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- Competitive salary package and benefits
- Close-knit and high-performing Procurement department
About Our Client
Michael Page has exclusively partnered with one of our longest running clients, a leading Victorian Education Provider. We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager that is responsible for sourcing and developing external supply partners to deliver strategic and commercially effective solutions across a wide variety of categories; including IT, Facilities and Construction. In this role, you'll work in a close-knit and high-performing team to review sourcing and procurement options across the Education Provider based on an expenditure on goods and services of $500 million.
Job Description
- Engage with Portfolio/College stakeholders and leadership on project status and solicit support to remove barriers to progress
- Liaise with Category/Vendor Managers to gain an understanding of how each sourcing event fits into the broader category/vendor strategy
- Define sourcing strategies to maximise leverage opportunities through creative and/or joint/co-operative or service solutions
- Develop comprehensive RFI/RFQ/RFT/RFP documents, including non-price elements such as capability questionnaires, different rebate structures and key T&Cs options to better understand how value can be delivered
- Manage tender processes including working with suppliers to clarify requirements and process
- Lead development of contracts with appropriate level of legal protection (with legal support) and the most advantageous commercial terms
- Develop transition and change management plans in partnership with Category/Vendor Managers and support the implementation and transition
- Contribute to the identification and implementation of continuous process improvement initiatives within agreed scope and timeframes
The Successful Applicant
- Proven strategic sourcing experience (structured and fact-based) in a commercial, government or other large organisational settings
- Demonstrated the capability to successfully develop/execute sourcing strategies, tender processes, supplier evaluations and negotiation strategies to deliver significant value
- Strong contract development experience
- Advanced stakeholder management, influencing skills and written and verbal communication skills
- Clear understanding of sustainable procurement principles and their application through techniques such as life cycle costing and assessment
- Ability to work collaboratively with Category/Vendor Managers/Procurement Analysts to ensure that sourcing events align to and compliment category strategies/plans
- Strong contract development experience and understanding of commercial implication of key legal clauses
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary package and benefits
- Close-knit and high-performing Procurement department
Contact
Ollie Iedema
Quote job ref
JN-082022-5706287
Phone number
+61 431 981 329
Job summary
- Function
- Procurement & Supply Chain
- Specialisation
- Procurement Management
- What is your industry?
- Public Sector
- Location
- Melbourne
- Job Type
- Permanent
- Consultant name
- Ollie Iedema
- Consultant phone
- +61 431 981 329
- Job Reference
- JN-082022-5706287
