Procurement Analyst - Melbourne, Australia - Blackbook Recruitment

Description

The Company

My client is a leading FMCG company with an impressive history of supplying products across Australia. Famous for their high-quality products and excellent reputation in the food industry they aim to continue to be best-in-class. With the drive to continue to improve they require a Procurement Analyst to provide strategic leadership and increase the performance of their procurement function.

The Role

Reporting to the GM Procurement and sitting in the Procurement team your responsibilities will include;

• Work closely with category managers to understand current procurement performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Partnering with key stakeholders to understand internal business requirements and determine and help develop the best sourcing and category management strategy.
• Recommend new strategies and procedures to ensure visibility and performance across suppliers.
• Monitor separate category performance and track the effectiveness of new initiatives.
• To work with the business in ensuring the category delivers the forecast benefits derived from sourcing initiatives and to drive further category productivity over the term of the contract.
• Working collaboratively as a team on budgeting activity for the next financial year looking at existing agreements and factoring in cost increase/decrease.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders on how best to engage the market and reach the best commercial outcome.
• Assist with spend analysis amongst different suppliers.

Your background

To be successful in this role you will need to be;

• Tertiary qualified with an Undergraduate or Postgraduate Degree in Business or a related discipline
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect raw data and present it in a meaningful way to a range of stakeholders
• Exposure to procurement in a large FMCG environment is desirable
• Experience in consulting and implementing new procurement processes in a complex environment is advantageous
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office and SAP

What's On Offer?

In return, you will be given the opportunity to join a well-recognized Australian brand in a role where you can have an immediate impact on the bottom line.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further you can contact Elisha Hunter at Blackbook Executive on