Category Manager

**Category Manager - Infrastructure**
- ** End to end category management for essential service provider**:

- ** Genuine opportunity to shift from process to solutions driven procurement**:

- ** Interface with broad stakeholder group across multiple projects**:

- ** Sydney or Brisbane based**

**_ Pacific National is committed to diversity in our workforce and encourages women and First Nations people to apply._**

**About the role**

The role of Procurement Manager is to create a competitive advantage for Pacific National by partnering with key leaders and stakeholders to develop and execute procurement strategies and plans across the portfolio. Delivering and leading end-to-end category management, whilst maintaining a future state focus to switching the dial from reactive to pro-active practices to identifying and delivering innovative supply solutions.

Reporting to the Procurement Manager Fuel and Infrastructure, the Category Manager will develop, implement and manage the category management lifecycle across Pacific National's small to medium capital and building works, infrastructure and civil category. This permanent role will be based at our North Sydney or Brisbane offices.

Key responsibilities include:

- Develop forward focussed category strategies and plans based on market and industry analysis, engaging stakeholders, and aligning to business priorities
- Identify and formulate solutions to solving complete supply markets and unlocking greater value and performance throughout the category lifecycle.
- Identify opportunities to rationalise suppliers and develop strategies to increase supplier efficiency and effectiveness whilst managing risk; seek endorsement from stakeholders
- Establish and maintain supplier relationships to influence and shape supply markets, access greater innovation, drive continuous improvement and gain competitive advantage for PN
- Develop reporting and transparency of category plan compliance and performance

As part of a collaborative, cohesive and supportive procurement team, this is a real opportunity to play an important role in delivering Pacific National's strategic objectives by supporting a range of construction and civil projects across the country.

**About you**

This role requires an energetic, solution focused procurement professional with end-to-end category management experience. You will thrive having the autonomy to research market best practice to understand current and future state trends and collaborate with suppliers to develop creative, cost-effective supply solutions for your stakeholders. You will be a natural communicator with strong negotiation and influencing skills. In addition, we are seeking:

- Proven experience with end-to-end category management, within a large, complex business ideally supporting operational teams
- The ability to build trust, influence and engage a diverse group of stakeholders including operational stakeholders
- Problem solving skills and the ability to find innovative ways to create value within a fast-paced environment
- Strong ability to think strategically, formulate and communicate recommendations to stakeholders
- Any experience in construction, civil or infrastructure procurement will be highly regarded.

**The benefits**

We value diversity, inclusion, collaboration and the contribution of each of our employees. Working for us will enable you to take ownership of your career and gain access to the following benefits:

- Opportunities for growth and career development
- Opportunities to join our I&D employee committees
- Recognise, celebrate and achieve via our Achievers program
- Access to mentoring programs
- Flexible working arrangements
- 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer at full pay following 12 months of service
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Provision of Salary Continuance Insurance
- Novated leasing and discounts on selected health insurance funds, travel, gyms, retail brands, vehicles and more
- We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for women.

**About us**

Pacific National (PN) is the largest provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia. We haul a variety of freight including coal, intermodal containers, steel, and a range of bulk commodities and materials that keep the region's economy, businesses and households running. We operate nationally with approximately 3,500 staff in over 90+ sites across Australia.

Join us as we continue to transform our business and shape the rail freight industry, to achieve our vision of becoming Australia's recognised leader for safe, innovative and sustainable rail freight solutions.

We are seeking applicants who share our values: Make it simple, Share more, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own it. These values help us achieve strong connections with everyone we work with, and play an important part in motivating us all to do our best work.

**Closing date**

Applications close on 24th October 2