Procurement & Supply Specialist

At Bunnings, you'll make a positive difference to our business and beyond.

Bunnings is the leading retailer of home improvement and lifestyle products in Australia and New Zealand and a major supplier to project builders, commercial tradespeople and the housing industry. Operating from a network of stores, trade centres, frame and truss sites, and online, Bunnings caters for consumer and commercial customers.

By joining our passionate and diverse team, you will have the opportunity to grow, develop, have fun and make a positive difference - to our customers and the communities where we live and work.

About the role

As a Procurement & Supply Specialist with Bunnings, you will be responsible for coordinating the supply management, purchasing and cost control across multiple categories in a diverse supply chain.

You will support multiple programmes and suppliers as well as internal and external stakeholders, by ensuring goods and services are available at the lowest prices, to the agreed quality and delivered at the right time.

What's involved:

- Conduct the end to the end supply and procurement process for your categories ensuring optimal supply, competitive rates, understanding of supply forecasts to meet workload requirements of the business with a focus on delivery in full and on time
- Build and maintain strong market and commercial knowledge in purchasing categories, ensuring awareness of routes to supply and suppliers
- Develop national tenders, summarise proposals with appropriate criteria and recommendations to buy
- Develop timelines and key milestone actions required to manage projects
- Build strong relationships with suppliers and review supplier key performance indicators and site feedback, maintain robust reporting and supplier performance reviews
- Work as part of the broader Procurement & Supply team to support across the end to end purchase order process as well as reporting, tracking and reconciling costs for projects against budget

Who we're looking for

To be successful in this role, you will have a high level of attention to detail, coupled with the ability to work autonomously to manage your time effectively. You will be able to communicate effectively, both written and verbally, with all areas of the business, to build trusted relationships with your stakeholders.

If you're looking to grow your knowledge across procurement and develop your skills, this is the role for you

You'll need:

- Some demonstrated experience in a related field (Procurement or Supply) with exposure to managing suppliers and/or stakeholders
- Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft programs - specifically Excel eg Pivot Tables & VLookUps
- Experience managing multiple projects and activities, ideally where you have been involved in identifying suppliers, formulating procurement decisions, supervising supplier delivery projects
- Understanding of the importance or supplier and risk management and effectively communicate in a highly paced environment
- Demonstrable technical knowledge of purchasing processes and stakeholder management

You'll be part of a workplace where you'll feel like you belong.

There's so much on offer when you're part of the team. Our flexible and informal work environment helps bring balance between work and home. Then there's the fun stuff like team discount at Bunnings and other Wesfarmers brands, incentives, discounts from corporate partners (such as private health insurance) and cost price food and drinks at the Bunnings café. We also offer 12 weeks paid parental leave, regardless of gender, and you will have the opportunity to create a real difference in your community and environment. Join us and experience Bunnings from the other side of the counter.
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