Category Specialist

**Category Specialist**
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**Job Number**:
**2200013C**
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**Description**

**About the role**

As our new Category Specialist, you will work closely with our Category Managers to develop and implement procurement category strategies with a focus on improved, sustainable, compliant, socially responsible, and ethical supply solutions that delivers value and efficiency for RACQ.

Within this appointment you will also manage sourcing activities, performance of strategic suppliers and partners as well as provide advice, guidance, and service to other supply chain activities.

Currently we are looking to engage an experienced Category Specialist, with experience navigating successfully within an agile commercial environment.

Working under the guidance and support of our existing Category Managers, you will partner with business teams to achieve optimum vendor management and cost-efficient strategies. Your key responsibilities are:

- Assist in assessing category profiles by reviewing and analysing RACQ’s supply chain commitments, spend data, business needs and running EOI’s/market scans on external supply and partner markets to achieve a consolidated and efficient group approach to procurement and supplier management.
- Assist in defining category scopes by review and assessment of spend, market characteristics, supplier base, good/service characteristics, business impacts and user/demand profiles.
- Identify, assess, mitigate and treat category risks associated with the procurement and supplier performance management.
- Data analysis that provides insights and identifies trends or key drivers of cost and performance
- Conduct high value, high risk and complex sourcing for RACQ.
- Collaborative with suppliers and partners for efficient delivery of quality, sustainable, innovative goods and services to RACQ with an improved member experience.

**About you**

It is important that you have at least 3 to 5 years procurement and category management experience including experience in supporting and assisting in developing and implementing category strategies. In addition to this you will have:

- Strong commercial acumen and problem-solving skills
- Advanced influencing, communication, and negotiation skills with a strong customer focus, promoting value add initiatives
- Experience in regulated industries
- Solid understanding of commercial and risk management processes
- Ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships
- Demonstrated ability to meet tight timeframes

**Why join RACQ?**

It is an exciting time to be part of RACQ as we continue our transformation towards better, smarter solutions that deliver more security and prosperity for Queenslanders. We are big enough to make a real difference in our community, yet small enough to nurture your professional and personal development.

By joining RACQ, you’ll be part of new sustainability initiatives, including a commitment to being a carbon neutral organisation by 2030. We’ve invested in and partnered with sustainable companies, including the introduction home solar and batteries, Green Home and Car Loans, and many other products and initiatives. We’ll continue to advocate for, research, and offer green solutions.

At RACQ we are passionate about building a diverse and inclusive workplace to create better outcomes for our employees and our members. We aim for our teams to be a true reflection of our communities and are committed to inclusion particularly people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, and those who may experience diversity or disability related barriers in securing employment. Applicants from these and other diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirement, please advise us at the time of applying.

**What we offer you;**

Our employee benefits are designed to enrich your work life, your home and the community you live in, some of these include:

- Financial benefits and discounts on a range of banking, assistance and insurance products
- Give back to our communities with paid volunteer leave, payroll giving and volunteering for community events such as MotorFest and EKKA
- A range of flexible working and leave options, including 12 weeks paid parental leave, 2 weeks paid non-primary caregiver leave and purchased leave up to 4 weeks per year
- Prioritise your wellbeing with our onsite and virtual health hub, discounts on health programs and access to wellbeing initiatives such as yoga
- Invest in your development with in-house development programs and online courses.

**Ready to apply? You’ve got this.**

**RACQ is a ‘Circle Back Initiative’ employer** - we commit to respond to every applicant.

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**Work Locations**

Eight Mile Plains 2649 Logan Road Eight Mile Plains 4113