Procurement Operations Team Lead

5 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Opal. Full time

**Discover Opal....**

As part of the Nippon Paper Group, Opal is one of Australasia’s leading packaging and paper companies.

We manufacture goods that you see, touch and use every day and our customer base includes some of the biggest names in FMCG, Retail and Fresh Produce.

**Discover the Opportunity**....

Accountable for delivering suitable processes & control regarding purchasing activities within Opal. Key focus areas would be to minimise operational costs, improve the customer experience & increase spend agility

You will contribute to the success of Opal by:

- Deliver value for the organisation through governance of purchasing activity compliance, transparency, financial control and efficiency
- Management of compliance with internal purchasing control policies and procedures with reporting & escalation as necessary of instances of non-compliance
- Online Catalogue management
- Contract price list management
- Ensure BAU purchasing activities are performed effectively and constructively to support the business to achieve their operational goals without compromising governance standards
- Analysis of data, systems, procedures, and processes to develop and implement savings initiatives across the organisation
- Work closely with key stakeholders to develop, recommend and implement procedures and processes across the business
- Drive change across the organisation to realise savings

**Discover Yourself.**

We are able to offer a varied career journey with experiential learning gained from cross-functional and lateral moves. We embrace diversity in all its forms and we look for curious individuals who thrive in an environment of change.

Specifically for this role, we expect you will have;
- Experience leading and directing Procurement Operations with an eye for improvement
- Through understanding of Purchase to Pay lifecycle including compliance reporting & GST tax law
- Experience with SAP and Ariba, or transferable ERP based competency
- Excellent ability to liaise with stakeholders across the organisation and understand varied requirements
- Demonstrated experience in leading and motivating a team
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a particular focus on procurement
- Excellent communication skills

**Our Opal Values**

**Thinking packaging. Discover Opal.

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