Principal Procurement Manager

Renewal SA is seeking an experienced and results-driven Principal Procurement Manager to lead the delivery of end-to-end procurement services across our organisation.

In this key role, you'll provide expert advice, oversee sourcing and contract management processes, and ensure value for money is achieved while risks are effectively managed. You'll also play a critical role in building supplier relationships, improving procurement systems, and ensuring compliance with policy, procedure, and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Provide expert advice on best practice procurement and contract management, aligning strategies with project and organisational goals.
• Tailored Services: Learn and understand the unique needs of business units to deliver effective procurement solutions.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate procurement risks, assess supplier capability, and implement risk strategies.
• Full Lifecycle Management: Oversee end-to-end procurement and contract lifecycle, ensuring sourcing, evaluation, performance, compliance, and dispute resolution.
• Continuous Improvement & People Development: Enhance procurement systems, processes, and registers while providing mentorship within the team.

About You

You are a strategic and commercially astute professional with a background in construction procurement. You thrive on managing and implementing complex, strategic procurements and contracts and have a talent for balancing rigorous compliance with practical, commercially-sound solutions. You're a confident leader, an expert negotiator, and a natural relationship builder who excels at engaging with diverse stakeholders.

You will bring:

• Proven experience in procurement, contract management, or commercial roles within complex and strategic projects or organisations, accompanied by relevant Tertiary qualifications.
• A combination of contractual knowledge and commercial acumen.
• Strong understanding of public sector procurement frameworks, government legislation, and best practice approaches.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• The ability to analyse markets, assess supplier performance, and identify opportunities for improvement.

About us

At Renewal SA, we're shaping the future of South Australia through a portfolio of significant projects, including Bowden, the former West End Brewery, Noarlunga, Seaton, Prospect and Tapangka on Franklin Street. We are also focusing on increasing the supply of affordable and regional housing, while unlocking employment lands through industrial land releases. Renewal SA's exciting portfolio of projects is growing and so is our team.

Our main goals include creating sustainable communities, increasing the availability of affordable housing, accelerating housing supply in our regions, releasing land for industrial and commercial developments, and reducing carbon emissions to reach the government's target of net carbon zero by 2050.

With South Australia's largest and most diverse property portfolio, we're expanding our multidisciplinary team to deliver projects of state significance. Our people are highly skilled, passionate and driven by purpose.

If you are looking to make meaningful impact and contribute to the future of our state, this role could be you.

Why work for us:

• Renewal SA has a thriving culture where your growth and contributions are genuinely valued.
• Work on projects that are making a difference, with the largest, and growing property portfolio, there's no shortage of variety at Renewal SA.
• Enjoy flexibility with options including hybrid working, flexible start and finish time, compressed working weeks and more.
• Prioritise your wellbeing with access to initiatives like discounted gym memberships, counselling services and medical benefits such as free vaccinations, skin checks and more.
• Keep learning and growing with a range of professional development opportunities to support your career progression.

We have a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion in our workplace

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How to apply

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Candidates must have the right to work in Australia.

Applications close 25th of September.