Procurement Analyst Job in Melbourne 3000, Victoria Australia

A leading procurement consultancy is now urgently seeking a Procurement Specialist/ Analyst to work directly alongside the Procurement Manager and assist in a diverse range of both operational and strategic activity.

Our client are a national procurement consultancy with a large range of blue-chip clients. Due to increased demand from clients, the company have multiple vacancies in both Sydney and Melbourne. The Melbourne based role as a Procurement Specialist/ Analyst  will see you assist with processes from leading sourcing activities through to supplier performance management and continuous improvement of company processes and sourcing strategies, across a range of indirect categories.

Through partnering both with the business and external clients, you will be responsible for a range of procurement tasks related to the buying of indirect categories. You will assist with processes to deliver benefits identified from sourcing initiatives, manage supplier performance including KPI and SLA setting, assist the business in managing process governance and compliance, build and present benefits and initiatives to sponsors, clients and stakeholders and drive continuous improvement from suppliers including joint process improvement initiatives.

In order to be considered for this role, you must present with the following skills and experience:

-          At least 3 years in a corporate procurement/ analyst role working across indirect categories.

-          Understanding of the principles of procurement including sourcing, category and demand management.

-          Exceptional analytical skills with advanced Excel capabilities.

-          Demonstrated problem solving abilities.

-          Superb negotiation and influencing skills.

-          Strong commercial acumen

-          Results and outcomes oriented

-          Highly driven and self-motivated

-          A collaborative team-member who can work effectively with cross-functional teams.

This is a great opportunity for a highly competent and ambitious Procurement Analyst who wants to quickly develop into a Category Manager role. The company have bi-annual performance reviews and pride themselves on their ability to quickly progress high-performers through the business. The salary package is also exceptional.

This is a rare opening at this level to work alongside high performers and some of the industry’s brightest minds.

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