Procurement Excellence Lead

Location:
Victoria, Australia

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Description:

Procurement Excellence Lead

Are you ready to make a real impact in Australia's energy transition?

At AusNet, we play a key role in the energy transition and providing essential energy to Victorian households and businesses.

Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities and Australia's clean energy future.

About the role

As Procurement Excellence Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of procurement capability and sustainable procurement across our organisation. You'll lead programs that promote sustainable procurement, uplift capability, streamline processes, and embed best-practice principles, ensuring our procurement function delivers outstanding value and supports AusNet's purpose of connecting communities with reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Procurement Capability and Sustainable Procurement programs, driving continuous improvement and innovation.
• Develop and implement strategies, frameworks, and methodologies that enhance procurement and supply chain management excellence.
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing expert guidance on procurement processes and translating insights into actionable solutions.
• Own and deliver training programs to onboard new team members and uplift capability across P&SCM.
• Drive simplification of internal processes and improve supplier experience across the source-to-pay cycle.
• Collaborate with leaders across AusNet to implement initiatives that showcase procurement's enterprise value and align with corporate objectives.
• Develop KPIs, measure progress, and provide clear, accurate reporting on capability uplift and performance improvements.
• Foster a culture of continuous review and improvement, enabling feedback and interactive change.
• Lead and coach team members with a focus on inclusivity, safety, and alignment with AusNet's values.

What You'll Bring

• Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in business or a related field; post-graduate qualification highly regarded.
• Experience: 7+ years in procurement, with significant expertise in training and development, policy and process design, strategy, sustainable procurement, and continuous improvement leadership.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities to influence at all levels.
• Technical proficiency with Microsoft Office and familiarity with procurement enterprise systems (ERP, e-Procurement tools).
• Knowledge of the utilities industry and project management experience is an advantage.
• A collaborative mindset and passion for driving excellence, innovation, and sustainable outcomes.

Please note, we will not be engaging Recruitment agencies for this role, please apply directly

A real place to belong.

We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.

We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here's what sets us apart:

• Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
• Community giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you.
• Perks: we offer all the other perks you've come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.

As an industry in transformation, we're excited by the possibilities ahead.

So, if you're passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.