Are you a commercially savvy procurement professional who enjoys negotiating great outcomes, building strong supplier relationships and driving meaningful business improvements?

We're looking for an experienced Senior Sourcing & Procurement Specialist to take ownership of strategic sourcing, procurement operations and supplier performance across a diverse range of products and services.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys combining strategic thinking with hands‑on procurement management, influencing business decisions and delivering measurable commercial value.

You’ll play a key role in shaping sourcing strategies, leading competitive tender processes, negotiating commercial agreements and strengthening supplier relationships, while driving improvements across procurement systems and processes.

About the Role

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you’ll be responsible for managing the end‑to‑end sourcing and procurement lifecycle, working closely with operational, engineering, finance and other business stakeholders.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Leading competitive tendering processes, including RFPs and RFQs, to achieve value‑for‑money outcomes.
- Developing sourcing strategies and identifying opportunities for cost savings, efficiencies and supply chain improvements.
- Negotiating commercial agreements, service contracts and supplier arrangements.
- Managing contract lifecycles, renewals, variations and service level agreements (SLAs).
- Building and maintaining solid relationships with suppliers, contractors and internal stakeholders.
- Monitoring supplier performance, identifying service gaps and driving continuous improvement.
- Improving procurement processes,



purchase‑to‑pay workflows and purchasing efficiencies.
- Using procurement systems and data analytics to monitor spend, identify trends and support informed business decisions.
- Ensuring supplier compliance with safety, environmental, regulatory and governance requirements.
- Identifying alternative suppliers and developing contingency arrangements to strengthen supply chain resilience.

You’ll have the opportunity to influence procurement strategy while remaining actively involved in the day‑to‑day commercial and operational activities that keep the business moving.

About You

We’re looking for a proactive and commercially minded procurement professional who can confidently manage competing priorities, influence stakeholders and deliver results.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

- 4–6 years’ experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain or a related field.
- Proven experience managing end‑to‑end tendering, sourcing and contract management activities.
- Strong commercial negotiation and supplier relationship management skills.
- Experience managing supplier performance, KPIs and service level agreements.
- Confidence analysing procurement spend, identifying cost‑saving opportunities and preparing reports.
- Experience using ERP and procurement systems, ideally Oracle.




- Strong Microsoft Office skills and the ability to work with data to support commercial decisions.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and problem‑solving skills.
- The ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively across different business functions.

A degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering or a related discipline is desirable, along with CIPS qualifications or equivalent professional procurement accreditation.

What’s on Offer?

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic business where procurement plays an important role in commercial performance and operational success.

You’ll enjoy:

- A varied and influential role with genuine opportunities to make an impact.
- Exposure to strategic sourcing, commercial negotiations and complex supplier arrangements.
- The opportunity to drive process improvements and shape procurement practices.
- Collaboration with a broad range of operational and corporate stakeholders.
- The ability to influence cost efficiencies, supplier performance and business outcomes.
- Opportunities to further develop your commercial and strategic procurement expertise.

Why Apply?

If you’re ready to take the next step in your procurement career, this role offers the opportunity to move beyond transactional purchasing and make a genuine contribution to business performance.

We want someone who is confident negotiating, enjoys solving commercial challenges and is passionate about building strong supplier partnerships while delivering smarter, more efficient procurement outcomes.

If you’re a driven procurement professional looking for a role where you can make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

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📌 Senior Procurement Specialist (Sydney)
🏢 The Innovative Group
📍 Sydney