Procurement Manager

2 months ago

South Brisbane, Australia Lactalis Full time

We are Lactalis Australia

We are owned by the Lactalis Group, the world’s largest producer of dairy goods.  With a range of more than 2,000 products, Lactalis is committed to playing a daily role in the health and well-being of consumers throughout the world, via the provision of nutritious dairy products—milk, cheese, yoghurt and other soft foods and beverages.

At the heart of our business locally, we have over 2,700 passionate employees, working closely and constructively with some 500 Australian farmers to produce the finest dairy products in the country.

Pillar brands such as Pauls, Oak, Ice Break, Tamar Valley Dairy, Vaalia, President and Galbani provide Lactalis Australia with a deep national footprint for growth and prosperity.

We are a growing global company that takes great pride in who we are.  We are humble, proud and resilient.  Our brands, people and know how define who we are.

We provide a safe workplace that delivers the opportunity to drive your development, and believe that true success comes from us.

Collaboration, flexibility and diversity are pillars of our environment.  With knowledge and experience we encourage you to make a difference

About this Opportunity

Based at either our Scoresby or South Brisbane Office and reporting to the Head of Procurement, you will lead a small team of Procurement Category Managers and have autonomy for leading sourcing activity and the management of strategic and critical contracts for Lactalis Australia.

As an experienced end to end Procurement professional, you will be high calibre with a good track record of managing a spend for business-critical categories in the Ingredients and Co-manufacturing areas.

Your strengths will be strategic procurement, stakeholder management, negotiation, lateral thinking, driving process improvement leading to continuous value chain improvement. You will also have excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships both internally and externally.

Key Accountabilities Include:

  • Manage and develop the Ingredients and Co-manufacturing team (2 direct reports)
  • Ensuring strategic sourcing and negotiation activities are aimed at securing the best competitive arrangements with suppliers
  • Ensuring category management is implemented across multiple manufacturing site locations
  • Collaboration with suppliers to ensure continuous improvement activities are in place to promote innovation, service and cost improvements
  • Ensuring service level agreements and contracts are in place and managed to mitigate supply, servicing and pricing risk
  • Monitoring, auditing and reporting on supplier performance to the wider business as required
  • Align with our global team for strategic direction

The successful applicant will possess:

  • Tertiary qualifications in Procurement, Supply Chain or Business Management would be preferred but not essential
  • At least 8 years’ experience within a Procurement/Supply Chain function 
  • Strong relevant experience gained in a procurement environment (experience in Ingredients would be highly regarded)
  • Experience in working with complex, multi-site operations
  • Superior communication and interpersonal skills alongside the drive to see processes implemented and maintained
  • Strong planning, organizational and decision-making skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office software and SAP experience is essential
  • CIPSA qualifications would be highly regarded

If you are confident within your experience and have the ambition, drive and competency to succeed in this role and wish to join an impressive global business and be part of a healthy working environment, please submit your application including current resume by by selecting 'Apply' and following the prompts.

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