Sourcing Indirect Materials
Applicants must either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia or New Zealand to apply for this position.
My client is a leader in the manufacturing space and is looking for an Indirect Sourcing Specialist to join the team as it expands. Ideally this candidate has prior experience handling similar commodities in a large MNC.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for managing the Portfolio of Commercial Property, Information and Communications Technology, Company Car Fleet and Travel supplies
- Work closely with the internal team to identify strategic sourcing strategies
- Contract negotiation with all suppliers and external stakeholders
- Conduct RFPs, RFQs etc and negotiate contracts with global and local suppliers
- Maintain a strong relationship with current suppliers and work on onboarding new
- Provide business recommendations for the category after working with the data and analytics
- Come up with complex BI reports to help in decision making
- Help the team come up with cost saving plans for large scale projects in the company
- Making sure that all the local policies and compliance guidelines ae met
Requirements:
- Previous experience managing an Indirect Portfolio with similar commodities
- Good track record with negotiating national/ transnational contracts
- Experience developing effective supplier relationships
- Good grasp of legal legislation such as the Modern Slavery Act, Contract Law etc
- Be comfortable and able to handle big data and compile complex business insights to help in the making of market research reports
- Ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
