Procurement Manager - North Ryde, Australia - Greencross Pet Wellness Company

Greencross Pet Wellness Company

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North Ryde, Australia

5 days ago

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Olivia Brown

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Company Description

Greencross is Australia's largest integrated pet wellness organisation; with a network of retail stores (Petbarn), veterinary practices (Greencross Vets), and our Animal Emergency Hospitals.

Our purpose is to make our world a happier place through the love of pets.

We are looking for team members who achieve outstanding results, and can embody our values: Passion, Authentic, Caring, Knowledge and Togetherness

Job Description About the role**We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Procurement Manager to join our high performing procurement team based in North Ryde. Reporting to the Head of Procurement, you'll lead complex sourcing initiatives across a number of areas as well as project manage the Modern Slavery and ESG initiatives.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

Key areas of responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Lead end to end complex sourcing initiatives and manage ongoing category management
Lead or play an influential role in the transition and implementation of a new commercial/supplier arrangement where required
Clearly and effectively communicate recommendations based on detailed analysis concisely to the Head of Procurement and other senior stakeholders
Performing detailed analysis to obtain an understanding of the category with the ability to formulate negotiation strategies
Assist the Head of Procurement with reporting requirements and tracking of procurement benefits, Modern Slavery and ESG outcomes
Determining category baselines through analysis and modelling using assumptions in the absence of relevant data
Maintain and monitor compliance with policies and procedures for procurement and contracts across the business units including post implementation reviews
Work with the Procurement team to ensure that all procurement initiatives are aligned to our ESG Strategy and be the Project Manager on implementation of Governance outputs
Ensure that all Modern Slavery requirements and ESG commitments are embedded into the procurement processes

Qualifications About you**- At least 3 years experience in Project Management, focused on Change Management / ESG and or Modern Slavery

Advanced data analysis and reporting skills with the ability to present data in an accurate manner using necessary tools (e.g. PowerPoint)
Strong understanding of end to end procurement processes
Strong commercial acumen with ability to review, analyse and recommend commercial outcomes
Strong communicator (written and verbal) with a high level of interpersonal skills to manage with internal and external stakeholders.
Experience in a retail environment is desirable but not essential.
At least 5 years of experience in Procurement
Tertiary qualifications in business or finance related discipline or equivalent experience in relevant field

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