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About the role
Reporting to the Strategic Sourcing Manager, as the Category Manager, Digital Services, you will provide support, guidance, and direction in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) categories under management, including supply market management and development, strategic planning and execution, supplier engagement, and contract and risk management activities to meet business needs.
Key responsibilities
- Develop, deliver category plans and sourcing strategies based on research and analysis to optimise value for money outcomes and meet stakeholder needs and expectations
- Identify and manage commercial, contractual, operational, financial, reputational, ethical and supply chain risks
- Provide expert advice to, and support key stakeholders on all aspects of procurement processes and the procurement category
- Develop and implement category management plans to meet business needs, enhance stakeholder engagement, and motivate providers to optimise business outcomes
- Develop and maintain strategic networks relationships with strategic suppliers to identify areas of improvement and to drive innovative solutions
About You
You will have demonstrated experience in a similar role in a commercial contract management environment and will be experienced in the creation and development of Category Management frameworks, strategies and plans. More specifically;
- Experience in overseeing and leading activities related to sourcing activities and the development of category management plans
- Strong experience in managing commercial relationships and coordinating performance management
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of purchasing processes
- Experience in driving cost savings with the ability to identify and mitigate risk
- Experience in the negotiation of supply agreements
- Experience in Oracle ERP will be highly regarded
Required Qualification
- Degree in Business Management, Commerce, Procurement and Logistics or Supply Chain or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/or relevant qualifications.
Why Essential Energy?
We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience and 16% superannuation.
For information on our employee benefits (such as Fitness Passport, Apple, JB Hi-Fi and Dell Employee Purchase Programs and 26 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers) please visitour Employee Benefits page.
We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.
We’re a business with a huge range of operational and corporate roles aimed at connecting our communities.
As a pivotal player in the energy future of NSW and the country – we cover 95% of NSW and parts of southern QLD - we are an organisation with a wider variety of roles than you may first think.
Whether you want to work remotely, in a coastal region or rurally, we will invest in you, develop you and help you shape a career in energy that will give you future opportunities you may never have realised in a sector where there is so much to explore.
For further information please contact Matt Batchelor, Strategic Sourcing Manager on M: 0434 368 268.
Applications close Thursday 6 June 2024 at 11.55 pm AEST.
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Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.