What's the role?
We're seeking a highly skilled and motivated Procurement Manager – Property and Facilities Management to join our high performing procurement team in Sydney. The role reports to the Head of Procurement – Directs and will be responsible for the full end-to-end procurement lifecycle for services such as Security, Electricity, Cleaning and Waste.
The successful candidate will work within our dynamic and collaborative team of procurement professionals taking an active lead in the delivery of procurement and contract management activities for their category.
Key Responsibilities:
* Procurement Strategy & Execution: Develop and implement forward thinking category strategies to achieve cost savings, reduce risk, and increase operational efficiencies through a range of procurement activities from market analysis, tendering, contract negotiation and contract implementation. Prepare high quality fit for purpose procurement documentation, including procurement plans, tender packs and schedules. Develop strategies from a procurement perspective to help optimise its P&L and help drive operational efficiencies.
* Sourcing & Negotiation: Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives, including RFPs, RFQs, commercial negotiations, to secure optimal contract terms and pricing.
* Stakeholder Management & Partnering: Develop a collaborative partnership with the business to unlock value for stakeholders through all avenues of the sourcing and contract management lifecycle. Requires interacting directly with key internal stakeholders (e.g. Legal, Risk, Insurance, Compliance, Sustainability etc) on a regular basis to ensure efficient delivery of procurement initiatives.
* Contract & Supplier Management: Provision of expert advice and guidance to business stakeholders in contract management matters. Oversee and manage existing supplier relationships, contract performance and compliance, and risk mitigation to ensure high-quality services and value is maintained.
* Project Management: Drive transformational procurement projects from initiation to completion, to deliver significant business impact. Prepare and present award recommendations to senior management.
Who are you?
* Professional experience (5+ years) in Procurement role(s) looking for the next step in your career. Property and Facilities Management category experience highly desirable but not essential.
* Experienced in strategic sourcing, project management, and supplier and contract management with exceptional written and verbal skills.
* Ability to build strong internal and supplier relationships and to work collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver on business objectives.
* Possess excellent analytical and problem solving skills who has the ability to navigate a complex organisation.
* Highly confident working with contracts - review, drafting and advice with support from senior procurement management and Legal.
* Highly developed commercial acumen with a proven track record of achieving and delivering cost savings and commercial and operational benefits.
Applicants that have the following experience are also encouraged to apply:
* Procurement professionals with experience working in highly complex large organisations and have transferable skills.
* Lawyers with 5+ year's broad contracts or commercial experience looking to make the move into procurement.
News Benefits
News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:
* Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
* Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
* Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
* Helping you grow - Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion - focused education series) and recognition
* Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money
* Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
* Giving back - Make a difference to our communities.
* Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents' rooms
Who are we?
News Corp Australia is the nation's most influential media organisation, operating more than 150 household-name brands across print, digital and multimedia. We lead the way in travel, fashion, food, health, homes and lifestyle, and we are the largest publisher across print and digital, reaching more than 16 million Australians each month
What's next?
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