Procurement Category Manager

Procurement Category Manager role leads strategic sourcing activities for Electronic & Information Systems and components across Seeing Machines supply chain. This role is responsible for developing strategic supplier relationship, managing sourcing and for obtaining improvements in procurement costs across the category.
This is a fulltime ongoing role.
Within the category of Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Electronic Components only, the key responsibilities of the role include:

- Draft, Review, Issue, Evaluate and Manage formal sourcing activities, in compliance with company quality processes, including:

- Request for Information (RFI)
- Request for Proposal (RFP)
- Request for Tender (RFT)
- Contract Manufacturing Agreement
- Together with Seeing Machines' Technical, Engineering and Information Systems (IS) authorities, develop technical specifications, statements of work, scope, and other related technical data documentation necessary to support sourcing activities.
- Conduct supplier evaluation, selection, validation, negotiation, and relationship management.
- With the support of Quality, conduct supply validation and acceptance, including supporting resolution of non-compliance and deviation matters.
- Track, analyse, benchmark, and verify procurement costs across category and identify savings potential, trends and opportunities to optimise the supply chain.
- Remain current with industry trends including new technologies and solutions across the assigned category.
- Measure, meet and report on annualised savings targets across the category.

About you
We value the breadth and depth of experience that our people bring to their work. We are seeking people with a good mix of technical competency and personal capability. Specifically, we are looking for people with:

- Tertiary qualifications in Supply Chain, Procurement, Commercial Management or a related field or equivalent experience.
- Membership of a recognized Procurement/Supply Chain professional group
- 5+ experience in procurement of electronic systems and information systems (inclusive of hardware, software and data) and electronic components.
- Significant experience in the management of strategic research and sourcing activities including RFQ and tender development, supplier evaluation, selection, validation and relationship management.
- Contract management including drafting, issue and management sourcing and tendering for electronic systems and information systems (inclusive of hardware and software) and electronic components.
- Understanding and experience in using ERP Management Systems
- Knowledge of NetSuite (preferred)
- Proven planning and organisational skills
- Excellent communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders

About Seeing Machines
We are a global company founded in 2000 and headquartered in Australia, and an industry leader in vision-based monitoring technology that enable machines to see, understand and assist people.
Seeing Machines develops Driver and Operator Monitoring System (DMS) technology to enhance safety for Automotive, Commercial Fleet, Off-road and Aviation.
Seeing Machines' technology portfolio of AI algorithms, embedded processing and optics, power products that need to deliver reliable understanding of vehicle operators, in real-time.
The technology spans the critical measurement of where a driver or operator is looking, through to the classification of their cognitive state as it applies to accident risk. Reliable "driver state" measurement is the end-goal of DMS technology.
Seeing Machines has offices in Australia, USA, Europe and Asia, and supplies technology solutions and services to world-leading brands in each market vertical.
Why Seeing Machines
- Work with inspiring people - we are proud to have a team of experts in their field, we invent, innovate, and collaborate
- Work flexibly - we encourage our people to manage their work and personal lives to achieve a balanced outcome
- With offices spanning the world, Seeing Machines serves a growing market in the UK, Europe, Africa, North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific
- We are social with staff events held throughout the year, from BBQs, morning teas, to special events and other celebrations
- We are focused on employee support
- we understand the importance of our collective wellbeing You will have access to our Employee Assistance Program any time you require it
- Access to global benefits and reward platform - offering discounts across large range of retailers
- We are lucky enough to have fresh fruit supplied daily
- If you work in Canberra, you'll have access to free parking.

Seeing Machines acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past, present and emerging.