Procurement Specialist

**Innovator & leader in Australian Retail and Manufacturing**:

- ** Have a sense of purpose in a collaborative team**:

- **Full Time Career Development Opportunity**

**ABOUT STRATCO**

Stratco is an Australian-owned innovator, manufacturer, and marketer of quality building and renovation solutions. With sophisticated manufacturing facilities, retail stores, and professional trade representation throughout Australia and New Zealand, Stratco has supplied a comprehensive range of products to the building and construction industries, and home improvement and DIY markets for over 75 years.

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

As a Procurement Specialist you will be responsible for managing and overseeing the procurement process for new and existing contracts and supply agreements. This is an exciting newly created opportunity with the ability to have a genuine impact in the work you will do.

Based at our corporate office in Gepps Cross, reporting to the National Supply Chain Manager, this role is integral for undertaking negotiations or tendering with suppliers and ensuring contracts are in place for all major material groups.

In this position you will be responsible for developing and working with key supply partners in all categories to manage costs and drive efficiencies or savings across the network of Stratco sites and affiliates. You will lead and be involved in various projects relating to introduction of new products and ranges, discontinuation, data maintenance, tendering processes, contract management, resolution of supply issues and sourcing of new materials and continuous improvement. You will also provide guidance on best practices and process improvements supporting other departments with tenders and negotiations as required.

**ABOUT YOU**
- Demonstrated experience in procurement, contract management, purchasing, buying, logistics or project management
- Tertiary qualifications in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain or Logistics would be advantageous
- Proven ability to work across the end-to-end supply chain
- ERP systems proficiency - experience with Oracle, JDE, SAP or similar is essential
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office including demonstrated ability in Excel
- Advanced problem-solving capability, with the ability to manage time and competing priorities
- An innate set of skills in negotiation, working collaboratively and developing strong relationships with suppliers, executive and senior management
- Exceptional communication skills
- Demonstrated management of a small team and ability to develop capabilities

**REWARDS & BENEFITS**

Flexible Working Arrangements | Health & Wellbeing Initiatives | Traineeship & Apprentice Program Career Development Opportunities | Paid Parental Leave Employee Referral Incentive | Stratco Team Member Discount Card | Private Health Corporate Discount | Flu Vaccinations | Employee Assistance Programme

**OUR CULTURE**

Stratco has established an environment that brings out the best in our people. We believe in building careers through providing a safe, connected, and innovative culture that supports ongoing growth and development. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment across our diverse business and take every measure to ensure our team members ‘**Return Home Safe**’ every day.

**APPLICATION PROCESS**

If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you Should you be successful in progressing to the next stage of the recruitment process you will be invited for an interview to discuss the role in more detail.