Procurement Manager

**Procurement Manager - Indirect Spend**:

- Support Office | Full-time | Lead Strategic Value Creation_

**We’re looking for an experienced and commercially savvy**Procurement Manager** to take the lead in managing and optimising $25M in indirect spend across categories including utilities, cleaning, waste, trolleys, and operational consumables.**:
This senior role is critical to delivering cost savings, enhancing supplier performance, and supporting Harris Farm’s long-term sustainability and growth goals. You’ll drive procurement strategy across the business, influence executive decision-making, and embed best-practice sourcing across our operations.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Strategic Procurement & Category Leadership**
- Develop and implement procurement strategy for high-value indirect categories
- Partner with senior leaders across finance, sustainability, and operations to drive procurement-led initiatives
- Create and execute detailed sourcing plans that align with market trends and business goals
- Lead major tender processes (RFP/RFQ) for contract renewals and new category sourcing
- Champion procurement best practices across the business

**Data, Analysis & Reporting**
- Deliver actionable insights and analytics to support strategic decision-making
- Build procurement dashboards, track KPIs, and report savings and supplier performance
- Analyse market trends, pricing, and historical spend to drive efficiency
- Provide transparent, value-focused reporting to internal stakeholders

**Supplier & Contract Management**
- Own and maintain a centralised contract register and renewal calendar
- Lead performance reviews and ensure service delivery meets contractual expectations
- Build strong supplier partnerships while managing cost, quality, and risk
- Negotiate commercial terms to optimise long-term value
- Establish robust supplier risk strategies and continuity plans

**Cost Optimisation & Value Delivery**
- Lead annualised savings programs across all indirect categories
- Review and challenge supplier pricing, structures, and scopes of work
- Lead budgeting and forecasting processes of indirect spend
- Identify innovation opportunities across consumables, services, and supplier models

**Governance, Risk & Compliance**
- Develop and lead procurement frameworks, policies, and processes
- Ensure procurement activity complies with legislation, standards and company policy
- Promote consistent sourcing practices and high governance standards
- Lead supply chain risk mitigation and ensure business continuity readiness

**Consumables Efficiency Projects**
- Standardise store usage of operational consumables (e.g. fatigue mats, register rolls)
- Build efficiency programs to support store fitouts, remodels, and day-to-day operations

**What You’ll Bring**:

- 5+ years' procurement experience in food retail, FMCG, or a production environment
- Proven ability to manage large-scale indirect spend and deliver strategic outcomes
- Strong commercial acumen with a track record in cost savings and operational optimisation
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including senior leadership
- Deep understanding of sustainable procurement and supplier risk management
- Advanced data analysis, reporting and problem-solving capabilities
- Microsoft Excel proficiency; ERP/BI systems experience highly regarded

**Why Join Harris Farm?**:
We’re more than a food business we’re a values-driven company with a strong focus on sustainability, quality and continuous improvement. As Procurement Manager, you’ll play a vital role in helping us scale smartly, efficiently, and responsibly.

If you’re ready to step into a leadership role that balances data, strategy, and real-world impact we’d love to hear from you.