Category Specialist

**Posted Date**:24 Feb 2025

**Location**:Guildford, WA, AU
- Are you ready to revolutionise procurement and drive impactful strategies within our Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) Category?
- Reporting to the Contracts Manager, our Procurement team is looking for an experienced **Category Specialist** to lead key initiatives and enhance performance. This role is pivotal in achieving outstanding commercial outcomes and boosting efficiency in high-volume procurement.

**Location**: South Guildford, WA

**Roster**: Monday - Friday, 8.5-hour days

**What You’ll Do**:

- Maintain a strategic industry overview.
- Work closely with our supply partners to monitor and review contract KPIs.
- Lead the development of strategic planning as we look to transform the category.
- Ensure contract compliance.
- Evaluate vendor performance.

**Our Benefits inclusive of but not limited to**:

- **Health & Wellness** - Discounts with BUPA, Fitness Passport to access multiple gyms across Australia & EAP access to support you and your immediate family.
- **Culture & Career** - Personal and Team Recognition (Made for More awards), Internal Career Progression, Training & Flexibility through our award-winning WesTrac Institute.
- **Financial Benefits** - Paid Parental Leave & Secondary Carers Leave, Salary Sacrificing opportunities, Novated Leasing, Income Protection Insurance & More than 600 Retail/ Entertainment/ Travel outlet discounts - Coles, Petbarn, Virgin, HOYTS & Crown.
- **Additional Perks** - Emergency Services Leave, Defence Force Reserves Leave & Employee Share Purchase Plan opportunity.

**Skills & Experience**:

- Tertiary qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain, Category Management, or a related discipline.
- Experience in industries such as mining, construction, forestry, infrastructure assets, manufacturing, or engineering.
- Proven contract lifecycle management experience.
- Understanding of advanced sourcing concepts.
- High attention to detail.
- Ability to work in team and autonomously.
- Exposure to SAP ARIBA or similar ERP.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills.

**Our Company & Commitment**
- With over 4,500 employees, WesTrac is one of the world's largest authorised Cat® equipment dealers, offers a wide range of mining and construction equipment and management solutions._
- At WesTrac we understand that identity is an intersection of many factors. First Nations people, females, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply._ WORK180 endorsed employer._
- Reference Number: 3721_