Procurement Category Specialist (Indirect)
Procurement Category Specialist (Indirect) – Large Utilities Company
- Melbourne OR Sydney Location / WFH flexibility
- Up to $180k Package + bonus
- Contract AND Permanent roles available
Primary Purpose
Support the delivery of day-to-day procurement activities across a range of indirect categories, including Property, Facilities and Fleet. This is a hands-on, transactional role responsible for managing sourcing activities, RFx processes, supplier engagement, negotiations, contracts and procurement administration from requirement through to completion.
Key Accountabilities
- Deliver hands-on, end-to-end procurement activities across Property, Facilities, Fleet and other indirect categories.
- Manage day-to-day sourcing requirements, including RFQs, RFPs, tenders, supplier evaluations and contract awards.
- Work directly with business stakeholders to understand requirements, scope procurement activities and progress requests.
- Conduct supplier engagement, market testing, commercial negotiations and pricing analysis.
- Prepare and manage procurement documentation, approvals, contracts and associated administration.
- Support contract renewals, variations, extensions and supplier onboarding activities.
- Manage multiple procurement requests and transactions concurrently, ensuring activities progress within required timeframes.
- Maintain accurate procurement, contract and supplier information within relevant systems.
- Support supplier performance management and resolve day-to-day commercial or contractual issues.
- Identify opportunities for cost savings, process improvement and improved commercial outcomes.
Essential Requirements
- 3+ years' experience within procurement, sourcing or category management, ideally across indirect categories.
- Strong hands-on experience delivering RFQs, RFPs, tenders, evaluations and commercial negotiations.
- Demonstrated experience managing procurement activities from initial business requirement through to contract award.
- Experience working across indirect categories such as Property, Facilities, Fleet, Corporate Services or similar.
- Strong procurement administration and transactional capability, with excellent attention to detail.
- Confident working directly with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
- Ability to manage a high volume of procurement activities and competing priorities.
- Experience using procurement or ERP systems such as SAP or similar.
- Practical, proactive and delivery-focused approach.
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Procurement Category Specialist (Indirect) in Melbourne employer: Total Resource Solutions
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