About Us
At Downer, we plan, create and sustain. As the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand, we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities through trusted relationships and world-leading insight.
Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity at Downer Group for a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager, a role that combines IT Sourcing, Contract Management, Supplier Management and Relationship Management. If you thrive on challenges and enjoy working in a large-scale, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead procurement teams; manage tender, evaluation and acquisition processes.
* Negotiate with potential partners and suppliers, developing acceptance criteria and procedures.
* Develop strategies to address underperformance and compliance failures, including the application of contract terms.
* Negotiate variations and seek appropriate authorisation.
* Manage suppliers to meet key performance indicators and agreed targets.
* Ensure potential disputes or conflicts are identified early, with clear escalation paths for resolution.
* Provide specialist advice to those accountable for governance to correct compliance issues.
* Negotiate contracts in accordance with Downer policy.
What You Will Bring:
* Demonstrated 5+ years' work experience in Category Management, Supply Chain, Vendor Management or Procurement, including all aspects of strategic sourcing.
* Experience of successfully conducting a range of negotiations across a variety of IT categories.
* Solid working knowledge of current IT technologies, total lifecycle cost structures and pricing mechanisms.
* Well-developed contract review and legal negotiation skills.
* Ability to build strong relationships with suppliers, and contractors providing a broad spectrum of IT products and services.
* Demonstrated experience working with Tier 1 ICT suppliers such as TCS, DXC, IBM, Telstra, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP.
Benefits Of Working With Downer
* Work with an ASX listed company; working with market leaders.
* Location can be either Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane based
* Grow your career with us, we are passionate about giving our people opportunities to grow through personal and professional development and continuous learning:
o Professional development programs
o Access to professional memberships and industry networks
* Be part of a team that cares, we foster a work environment built on support that is flexible around our employee's wellbeing needs:
o Parental leave
o Employee Assistance Program
o Programs promoting diversity and inclusion
* A range of Corporate Benefits, including:
o Discounted services (car hires, hotels, insurance, retail stores, gyms)
o Salary sacrifice superannuation