Procurement Manager

We are currently recruiting for a Procurement Manager to support News’ Technology, Data and Digital function.

The Procurement Manager will take a lead role in the delivery of procurement and contract management activities across the Technology, Data and Digital (TDD) business function.

**What’s the role?**
- Lead a wide range of procurement activities across the procurement lifecycle from strategy development, tendering, contract implementation and supplier management.
- Partner with the business to unlock value for your stakeholders through the full life of the sourcing and contract activities.
- Develop and lead sourcing contracts for low to high value/risk activities, including preparation of high quality fit for purpose procurement documentation.
- Lead negotiations to deliver strong commercial and operational outcomes.
- Identify risks and develop highly effective mitigation strategies
- Prepare and present award recommendations to senior management
- Provide expert advice and guidance to business stakeholders in contract management matters such as claims, disputes and variations.
- Support the GM Procurement or Group Procurement Manager in managing strategic business relationships.

TDD procurement is across the spectrum of software, hardware, IT service implementation and IT resource contracting.

While category experience would be advantageous, News is highly interested in transferable skills, diversity of experience and your ability to bring strong commercial acumen and high quality procurement skill.

**Who you are**
- High performing procurement manager looking for a new challenge
- You have a data driven approach, with an exceptional commercial and operational mindset
- Minimum 5-7+ years strategic sourcing or category management experience
- You are positive, proactive and collaborative and bring an ethical procurement approach and an ability to challenge the status quo
- Well-developed competencies in procurement and contract management, with exceptional written and verbal skills
- Highly confident working with contracts - review, drafting and advice with support from senior procurement management and Legal
- Highly confident in dealing with and presenting to senior stakeholders
- Resilient, flexible and able to work to tight deadlines
- Confident in your ability to manage multiple projects
- Experience in managing disputes and claims (highly desirable)

**What’s in it for you?**
- Attractive remuneration package
- An opportunity to innovate, challenge the norm and pioneer the way forward
- A truly collaborative environment
- Variety of work where no two days are the same
- Work with some of Australia's most recognised and prestigious brands
- Make a difference as part of Australia’s most influential media organisation

**News Benefits**

News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:

- Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
- Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
- Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
- Helping you grow - Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion -focused education series) and recognition
- Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money
- Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
- Giving back - Make a difference to our communities.
- Inclusive workplace benefits & facilities - join an employee resource group, get access to multi-faith quiet rooms or utilise our parents rooms

**Who are we?**

News Corp Australia is Australia’s number one and most influential media organisation with more than 150 prestige brands across news, sport and lifestyle. The company’s strong growth, particularly in digital media, means we are recruiting for new team members to join the News Procurement team. Our purpose is to drive better commercial value, while making it easier to do business and improving risk and compliance. We do this with people, processes and systems that deliver value.

The team is responsible for the management of approx. $600M in annual spend, across a highly diverse range of spend categories. We are a highly collaborative team looking for someone who wants to join our team and bring your skills to make an impact on News both locally and globally.

**What’s next?**
- We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage