Social Procurement Manager

Social Procurement Manager
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia _

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Procurement & Cost ManagementAsia Pacific Region

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**Joining Arup**

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
As a Social Procurement Manager, you'll support your geography to embed social benefit into procurement practices and major project delivery. You'll be a key connector between project teams, social suppliers, and internal stakeholders—driving strategy, partnerships, and tangible outcomes.

**The Opportunity**
- Develop and implement Social and Indigenous Procurement Plans across major projects, identifying opportunities and removing barriers.
- Build and grow relationships with majority-owned Indigenous and social enterprise suppliers within your geography.
- Facilitate workshops and collaborate with project teams to identify, evaluate, and mitigate procurement risks.
- Contribute to Arup’s industry leadership by supporting thought leadership, research, communications, and reporting.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective - in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.
You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning - to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

**Is this role right for you?**
- Demonstrated experience in procurement, project delivery, community engagement, or social value initiatives.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence diverse teams.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to navigate complex or ambiguous environments.
- Willingness to learn or knowledge of Indigenous procurement practices, commercial processes, and relevant legislation.
- A commitment to equity, sustainability, and advancing meaningful outcomes for Indigenous communities.

**What we offer you**
- At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair, and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive - through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling eligible members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
Explore the perks of a career with Arup Australia:

- Hybrid working policy and flexible working hours.
- Paid parental leave for the primary carer of 16 weeks or 32 weeks at half pay and as well as generous unpaid leave benefits.
- Paid parental leave for the non-primary carer of 4 weeks plus the opportunity to access extra paid and unpaid leave of up to 16 weeks if you later become the primary carer (any leave taken at the time will be deducted from the total 16-week parental leave benefit).
- Birthday leave
- Annual leave loading
- Ability to purchase additional leave of up to 20 days for permanent employees.
- International mobility opportunities
- Insurances (life & income protection)
- Interest free solar energy and bicycle loans
- Novated car lease
- Ovasaver including discounts, vouchers, cashback, and exclusive offers on more than 300 retailers.

**Different people, shared values**

**Our Application Process**
- Arup does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies._

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