, field-based depots in Eagle Farm, Acacia Ridge, Bundamba, and wastewater treatment plants dotted across the region.

We know the chance to thrive, and progress comes hand in hand with the support to balance work with life. So, you’ll access an increasingly diverse range of benefits and initiatives that’ll help you bring the best you. Speaking of which, here’s just a sample of the benefits we offer our team:
- Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases- Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more- 18 weeks of paid


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