Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Specialist

6 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia beBeeOpportunity Full time $90,000 - $120,000
Procurement Professional Role Overview

This is a strategic sourcing or procurement role that involves leveraging commercial acumen, cross-functional collaboration skills, and value-drive thinking to drive added value within the wider organization.

The ideal candidate will have a strong blend of commercial acumen, cross-functional collaboration skills, and value-drive thinking, with experience in category management or senior developer roles. They will also possess proven experience within the retail or FMCG industry, complex commercial negotiations across multiple categories, jurisdictions, and stakeholder groups, strong people skills, and critical thinking.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting Value Added Sourcing initiatives to unlock end-to-end efficiency and deliver cost of goods sold (COGS) savings. They will contribute to Own Brand volume and share growth by supporting strategic sourcing initiatives to offset investment in Simply and Value Strategy. Additionally, they will drive alignment of sourcing strategies with enterprise priorities and the strategic blueprint, help identify and deliver 'right-fit' supplier partnerships focused on value creation, supply security, sustainability, and profit and loss benefits, implement criteria for Value-Add agreements, including cost transparency, commodity impact visibility, and efficiency targets, enhance supplier collaboration for end-to-end reviews, packaging, and product efficiency and cost input analysis, and collaborate and align with various internal stakeholders on priority alignment, governance, and benefit realization.

Key Skills and Qualifications
  • Strong project management, planning, problem-solving, and time management skills
  • Proven experience in category management or senior developer roles
  • Complex commercial negotiations across multiple categories, jurisdictions, and stakeholder groups
  • Critical thinking and ability to operate in a dynamic, customer-driven retail environment
Benefits and Opportunities
  • Flexible working options and hybrid working arrangements
  • Office perks, including gym facilities, fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-supermarket, fooderie hub, school holiday program, and more
  • Discounts on supermarket and liquor online and in-store purchases, as well as hot deals and exclusive offers
  • Reward through recognition and digital recognition platform 'mythanks'
  • Paid parental leave and opportunities for learning and development, including career development programs and job-specific training
About Us

We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team members. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities. We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disabilities. For further information, visit the Our Recruitment Process section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

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