Senior Category Manager (Logistics)

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Senior Category Manager (Logistics). Terms and conditions vacancy

• Permanent Opportunity
• Road / Rail / Logistics Background
• Newly Created Role

Exciting newly created permanent role - Rail / Road Logistics portfolio

This well-known and highly regarded organisation is currently going through an exciting period of innovation and transformation. As part of this transformation they have a newly created role in their procurement team for a Senior Category Manager to look after their Road, Rail and Logistics portfolio. This is a key role and as such it requires someone who has proven experience of delivering highly complex, multi-stakeholder procurement solutions within the aforementioned categories.

Key Objectives

• Apply best practice category management and source to contract processes (e.g. fact base analysis, strategy, RFx, negotiations, award and implementation).
• Develop and implement sound category and sourcing strategies that will deliver safety, cost and quality optimisation.
• Achieve procurement value delivery targets and support the business to achieving business wide value delivery targets.

Duties

• Run effective source to contract, category strategies and supplier relationship management to drive value creation and realisation.
• Ensure stakeholder alignment with category and sourcing strategies.
• Run quality and timely negotiations focused on safety, quality, productivity and innovation.
• Implement effective portfolio management and customer engagement that enable pro-active management of procurement initiatives.
• Participate in idea generation workshops and assist with the implementation of selected ideas that drive superior business performance through improved productivity.

Qualifications / Experience

• Degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business / Management or equivalent
• Minimum of 7 years in a category role within medium to large organisations
• Proven experience in customer and supplier relationship management
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to think outside the box
• Experience in managing complex categories
• Strong negotiator with experience as a negotiation lead for complex business requirements (e.g. contracts over A$10m, complex scopes of work, diverse range of stakeholders)
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing to all levels of the organisation.
• Strong analytical skills, including ability to develop clear business cases (including financials) for category and contracts strategies implementation
• Experience in analysing and measuring benefits from category projects.
• Rail and Road logistics and supply chain industry experience.
• Business transformation experience.
• SAP experience.

This will be a truly rewarding role for someone who is interested in both innovation and working with an organisation with integrity. In return for your efforts you will work with a highly talented and engaged team and supportive management. Other benefits include on-site gym, café and flexible working conditions. In conjunction with our client, and our commitment to achieving a diverse workforce, we strongly encourage applications from Females, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.