Our client is a fast-growing food manufacturer with an exciting opportunity to build greater structure, capability and commercial discipline across its procurement function.
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As the business continues to grow, this is a hands-on opportunity to take ownership of direct procurement, strengthen supplier relationships and help shape the future of the function.
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The Company
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Our client is a fast-growing food manufacturer with an exciting opportunity to build greater structure, capability and commercial discipline across its procurement function.
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As the business continues to grow, this is a hands-on opportunity to take ownership of direct procurement, strengthen supplier relationships and help shape the future of the function.
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The Role
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Reporting into the broader business, this is a standalone role responsible for procurement across direct spend, with a strong focus on establishing processes, improving supplier management and delivering commercial value.
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- Own procurement across key direct spend categories
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- Develop procurement processes, systems and ways of working from the ground up
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- Build and manage strong supplier relationships and commercial partnerships
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- Support sourcing, tendering, negotiation and supplier selection activities
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- Identify cost, supply and process improvement opportunities
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- Improve visibility of spend,
pricing and supplier performance
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- Partner closely with Operations, Planning, Quality and Finance
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- Support supplier reviews, contracts and ongoing commercial negotiations
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- Establish greater procurement discipline across the business
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Your Background
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This role will suit a mid-level procurement professional who enjoys working autonomously and has the capability to build structure in a developing environment.
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- Proven procurement experience across direct spend
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- Experience within food, FMCG or manufacturing environments
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- Protein, meat or agricultural category experience highly regarded
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- Strong supplier management, negotiation and commercial skills
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- Comfortable developing processes and systems in a low-maturity environment
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- Solid analytical and problem-solving capability
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- Hands-on, self-directed approach with strong stakeholder management skills
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What's On Offer
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This is an opportunity to step into a standalone procurement role where you can genuinely shape the function rather than inherit an established procurement framework.
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With significant scope to introduce structure, strengthen supplier relationships and deliver commercial improvements, this role will suit someone who enjoys autonomy, variety and building something from the ground up.
📌 Procurement Specialist (Victoria)
🏢 Sonder Executive
📍 Victoria
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