Procurement Specialist

3 days ago


Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia Coles Group Full time

We've been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you'll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you'll also get to see your impact.

About The Team
Procurement supplies solutions. Coles Group is a top 30-listed ASX company with diverse needs from thousands of suppliers. Our team specialises in reducing cost and risk across our supply base. We partner with all areas of the business to develop and execute sourcing and contracting strategies that innovatively deliver sustainable value to our customers.

About The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Specialist to join the Coles Procurement Supply Chain team. This role is responsible for supporting our Category Managers with a range of procurement activities, including analytical reporting, strategic sourcing, SRM, contract performance management, reporting, and other procurement activities

You will also be responsible for

  • Support Category Managers with data analysis to inform category strategies
  • Maintaining the Initiative Tracker, Contract Repository and Initiative Folders, ensuring benefits are effectively tracked and reported while supporting the endorsement and approval of initiatives
  • Conducting Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), should cost, commodities management, benchmarking, and other analysis to enable better decision making and management of suppliers and spend categories
  • Supporting RFx process as directed by Category Managers
  • Collaborating and communicating regularly with stakeholders to ensure alignment of objectives to build a clear understanding of requirements for third party goods and services

About You And Your Skills
Our ideal candidate will bring strong commercial acumen, possibly gained in other large commercial/FMCG/Retail enterprise. You'll also have deep value chain management knowledge, including the ability to look for value beyond savings via efficiency and quality benefits available through technology.

You will also ideally have;

  • Related tertiary qualification, ideally with Commerce, Supply Chain Management, Law or Property categor
  • Confidence and ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders across all levels of the business
  • Competent in Ariba, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and e-procurement tools/systems
  • Strong Excel skills and experience working with large data sets
  • Demonstrated experience in analysis and supporting key decision-making
  • Skills or enthusiasm to learn the development of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models that, where applicable, incorporate all cost dimensions and risk analysis element

What's in it for you?

  • Flexible working options We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
  • Office perks Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
  • Discounts Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
  • Reward through recognition Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform 'mythanks'. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
  • Opportunities for learning and development No matter where you start within our diverse business, you'll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
  • Paid parental leave We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
  • Investment in your future Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About The Recruitment Process
We're continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the 'Our Recruitment Process' section of our careers site or email

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