Purchase to Pay Procurement Manager

In Australia, the J.R. Simplot Company’s core operations are food manufacturing and agriculture, encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood and sauce operations. We supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to Australia and New Zealand’s major retail and foodservice customers and are part of Simplot’s Global Food business. With 17 food manufacturing and processing sites, Simplot Global Food serves retail and foodservice customers in 37 countries, and employs 8,000 people across North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific.

In Australia, we are a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, focussed on creating food that maximises value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood. Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Australian life for generations, and include Leggo’s, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.

**Culture and Benefits**:
At Simplot, we are fueled by our purpose: We Contribute to Feeding Our World. We imagine a better future and set goals to reach it. We are committed to working as one Simplot and are guided by our shared values:

- Respect for Resources
- Spirit of Innovation
- Passion for People

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We care about creating an environment that promotes safety and wellbeing and where our people feel supported, respected and empowered. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all our team members.

Simplot is passionate about cultivating a future where good ideas and inspiring possibilities have the chance to grow. We want our team members to build exciting and fulfilling careers with us and offer professional and personal growth opportunities.

**The Perks**:

- Flexible working arrangements
- A variety of engaging health and wellbeing programs
- Professional development support
- Employee recognition program
- Bonus incentives
- Discounted health insurance
- Novated car leasing agreements
- Income protection insurance
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

Simplot in Australia values the innovation and relationship building that comes from face-to-face connection but also recognises the need for flexibility in the lives of our team members. This is why we have a hybrid work environment, with 3 days in the office / Wednesday being a set ‘connect day' where we all come together to maintain our successful culture of innovation, connection and collaboration.

**About Our Role**:

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Functional leadership role **-** lead multiple direct reports throughout our APAC, Argentina & India operations**:

- ** Join an experienced and high functioning global team**:

- ** Mentone based w/travel required - both domestic & international**

Due to internal growth & development, an opportunity exists with Simplot for a highly motivated people leader in the role of Purchase to Pay (P2P) Procurement Manager - APAC. In this people focused, functional leadership role, the P2P Procurement Manager will join our Asia-Pacific (APAC) Indirect Procurement team and lead a diverse team of direct reports (Buyers) in the implementation, optimisation and execution of the P2P strategy across our operations throughout the APAC region, Argentina and India whilst aligning with the Global Indirect Procurement P2P function and strategy.

**What You Will Do**:
**Day to Day Management**
- Provide day to day leadership to multiple direct reports (remote throughout associated work regions / countries)
- Lead by example to foster and drive a collaborative and functional culture
- Hold regular 1:1 connects with direct reports for progress updates, escalations, performance praise and improvements etc.
- Assume accountability among team members in meeting SLAs, targets / deadlines
- Onboarding / coaching / training of new members of the buyer function
- Establish & build trusted relationships and feedback loops with regional stakeholders

**Process Development and Execution**
- Identify, plan and execute the programs under the P2P strategy across the functional regions tying into local regional requirements
- Proactively evaluate operational capabilities and risks in the P2P process to aid in driving improvement of the indirect procurement maturity model
- Develop, update and execute procurement P2P procurement policies
- Coach and provide training to support stakeholders on ERP systems
- Collaborate with the Global P2P Indirect Procurement team and Global Food Category Management team

**About You**:

- 100% commitment to health, safety and wellbeing in the workplace
- Demonstrated people leader with a servant leadership style of management - commercial/manufacturing/procurement leadership experience would be advantageous, but not essential
- Strong communication and collaborative partnership building skills
- Possess solid business acumen
- Knowledge of P2P procurement processes (buying / sourcing etc.) would be advantageous
- High level of both verbal