Category Contract Expert/Category Manager

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) Full time

Category Contract Expert/Category Manager

Category Contract Expert/Category Manager

Req ID: Department: AR Galileo Integration Delivery Division: Australia Retail Location: Melbourne

About the role

At ANZ our purpose is to shape a world where people and communities thrive. We’re making this happen by improving the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our customers so they can achieve incredible things– whether they’re buying a home, building a business or saving for things big or small. 

Role Location: Melbourne, VIC
Role Type: Full time, secondment roles available

Note: this role has multiple openings.

As a Category Contract Expert/Category Manager, you will be responsible for understanding the key success factors and underlaying value levers established through the sourcing teams to drive both performance and value together with the Contract Owners, and Suppliers for assigned contract/vendor portfolio

In this role, you will provide commercial support, advice and insights on the assigned contracts in their category, which may include establishing and conducting ongoing governance of assigned contracts/MSAs (Master Service Agreements) and ensuring commercial contract obligations are met to sustain, protect, and uplift value from the negotiated contracts. The team will also bring balance between delivering value in commercial arrangements and managing commercial risk exposure.

Role accountabilities

This role is accountable for:

Provide ongoing commercial advice on the execution requirements of a Master Services Agreement and support the development commercial training specific to the key strategic suppliers  Proactive administration and management of strategic contracts inclusive of KPI’s reporting, spend analytics, identification of scope creep and off-contract spend  Support and coach suppliers and contract owners/OCMs to optimize supplier performance within the contract terms and help support additional value through improvement initiatives Assists Category Leads/Management to manage portfolio risks and governance requirements Manage contract/scope variations and provide advice on disputes and claims, support dispute resolution for high value/high risk Contracts Execution of excellence across Procurement accountabilities including operational and commercial Procurement KRA’s and Contract Management Framework with a focus on end-to-end contract management including contract mobilization and handover to Operational Contract Owners and rectify non performances to contract Keep abreast of market and supplier advancements, market dynamics, manage spend analysis to identify opportunities  Pursue commercial excellence through continuous improvement to help achieve procurement and business targets and demand savings opportunities  Works collaboratively across Procurement and Business to support management of high value/high risk contracts to preserve, maintain and uplift value and manage any performance risks  Support business on supplier relationship management activities for ‘category leading’ suppliers

What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in the role, you will ideally bring the following:

High level of commercial acumen and strong negotiations skills Experienced in agile methodologies Solid understanding of how to manage risk and demonstrate project procurement disciplines Strategic thinker to problem solves within highly complex and ambiguous situations Strong communicator, stakeholder and relationship management Understands risks and appropriate control options Strong commercial acumen with ability to analyze cost vs risk trade-offs, shape deal economics  Results orientated: Aligning Category and Sourcing/Contracting Strategy to Business Strategies Understanding of broader business context and translating into key priorities for Procurement to support  Understanding supply market dynamics, Third Party Risk and Regulatory requirements, external leading practice, market trends relevant to spend areas Understanding of end-to-end procurement lifecycle management across Strategy, Source to Contract, Supplier Relationship Management through to Req. to Pay


You’re not expected to have % of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

So, why join us?

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Job Posting End Date

01/05/, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)

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