Supplier Relationship and Risk Specialist

Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Japan's (APJ) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?

AirTrunk is a technology company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region's digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering hyperscale data centres that meet the needs of our customers - the world's most transformational companies. And we're doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.

Having opened Australia's first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APJ region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning…

Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.

A Snapshot
As Supplier Relationship & Risk Specialist based in Sydney , you will report to the Supplier Relationship & Risk Manager and work closely with various teams and leadership across the Asia Pacific region, making your mark in a number of ways:

• Delivery of the APJ Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Program, ensuring its continued alignment with SC&P and AirTrunk's key internal stakeholder objectives
• Delivery of AirTrunk's Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Program which aims to proactively identify and mitigate risks across the SC&P lifecycle. Key sub-programs include supplier qualification/onboarding for all new potential suppliers, and continuous monitoring of AirTrunk's critical supply chains
• Work closely with strategic suppliers to identify and deliver on improvement opportunities

Your Day to Day

• Facilitate Supplier Business Reviews (SBR) in line with the SBR schedule
• Prepare SBR presentations and lead pre-SBR internal/external alignment meetings
• Conduct regular meetings with strategic suppliers to ensure the on-time delivery of SBR action items. These can include improvement opportunities and/or remediation of recurring issues
• Support the continuous improvement of the SRM Program framework and maintain its alignment with broader company objectives
• Maintain SRM Program systems/tools including central repository of SRM Program docs and SBR data (includes SharePoint, supplier and AirTrunk performance dashboards, SBR presentations, action items register)
• Support the scaling of the SRM Program to include additional procurement categories
• Partner with Procurement to ensure key supplier performance and risk data is used to influence category strategies and sourcing decisions
• Partner with other internal stakeholder teams to leverage the SRM Program as a vehicle to drive key initiatives
• Oversee and maintain AirTrunk's supplier qualification and requalification process. Ensure all new and existing suppliers are appropriately screened and monitored
• Be the key point of contact (POC) for our third-party partners who provide the systems and tools supporting the SCRM Program
• Support the mapping of AirTrunk's critical supply chains for strategic suppliers
• Conduct assessments on incoming supply chain risks and provide recommendations where appropriate. Consult internal risk subject matter experts (SMEs) where needed
• Participate in regular internal risk SME stakeholder meetings as part of the SCRM Program
• Work with internal Business Intelligence specialists to introduce and optimise reporting of SRM & SCRM program updates/outputs to all levels within the organisation
• Identify and deliver stratergies to automate processes and improve efficiency within SRM & SCRM programs
• Gather, analyse, and interpret complex data sets to identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights to drive continuous improvement of SRM & SCRM Programs

Requirements

• Degree required – Business, Commerce, Engineering, or another relevant field
• 3-6 years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, or position(s) requiring external stakeholder relationship management
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to utilize commercial acumen to assess and provide recommendations on supplier risks
• Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to analyse data trends and identify actionable insights
• Experience using PowerBi, Jira, MS Office suite preferable
• Proactive nature, curious mind, and ability to build strong relationships at all levels

The AirTrunk Culture
Working at AirTrunk is a once in a lifetime opportunity to fast-track your career and amplify your impact. Whilst you're helping scale our region's digital future, we'll help you and unleash your full potential.

The pace in which we operate means you'll feel an electric atmosphere at AirTrunk. We are a team of challengers and collaborative problem solvers who break new ground every day. We do this by living our values, going above and beyond, and being dynamic, transparent, and responsive.

Every AirTrunker brings their own unique background and diverse perspective to find solutions to problems that matter. We make sure you have everything you need to make your mark and thrive in a flexible and safe working environment, where everyone feels welcome. Our benefits empower AirTrunkers to stay positively charged.

Now's your chance to .

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