Procurement Specialist, Melbourne.
**Your new company**
Our client is a leader in their space, employing a best-in-class procurement team. They are currently seeking an experienced procurement professional with a broad base of exposure to strategic procurement, ideally within a technical, materials-focused portfolio.
**Your new role**
Working in conjunction with the procurement centre of excellence and the engineering team, the Procurement Sourcing Specialist will be responsible for providing a broad degree of support across project procurement.
Key roles and responsibilities of the position will include:
- Coordinates with Supplier Quality Engineer for the supplier's approval, qualification, and quality plan
- Defining and executing the external supply chain strategy with the stakeholders in accordance with the project requirements and planning
- Coordinates with Category Management the execution of the category strategies.
- Develop and participate in a post project review forum to identify areas of improvement and opportunities.
- Obtains the savings target on the project and applies all standard levers available through the Sourcing Team, while satisfying the cost, schedule, and quality requirements of the project.
- Manages relationships with suppliers for PO execution: order acknowledgement, promise date and on-time delivery
- Focusses on project objectives (contractual conditions, purchasing budget, delivery
- Targets, planning and quality).
**What you'll need to succeed**
To be successful in this role, you'll come with prior experience managing high value, business critical procurement activity within a engineering procurement environment.
Key skills and experience required to be successful will include:
- A background in engineering or an engineering organisation.
- 3 + years' experience in procurement
- Must possess good knowledge and understanding of commercial negotiation skills, purchase terms and conditions for various equipment items and commodities
- ERP experience required, preferably with SAP
**What you'll get in return**
This role is the perfect opportunity for a procurement professional looking to take the next step in their career and work in a central role within the best-in-class global procurement team.
You'll enjoy flexible work and, most importantly, the opportunity to oversee business critical strategic procurement activities.
**What you need to do now**
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
2841321