Description

We're all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As a Senior Manager - Procurement Corporate & Investments, you'll lead the end-to-end procurement lifecycle across a broad portfolio of corporate and investment-related categories. You'll oversee strategic sourcing initiatives, category strategies, supplier relationships, contract management, and governance activities that deliver strong commercial and operational outcomes.

You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across Legal, Finance, Marketing, Property, Risk, Compliance and Investments, providing trusted advice and market insights to support informed decision-making. Your ability to balance commercial chance with risk and regulatory requirements will help ensure sustainable value creation for members and the business.

Leading a team of procurement professionals, you'll foster a high-performance culture focused on continuous improvement, capability uplift, and procurement excellence. You'll also play an important role in strengthening supplier partnerships and helping shape the future direction of the procurement function.

This role is a permanent opportunity and is based in Brisbane or Sydney.

Responsibilities

Day to day, you'll:

Lead category strategies across Corporate and Investments portfolios, aligning procurement activities with enterprise objectives.

Oversee strategic sourcing initiatives and complex commercial negotiations to optimise cost, quality, value and risk outcomes.

Manage the full supplier lifecycle, including onboarding, performance management, governance and offboarding activities.

Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across the business and provide expert procurement advice.

Monitor supplier performance,



market developments and emerging risks to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement.

Ensure procurement activities comply with regulatory requirements, governance frameworks and internal policies.

Lead, coach and develop procurement professionals while supporting capability uplift initiatives across the function.

Contribute to procurement transformation initiatives and broader organisational priorities.

Qualifications

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

You hold a degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain or a related discipline, with postgraduate qualifications or professional certifications highly regarded.

Your experience includes leading procurement and category management activities within financial services, superannuation, investment management or similarly regulated environments.

You'll bring strong commercial expertise across strategic sourcing, negotiations, supplier management and contract governance.

You're experienced in managing risk, compliance and governance requirements within complex regulatory environments.

You have demonstrated success influencing senior stakeholders and delivering commercial outcomes through effective partnership and collaboration.

Your leadership style enables teams to grow, perform and adapt through change and continuous improvement initiatives.

You'll possess strong commercial acumen,



resilience and a commitment to delivering sustainable value and outstanding outcomes.

Why join us?

Bring your potential to Australian Retirement Trust and unleash our monster possibilities:

You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.

Build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.

Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.

In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

We use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of our recruitment process - such as reviewing applications, supporting screening interviews, reference checking, and matching skills to roles. All final hiring decisions are made by people. By applying, you agree to the use of these technologies as part of the recruitment process.

About us

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of around $375 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you'll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close 20 August 2026.

We don't want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you'll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you've made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us - and recruitment is no different.

📌 Senior Manager - Procurement Corporate and Investments (Brisbane)
🏢 Australian Retirement Trust
📍 Brisbane