Procurement Specialist

Company Description
Empower Australia's Payments Future with Cuscal
At Cuscal, your skills drive change and make a real impact. Whether you're supporting our clients' customers in our
Fraud Operations Contact Centre
or delivering innovative solutions in
Product Delivery
, your contribution helps shape the payments industry's future.

Join a team that values collaboration, innovation and excellence. With a focus on professional growth and flexibility, Cuscal is where you can thrive.

Forward with Cuscal.

Job Description
As part of an exciting uplift to our Procurement and Vendor Management team, we are looking for a Procurement Specialist to join the team
The Procurement Specialist is responsible for the management of day-to-day market activities, including vendor engagements, stakeholder management and market analysis. This role will be accountable for procurement activities with the focus on non-IT related activities within the procurement space.

You'll also make an impact by:

• Defining the 'go to market' strategy (public RFP, RFX, RFQ direct negotiation etc.) and sourcing objectives to secure quality of supply and achieve consistent cost savings.
• Issuing RFx's, negotiating, evaluating and executing contract agreements.
• Participating in procurement and contracting dimensions of projects and/or management requirements, performing impact analyses and taking appropriate actions as directed.
• Conducting market assessments that identifies supplier market depth in region and globally, current, and future market conditions, assess current & emerging market capabilities and identify the commercial requirements of suppliers.
• Ability to analyse and report on procurement and spend and provide insights.
• Becoming a trusted business partner by building effective working relationships with key internal/external stakeholders.
• Building and maintaining strong and sustainable relationships with vendors.
• Engaging and advising key stakeholders on policies, procedures, systems, and standards to enable them to deliver effective, outcomes-focused sourcing activities across the organisation.

What You'll Bring
You're a strategic thinker with the ability to see the bigger picture, with a passion for delivering exceptional service. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are driven to contribute to a dynamic team.

To succeed in this role, you'll have:

• 5+ years demonstrated procurement experience.
• A track record of success in procurement from cost savings/service improvements attained, developing, and improving policy & processes, driving change, and gaining stakeholder buy-in
• Ability to negotiate, establish and administer contracts.
• Capability to analyse problems and strategies for better solutions.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex information in simple terms
• Proven track record of multitasking, prioritising, and managing time effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Why Cuscal?
At Cuscal, you'll find a strong, successful company that's reimagining the future. And our team is right there at the heart of it all.

Here, you'll deliver or support interesting, ground-breaking work that has real impact - on Australia's financial services sector and the millions of customers it serves.

You'll innovate alongside skilled, smart, connected teams.

And you'll build an impressive, fulfilling career that continues to grow.

You'll also enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• Recognition and growth: Celebrate achievements through IGNITE and grow with tailored development opportunities.
• Wellbeing focus: Access initiatives supporting physical, mental, and financial health, plus discounts via 'Cuscal Advantage.'
• Diversity and inclusion: Join a workplace that values different perspectives and flexible work arrangements.

Join us and reimagine the future
Ready to make an impact? Click APPLY to join Cuscal's Procurement and Vendor Management team today.

If you're excited about this opportunity, we'd love to explore how you can contribute to our vision for the future. Screening and interviews may occur before the job ad closing date, so don't wait - apply now.

Cuscal is an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.   We welcome applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with a disability, LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore career opportunities with Cuscal.

Note: Cuscal does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or search firms.