Procurement Specialist

**Want to elevate your career to a Higher Altitude?**

**Come join the world's largest air services provider,**and Australia's leading**

**premier inflight meal caterer.**

**At dnata catering & retail, the sky's truly the limit**

GOLD COAST, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE

Our Procurement & Supply Chain team is looking for a motivated, highly organized and experienced Procurement Specialist to join our national team.

**More about this role**:
Reporting to the GM Procurement & Supply Chain, this role is responsible for building strong alliances with key suppliers, negotiating best value and delivering improved outcomes for the business, whilst at all times maintaining the integrity of the service. You will undertake several duties in cost analysis within the business, including but not limited to investigating, recommending, and negotiating.

**In a nutshell, your main responsibilities are**:

- Contract performance management - manage and drive our key top tier suppliers to contracted SLAs and KPIs.
- Supplier relationship management - source new partners and manage existing strategic supply partners.
- Drive supply chain synergies in the areas of Food, Utilities, Uniforms, PPE and service overheads.
- Conduct independent internal audit programs, which review the costs in areas of food utility purchases of the business to detect potential cost savings.
- Business case & sourcing strategy development - make recommendations to the Operations team on cost saving areas identified and assist in implementation.
- Manage end to end cost saving initiatives from Procure to pay.
- Regularly review all categories, identify opportunity through market insights and leverage best practices in the procurement process.
- Assist our Senior Manager Contracts to maintain supplier master contract files and contract register, while also negotiating best value and delivering improved outcomes for the business.
- Authorize invoice payments for non-standard product purchase in conjunction with the GM Procurement & Supply Chain.
- Identify opportunities to bring new and/or improved products and services to designated categories.
- Plan delivery timetables and liaise with suppliers regularly to ensure orders and delivery times are met.
- Solve supply chain issues as they arise

**What do you need to be successful in securing this role?**
- Demonstrated success in a similar role.
- Experienced professional with a background in procurement management, managing purchasing spends of greater than 100M annually.
- Deep understanding of the end-to-end procurement process, and the commercial maturity to adapt to the market conditions
- Tertiary qualifications in relevant field; CIPS/APICS or similar qualifications
- Proven track record in achieving savings through strategic sourcing
- Solid working knowledge of ERP and procurement systems
- BI & or spend analytics reporting experience, preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in competitive tender processes
- Experience in SC relationship management, contracts and supplier performance
- Demonstrated knowledge of category management principles and cost factors
- Excellent time management with the ability to prioritize high workload.
- Effective communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft office with Advanced Excel skills.
- Confident approach and ability to work with mínimal supervision.

**What's in it for you?**
- Competitive industry salary.
- 5 weeks Annual Leave.
- Career development and progression.
- Be part of a close knit and dedicated team that are committed to excellence.
- Discounts at hundreds of retailers, discounted health insurance, and wellbeing resources including online exercise classes.

**Your prospective employer**:
Part of the Emirates Group, we are Australia's largest inflight catering and retail partner, food manufacturing and retail, travel retail technology, and airport lounge management. Chosen by many of the world's top airlines, we operate 16 catering facilities across 10 cities, employ over 4,500 people, produce over 64 million meals, and service over 250 thousand flights each year.

**Does this role sound perfect for you? If so, we want to hear from you**

To start the journey of joining our corporate team, click the link below and upload your resume, a cover letter that outlines your suitability for the role.