Category Specialist

7 days ago

City Of Albany, Australia Southern Ports Full time
About the Role

Southern Ports is seeking a highly skilled Category Specialist to lead and support its procurement process and function to deliver operations and maintenance products and services across all three ports.

This is a key role that requires a business partner with contracting and procurement expertise to provide support to internal stakeholders and drive the development and delivery of sourcing and category plans.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage assigned procurement categories for all Southern Ports business needs, ensuring alignment with stakeholder requirements.
  • Develop and deliver sourcing and category plans to achieve stakeholder satisfaction and supply chain strategy alignment.
  • Engage collaboratively with stakeholders to identify and deliver solutions that add value to the business.
  • Proactively engage with assigned category core and strategic market suppliers to build and maintain strategic relationships.
  • Utilize procurement systems, including FELIX Vendor Management and Microsoft D365 ERP, to streamline procurement processes.
  • Formulate, coordinate, and undertake procurement sourcing activities, including EOI, RFP, RFQ, and RFT.
  • Administer contracts post-award, including contract variations, milestone payments, contract securities, and change requests.
  • Manage supplier delivery performance and maintain strategic relationships to ensure supply chain resilience.
  • Provide support, advice, and ensure that procurement policies and procedures are followed, and assist in the ongoing improvement and development of them.
Requirements
  • Suitable degree qualification in business, commerce, legal, or related background.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar role, with practical hands-on experience in negotiating, documenting, managing, and closing out contracts.
  • Experience in using ERP systems and Procure to Pay (P2P) business process.
  • Track record of successful stakeholder relationship development and management.
  • Knowledge of maintenance and production category scopes and markets.
  • Knowledge of forms of contract and commercial models supporting maintenance and production categories.
  • Proven negotiation skills, with a methodical and precise approach to handling commercial and contractual information.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey information in a clear and concise manner.
  • Ability to travel to other Southern Ports locations, including Albany, Bunbury, Esperance, and Perth.
  • Current WA C Class Driver's Licence.
What We Offer

Southern Ports is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against race, gender, age, religion, sexual preference, or disability. We encourage applications from all culturally diverse backgrounds, Indigenous Australians, and Non-Indigenous Australians.

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