Main characteristics
- Location
- Chullora, New South Wales
- Company
- Michael Page
- Salary
- AU$140,000 - AU$165,000 per year
- Employment type
- Permanent
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain
- Industry
- Transport & Distribution
Job summary
About Our ClientFounded in 1982 as an express operator, my client quickly grew into a global logistics network with more than 600 offices in over 65 countries, that delivers logistics services and transportation solutions, with a range of specialised offerings like international and domestic express delivery, freight forwarding, integrated logistics solutions, consumer retail services, and e-commerce solutions.
Their dedication to innovation drives how they do business. It allows them to adapt to challenging market conditions, execute last-mile delivery solutions, develop pioneering new products and services, and quickly respond to their customers worldwide. They take pride in being the first in the region to develop a sustainability report that highlights all their green achievements, including a 20% reduction in emissions by 2020, which they surpassed with substantial investments in renewable energy, electric vehicles, and energy awareness.In 2016, my client joined a leading global provider of comprehensive logistics and transportation solutions.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Set Regional procurement plan with Global Procurement Director and Regional Vice President
- Lead the regional purchasing budget exercise and capture full addressable spend
- Build a localised procurement strategy to support the business growth in key strategic markets
- Enhance the Procurement function KPIs and metrics, enforce performance against agreed SLAs to achieve the overall global procurement strategy
- Control cost/expenses and build a culture of long-term saving on purchasing cost
- Own and report sourcing activities with spend and achieve assigned savings targets
- Build relationships with key stakeholders to gather requirements and specifications while attending to company procurement needs
- Evaluate and manage relationships with strategic suppliers to minimise cost and maximise benefits through adequate supplier management methodology from pre-qualification, due-diligence and performance review
- Collaborate with legal, financial and operational entities to draft and negotiate major agreements and supplier contracts
- Ensure adherence with the company procurement policies, systems, and procedures
- Assist the country local management teams in decision making related to purchasing requirements
- Effective post tender process management with internal and external stakeholders
- Effective management of contracts and renewals and all associated paperwork through the team processes and systems
- Manage and motivate the Procurement team
- Develop, train, mentor/coach and train direct reports
- Facilitate the flow of information horizontally and vertically
Minimum Requirements
- Formal qualification in Procurement and or similar experience
- Strong financial analysis and relevant legal knowledge
- SAP/Ariba experience with relevant procurement modules
- Minimum of 7 - 10 years' experience procurement experience
- Minimum of 5 years management experience
- Relevant Logistics industry experience is preferred (Not a must)
- MCIPS qualification is preferred (Not a must)
Skills & Competencies
- Behavioural integrity
- Honesty
- Professionalism
- Data driven
- Interpersonal skills
- Business acumen
- Problem solving
- Negotiation skills
- Leadership ability
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate will demonstrate a diverse range of procurement experience across multiple areas of indirect categories and will have played a pivotal role managing end-to-end procurement processes from strategy, execution, policy framework, contract management, tender process management to overall stakeholder management and relationship building.
You will be someone who is energetic, passionate about procurement and enjoys working in a greenfield environment and making a significant impact to a region.
What's on Offer
On offer is the chance to transform a business and align the benefits procurement can offer to your internal stakeholders.
Full ownership of the regions procurement strategies and policy frameworks and the chance to grow your career in a global organisation.
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