Purchasing Manager

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**Full-Time**

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**Supply Chain and Logistics**

**Vestas Wind are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Purchasing Manager to join their collaborative team in Melbourne.**

**This is an excellent opportunity to join the renewable energy industry during a huge growth phase and contribute to building large scale wind projects across Australia and New Zealand.**

The ANZ Construction & Transport Procurement department deals with industrial service providers who support Vestas with qualified equipment and manpower services for the construction of our wind farm sites.

We contract all companies that execute works on our turbines, both during construction and transportation phase. We support operations with the safe and best landed total cost, push for game changing initiatives and ensure a value creation approach.

**Responsibilities**

Your main responsibility will be to manage a wide range of industrial service providers. More specifically your responsibilities will cover:

- Establish and develop partnerships with selected suppliers to gain competitive advantages
- Roll out regional Construction & Transport Procurement strategic initiatives
- Drafting and execution of tenders, supplier negotiations, and execution of services agreements
- Secure that cost reduction targets are achieved through cost out projects and ongoing price negotiations for regional procurement initiatives. This includes scoping, negotiating and implementing standard contracts and prices to enable local contracting, and support with ad-hoc negotiation support for urgent activities.
- Build supply market intelligence and ensure that supply base data is available to support business decisions
- Ensure that all cost out & value creation opportunities are identified, and that relevant risk assessments are completed and acted upon to reduce risk

**Qualifications**
- Academic degree in engineering or business studies
- 5 years' work experience in wind turbine construction projects or service operations preferred
- Project management experience strong plus
- Understanding about Supplier Relationship Management

**Competencies**
- Good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- Solution oriented, problem solver
- Ability to prioritize under pressure
- Negotiation skills
- Good grasp of business processes
- Fluent English spoken and written
- Advanced MS Office suite skills

**What We Offer**
- A strong safety culture
- Dynamic and fast-paced work environment
- An opportunity to work with the world leader in wind energy
- The opportunity to further develop your skills and professional development
- Global career progression prospects
- Diversity and Inclusion

**Additional information**
- Please note: We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including before the advertised closing date

**Our Benefits**
- Join the World's Leading Wind Energy Solutions Provider
- Excellent Career Development opportunities both Nationally and Globally
- A workplace that embraces Diversity and Inclusion
- Flexible workplace arrangements
- 13 weeks Paid Primary Carers Leave
- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carers Leave
- Employee Assistance Program

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**DEIB Statement**

At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

**About Vestas**

Vestas is the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.

Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than our competitors in the renewable energy arena. We consider ourselves forerunners within the industry, as Vestas continuously aims to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, Vestas has an unmatched history demonstrating our expertise within the field.

With 29,000 employees globally, Vestas is a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution - today, tomorrow, and far into the future.

Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives, and gives everyone equal access to opportunity.