Senior Category Specialist (Part Time)

About this role – Part Time 2 to 3 days opportunity

As the part time Senior Category & Contracts Specialist, you’ll be tasked with enhancing value by improving service, quality, compliance, and safety outcomes while mitigating risk and reducing costs across the portfolio of contracts. This entails managing categories and contracts to optimise their value and maintaining ongoing relationships with suppliers. Achieving these objectives involves adopting a strategic approach to category and contract management, fostering key relationships within the organisation, and staying informed about market dynamics, industry trends, and supply chain risks. Your responsibilities include:

• Overseeing category management, contract negotiation, supplier performance, and pricing to secure favorable outcomes.
• Ensuring consistent and effective application of the contract management framework within your portfolio.
• Strategically managing commercial aspects of services, materials, and goods contracts.
• Identifying and executing cost-saving opportunities relevant to the contract portfolio.
• Managing data related to category and contract performance, as well as procurement tools and systems.
• Identifying opportunities for process efficiencies and business improvements within the supply chain.
• Providing leadership in commerciality and governance for contracts, both internally and externally.
• Contributing to supply capability forecasting and supporting the development of supply chain strategy.
• Assisting in planning, budgeting, reporting processes, and enterprise risk management.

About you
We’re seeking an individual with the following qualifications and attributes:

• Degree qualified in Procurement, Contract, Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Extensive knowledge and expertise in developing and executing category and contract strategies to drive value.
• Proven experience in building and managing supplier relationships beyond contractual obligations.
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills.
• Excellent influencing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Sound understanding of risk and compliance management in procurement.
• Financial acumen to evaluate financial and pricing models.
• Proficiency in negotiation, particularly in high-value transactions.
• Demonstrated proficiency in category and contract management.
• Customer-focused with a track record of delivering results.
• Familiarity with Contract Law, Construction Law, Australian Consumer Law, and related regulations.
• Understanding of Australian Standard suite of contracts and general services agreements.

If you match the selection criteria, please click the “APPLY” button (ensuring your CV is attached).

Alternatively, if you are interested in finding out more about the position, please contact Andrew Mackin Brown on 08 6212 5524 or andrew.mackinbrown@talentinternational.com.