Procurement Manager, Governance and Operations

**Procurement Manager Governance and Operations**
- ** Governance and operations focused procurement lead role for essential service**:

- **Shape procurement moving forward for large business**:

- **Interface with broad stakeholder group across multiple projects and areas**:

- ** Sydney or Brisbane based permanent opportunity**:

- **High performing and cohesive team**

**_ Pacific National is committed to diversity in our workforce and encourages women and First Nations people to apply._**

**About the role**

Reporting to the Head of Procurement, the Procurement Manager Governance and Operations works with key stakeholders across Pacific National business to develop, deploy, maintain, and monitor compliance across all procurement policies, standards, processes, and tools.

They will lead and co-ordinate the delivery of the Procurement strategic roadmap which includes improvement initiatives across all Procurement governance, controls, and third-party sustainability programs, whilst owning delivery of key strategic procurement initiatives and leading the governance and operations team to support delivery of the procurement pipeline, end to end category management program, ongoing governance and compliance monitoring and reporting programs.

This is a pivotal new role, working as part of a collaborative, cohesive and supportive procurement team to shape Procurement for the future and support delivering Pacific National’s strategic objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

- Drive the improvement, standardisation, compliance and efficiency of procurement policies, standards, processes, systems and tools
- Drive delivery of the strategic procurement roadmap across Pacific National’s supply base
- Develop and provide visibility on compliance, risk and spend analysis reporting across our supply base
- Manage effective communication of and compliance to our procurement policy with all stakeholders
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on procurement audit matters
- Develop and deploy automated, online or outsourced self-serve solutions to simplify purchasing processes and make them more efficient and drive positive outcomes
- Continuously improve support and purchasing processes, including leveraging technology
- Continually improve our internal processes in working with internal stakeholders, Legal, and suppliers.
- Lead the co-ordination and reporting of the annual Procurement Program of Works, including all initiatives planned for the year to achieve the procurement benefits target
- Provide direction, coaching, supervision, and training to direct reports, driving continuous improvement and building team capability to improve delivery of value to the business.

**About you**
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with ability to influence and promote positive change
- Experience in wider procurement functions and understanding of procurement deliverables, with sound understanding of best practice procurement
- Ability to make the complex simple and influence through effective storytelling
- Proven analytical, logical reasoning and problem-solving abilities
- A high level of personal integrity, with respect and empathy for others
- Experienced people manager with strong coaching skills and a natural ability to inspire and motivate to achieve excellence.

**The benefits**

We value diversity, inclusion, collaboration and the contribution of each of our employees. Working for us will enable you to take ownership of your career and gain access to the following benefits:

- Opportunities for growth and career development
- Opportunities to join our I&D employee committees
- Recognise, celebrate and achieve via our Achievers program
- Access to mentoring programs
- Flexible working arrangements
- 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer at full pay following 12 months of service
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Provision of Salary Continuance Insurance
- Novated leasing and discounts on selected health insurance funds, travel, gyms, retail brands, vehicles and more
- We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for women.

**About us**

Pacific National (PN) is the largest provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia. We haul a variety of freight including coal, intermodal containers, steel, and a range of bulk commodities and materials that keep the region’s economy, businesses and households running. We operate nationally with approximately 3,500 staff in over 90+ sites across Australia.

Join us as we continue to transform our business and shape the rail freight industry, to achieve our vision of becoming Australia’s recognised leader for safe, innovative and sustainable rail freight solutions.

We are seeking applicants who share our values: Make it simple, Share more, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own it. These values help us achieve strong connections with everyone we work with, and play an important part in motivating us all to