Category and Network Strategy Manager

**About the role**:
Reporting to the Executive General Manager (EGM) Freight and Logistics, the Category and Network Strategy Manager will provide category leadership and network strategy support to the Freight and Logistics (F&L) function across the GFG group of businesses covering shipping, rail, road and steel terminals.

This role is critical in ensuring that major F&L contract and logistics network strategy activities deliver service performance and best commercially sustainable outcomes as well as supporting the EGM Freight and Logistics to develop logistics and supply chain strategies and provide leadership in subsequent negotiations with all major carriers/providers.

The role will support the F&L group’s expanding role across the value chain and into the upstream and downstream businesses by identifying and delivering commercial opportunities in the supply chain and through each of the major sales channels.

The role will be the F&L link to the strategic sourcing group, ensuring that the F&L sourcing activities are in line with the broader GFG Alliance protocols.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Establish a network of influence amongst key stakeholders - integration team members, business unit GM’s, State Managers and suppliers
- Build an effective framework for senior management engagement with key providers
- Work with the EGM to ensure operational, tactical and strategic review forums, drive our F&L strategic goals, cost imperatives and continuous improvement
- Develop and maintain the sourcing methodology to be applied in F&L using existing GFG Alliance sourcing frameworks
- Effectively engage with senior internal stakeholders to transition more F&L spend onto contracted carriers
- Develop network strategies with internal stakeholders for road, rail, sea and terminals activities
- Ensure outcomes implemented are sustainable, provide the required level of service to our customers and business units, and set up the businesses for future success aligning to business objectives
- Support the F&L teams development of the improved reporting and analysis tools, including value-add challenge to status quo and delivery of cost savings

**Skills and experience**:

- Strong strategic sourcing experience, preferably specialising in Freight and Logistics
- Demonstrated commercial negotiation success for large and complex contracts as well as smaller road freight contracts
- Strong supply chain commercial acumen
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels
- Specialised tender management and negotiation skills
- Strong analytical, conceptual, organisation and prioritisation skills
- A continuous improvement mindset

**Key Benefits**:
Below are some of our key central benefits that are available to all employees. Other benefits may be available depending on your role or site.
- **Generous parental leave**:20 weeks paid Primary Carer Leave and 3 weeks paid Partner Leave for those who have worked at the business for at least 12 months. The company also provides superannuation contributions for the Primary Carer during the period of unpaid parental leave for eligible employees (limitations apply).
- **Access to long service leave after 5 years**:Employees who are not covered by an Enterprise Agreement can access accrued Long Service Leave (LSL) at the rate of 1.3 weeks per year of service after 5 years continuous service.
- **Corporate rates for private health insurance**: Nib Health Insurance offers discounted cover for employees.
- **Novated leasing**: We provide an effective way to salary sacrifice for a vehicle through novated leasing with a choice of two novated leasing partners -Toyota Fleet Management or Lease PLUS.

**About Us**:
InfraBuild is Australia’s leading integrated steel manufacturing, distribution and recycling business, making steel using our electric arc furnaces. We provide solutions for commercial and residential construction, large scale and nation-building infrastructure as well as our primary producers and rural sectors. With ambitions to be carbon neutral by 2030, each day we help build futures through sustainable steel.

**Why work here?**:
We offer more than just a job; we provide a dynamic environment built on **three pillars** that define our commitment to both our team and our industry.
- **Work with a greater purpose**:Join us in the pursuit of a sustainable future as we progress our ambition to become carbon-neutral. You will contribute to a legacy that not only helps to build our nation but sustains our environment for future generations. Embrace a culture where differences are celebrated, innovation is embraced and valuing everyone's unique perspectives contributes to our transformation.
- **Work well - live better**:We understand the importance of working in an environment which supports you to balance your personal and professional life. Experience a culture which values you as a whole person - where family