**Procurement Manager**
A career with Viva Energy is more than just a job! It's an opportunity to be part of something bigger. The opportunity to join an amazing team committed to supporting our evolving energy needs and helping to build a secure and sustainable energy future.
Our energy helps people reach their destinations, fuels industries, support local businesses and communities. We are proud of the role we play in the local economies where we operate and supporting Australia's energy security.
Our future plans will support a transition to sustainable, lower carbon energy solutions. At the heart of our plans is people power. People who want to be part of the change and the solution. People who want to make a difference to ensure our customers, communities, environment and the planet thrive today as well as tomorrow. Will you be part of the energy solution?
**About the role**:
This is a leadership position at the Geelong refinery where you will develop and implement strategies for contracting across service contracts, catalyst/chemical, material and equipment supply contracts that drive continuous improvement across the performance metrics of safety, quality, cost and schedule. The role is a small team Line Management position but a significant influencer on site, where the latter focus is on working with key budget holders to make a step change in the management of refinery fixed costs
**Responsibilities**
- Manage team of Procurement Professionals, who are tasked with negotiating individual high value contracts (>$4m) for the business across Refinery, SC and Aviation sectors and overseeing the contract management against a range of performance indicators.
- Devise sourcing strategies in accordance with Business Managers, taking into account supply chain risk and contingencies, IR strategies and commercial outcomes.
- Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous outcomes for the business (cost and terms)
- Examine and test existing contracts against a range of metrics and provide recommendations for way forward in accordance with business requirements
- Perform risk management for the business across critical supply contracts and agreements
- Be accountable for driving a step change in cost culture on site; working with key budget holders to build commercial skillset, improved cost diligence and to proactively manage budgets.
- Line Manager for four Procurement professionals
- Collaboration and oversight of budget management across key cost centres on site (Maintenance, Operations, Asset Teams)
- Ensuring all contract requirements support the standards of our Safety Management System
- Contract tender/award process incorporates safety criteria, values performance and sets out minimum non-negotiable requirements
**About you**:
We are seeking a driven procurement professional with a strong business background and experience leading teams to join us at our Geelong refinery. We are looking for someone with:
- Strong leadership capability
- Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated business management experience
- Experience in delivering cultural change programs
- Ability to analyse data/trends and make difficult decisions
- Experience in negotiating and managing procurement and supply contracts
- Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as ability to understand the market
- Working experience as a Procurement Manager, Business Manager or Head of Procurement (preferred)
- Possess a culture of improvement and innovation
- Be customer centric (internal and external)
- Be curious, willing to continuously learn and experiment
- Have a collaborative approach to change (one team)
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At Viva Energy we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about the opportunity but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we still encourage you to apply. Your skills and experience may just be the right match for this role or other opportunities!
**A range of benefits to help you to Grow, Belong and Thrive**
- Challenging roles and meaningful work to help you grow your career
- A leading approach to flexible working.
- Access to a range of best in class wellness initiatives.
- Celebrate you with an extra day of leave for your birthday.
- Generous and flexible parental leave - accrue full time super until your child turns five.
- A competitive package including performance incentives
- 25% fuel discount
- We pay your permanent and total disability and death cover insurance.
**About Us**:
At Viva Energy, our purpose is helping people reach their destination. We manufacture, import, blend and deliver energy products through our extensive supply chain network. We are the exclusive Shell licensee in Australia, and supply around a quarter of Australia's fuel through our network of around 1345 service stations and through our commercial partnerships with some of Australia's biggest companies.
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