Procurement Analyst

**_Contribute to high-profile projects, building your procurement expertise across a diverse portfolio, and helping shape the future of Melbourne Airport._**

We’re on the lookout for a proactive and detail-oriented Procurement Analyst to help deliver critical sourcing activities, support the development of category plans, and strengthen our supplier relationships.

This role will play a key part in driving value, efficiency and governance across a broad range of procurement categories—including Construction, Facilities, Technology, Professional Services, and more—contributing directly to the airport’s success now and into the future.

Melbourne Airport is at the forefront of a dynamic expansion, poised to support the city's ascent to become Australia’s largest city within the next decade. As we soar towards new heights, we're embarking on ambitious projects, including the development of a third runway, state-of-the-art terminals and major business park projects creating unparalleled opportunities for growth and innovation. Join us in shaping the future of aviation as we propel Melbourne Airport towards becoming Australia's favourite Airport destination.

**Key responsibilities**:

- The role's duties and accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

- Partner with Category Managers to deliver category plans and sourcing strategies
- Support the end-to-end sourcing process—from scoping and tendering through to evaluation, negotiation, and award
- Help drive procurement excellence by streamlining documentation, improving processes, and embedding best practice
- Undertake supplier cost and performance benchmarking, offering strategic insights
- Assist in the development of our Supplier Relationship and Performance Management framework
- Collaborate with Finance to align procurement outcomes with budgeting and forecasting cycles
- Support the rollout and maintenance of our Procurement Platform and dashboards
- Provide procurement guidance and training to internal stakeholders
- Contribute to key strategic initiatives and lead discrete improvement projects
- Strong analytical and procurement experience
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field or equivalent experience within the industry
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerBi and procurement platforms
- Experience across a variety of spend categories and supplier arrangements
- A solid understanding of procurement governance, policies, and risk management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to juggle competing priorities while keeping your eye on detail
- A proactive and collaborative mindset, always looking for ways to improve
- Experience in managing procurement data and performance reporting is highly regarded

**About the Company**:
Melbourne Airport (Australia Pacific Airports Corporation) is proud to be one of Australia's premier transport hubs and Victoria's gateway to the world, connecting us to the global marketplace. We are committed to _creating connections that matter_ and enhancing the traveller experience across every aspect of our organisation to deliver our vision of becoming_ Australia's favourite Airport destination_. Currently, in an exciting phase of change, we are delivering rewarding career opportunities, making Melbourne Airport a dynamic and fast-paced place to work for our people.

APAC is a majority Australian-owned private company that also operates Launceston Airport, the tourism gateway to Tasmania and an industry multi-award-winning airport.

**Culture and Values**:
By joining the team at Melbourne Airport, you will work within a friendly, high-performance culture with a focus on our people and their development.

Our vision is to become Australia's favourite Airport destination and our people are paramount to achieving this success. We provide a supportive environment, with values that encourage all of our employees to Be You, Think Big, Own it and Work Together.

**Benefits**:

- Free access to Higher State, our state-of-the-art Fitness Club & Wellness Hub at Novotel & ibis Styles Airport hotel.
- Airport car parking 24 hours/365 days a year for both business and personal use
- Hybrid flexible working arrangements
- Airport Holiday, an additional day of leave
- Wellness Day, a further additional day of leave
- Discounted onsite childcare at Creative Garden Early Learning
- Mental health and well-being initiatives, including Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Long-term career and professional development opportunities
- Active social culture and participation in a range of social impact days and activities
- Signature Experiences including an airfield family day, and kids’ footy day
- Access to an employee benefits scheme including access to corporate rates and airport retailer discounts (including SkyBus)
- APAC is committed to weaving Diversity into our DNA. We believe that Diversity and Inclusion will help us realise our greatest potential as a company, and maximise the potential of all our team mem