Perth - Category Specialist - Full-Time

Identify and tap into direct supply channels from domestic and international markets and manage the supply chain life cycle from sourcing, negotiation, contract management, supplier performance management, risk management, category management and fulfilment as delegated by The General Manager, Procurement and Commercial.

**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Undertakes supplier negotiations within delegation across multiple categories;
- Adheres to standardised procurement methodology with strong governance;
- Provides procurement support to the business in the Authority for Expenditure (AFE) process;
- Evaluates category specific spend behaviour;
- Financial analysis and modelling; Designs effective financials models for tender documentation, post tender analysis, logistics costs and other cost/volume modelling as required;
- Adheres to individual category material change and sourcing programmes;
- Collates periodical supplier performance management feedback;
- Individual stakeholder and vendor relationship management; Visit suppliers, stakeholders and sites as required;
- Ensures suppliers logistics and inventory processes are aligned with the business operating model;
- Procure 'fit for purpose' goods and services at the right price/value/quality/time from reputable diligent suppliers: documents process and decision making with appropriate sign-off;
- Enforce safety standards via OH&S standards;
- Comply with the highest standards of socially responsible procurement practices (including recycling programmes, waste reduction etc.;
- Undertake supply market research; competitor assessments, market and technology trends;
- Build high quality relationships with all internal stakeholders, and
- Ensure all health, safety, quality and environmental standards and legislation are strictly met, ensuring a safe environment for employees, customers, contractors and visitors, and promptly reporting any issues, potential issues or near miss events.

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**

Professional Qualifications
- Tertiary qualifications in business / commerce preferred

Experience
- Minimum 8 years supply chain experience across multiple categories of spend
- Previous experience in a corporate environment dealing with complex organisational structures
- Experience in the hospitality industry particularly in remote locations an advantage

**Skills**:

- Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Demonstrated high level self-organisational skills
- Professional customer service attitude

Competency

Behaviours

Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
- Builds customer confidence
- Is committed to increasing customer satisfaction
- Sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, and ensures commitments to customers are met
- Solicits opinions and ideas from customers
- Responds to internal customers

Persuading and Influencing
- Has good listening skills
- Builds strong relationships
- Is flexible and open-minded
- Negotiates effectively
- Solicits performance feedback, and handles constructive criticism

Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
- Meets commitments, works independently, and accepts accountability.
- Handles change, sets personal standards, and stays focused under pressure.
- Meets attendance and punctuality requirements
- Steps up when asked
- Adequately applies specialist and detailed technical expertise
- Actively uses technology to achieve work objectives
- Is able to adapt to new job knowledge and expertise (theory practical) through continual professional development
- Applies an understanding of the different organisational departments and functions

Analysing
- Demonstrates sound judgement
- Recognizes problems and responds appropriately
- Systematically gathers information, sorts through complex issues, seeks input form others, addresses root causes of issues, and makes timely decisions
- Can make difficult decisions and uses facts to make decisions
- Drives for consensus when possible, and communicates decisions to others

Writing and Reporting
- Has a convincing writing style
- Writing is clear and correct
- Unless required, jargon is not used in writing
- Possesses sound structure and coherence in writing
- Writing is structured to meet the needs and understanding of the intended audience

Planning and Organising
- Plans workload to ensure timely completion of tasks.
- Good attendance/starts work on time
- Can recognize priorities and reorganize work tasks accordingly
- Uses available organizing tools to plan work
- Anticipates possible slow points in planning timelines
- Maintains an organized work space that permits rearranging of work files.
- Proposes timeline and benchmarks for new work assignments and modifies as needed