Category Manager - Construction

KFC South Pacific (Yum! Brands Subsidiary); Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Wellbeing and extra leave

Career development programs

Salary continuance cover

Restaurant discounts

Onsite parking

Job summary

KFC Australia is seeking a Category Manager – Construction to shape procurement across our restaurant network. You’ll use market insight and supplier partnerships to reduce costs and support smarter investment decisions, spanning new development and remodels.

Help turn procurement opportunities into measurable business outcomes with collaboration across Development, Finance, and Franchisees. Hybrid working and growth opportunities await.

Qualifications

• Significant experience across procurement, category management or strategic sourcing.
• Strong commercial and negotiation capability, including leading complex sourcing activities, tenders and supplier negotiations.
• Experience developing category strategies and delivering measurable commercial outcomes.
• Strong supplier and contract management capability, with a focus on performance and continuous improvement.
• Commercial and analytical thinking, with the confidence to challenge cost, specifications and existing ways of working.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across complex internal and external relationships.
• Experience leading people, projects or significant workstreams.
• Experience in construction, property, development, facilities or capital projects would be highly regarded, as would exposure to franchise or multi-site environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the category – develop and deliver procurement strategies across construction, fit-out, professional services and development-related categories.
• Lead the commercial conversation – manage complex sourcing, tenders and negotiations.
• Make our investment go further – identify opportunities to leverage network scale, challenge costs and reduce construction capital expenditure.
• Influence decisions earlier – bring procurement and market insight into design, specification and project decisions to unlock greater value.
• Build partnerships that perform – strengthen supplier relationships and drive performance, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Turn opportunity into outcomes – maintain visibility of procurement initiatives and help deliver and validate measurable commercial benefits.
• Connect the dots – partner across Development, Finance, Supply Chain, Franchisees and suppliers to bring category strategies and commercial initiatives to life.

Skills

Procurement

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Commercial analysis

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Construction/Development

Job description

• Shape procurement across KFC Australia’s construction and development portfolio
• Lead category strategy, complex sourcing and supplier negotiations
• Partner with Development and Franchisees to make our investment go further

At KFC, we believe in people, what they can achieve and the impact we can make together.

As Category Manager – Construction, you’ll help shape how KFC continues to grow and invest in our restaurant network across Australia. Working across new restaurant development and remodels, you’ll use commercial insight, market expertise and strong supplier partnerships to reduce costs, improve value and support smarter investment decisions.

With significant construction investment across our network, this is an opportunity to make an impact at scale – partnering with Development, Supply Chain, Finance, Franchisees and suppliers to turn procurement opportunities into measurable outcomes.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

• Own the category – develop and deliver procurement strategies across construction, fit-out, professional services and development-related categories.
• Lead the commercial conversation – manage complex sourcing, tenders and negotiations, bringing commercial rigour and market insight to supplier decisions.
• Make our investment go further – identify opportunities to leverage network scale, challenge costs and reduce construction capital expenditure.
• Influence decisions earlier – bring procurement and market insight into design, specification and project decisions to unlock greater value.
• Build partnerships that perform – strengthen supplier relationships and drive performance, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Turn opportunity into outcomes – maintain visibility of procurement initiatives and help deliver and validate measurable commercial benefits.
• Connect the dots – partner across Development, Finance, Supply Chain, Franchisees and suppliers to bring category strategies and commercial initiatives to life.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

You’re a commercially minded procurement, category or strategic sourcing professional who knows how to find value, challenge the status quo and bring stakeholders with you.

• Significant experience across procurement, category management or strategic sourcing.
• Strong commercial and negotiation capability, including leading complex sourcing activities, tenders and supplier negotiations.
• Experience developing category strategies and delivering measurable commercial outcomes.
• Strong supplier and contract management capability, with a focus on performance and continuous improvement.
• Commercial and analytical thinking, with the confidence to challenge cost, specifications and existing ways of working.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across complex internal and external relationships.
• Experience leading people, projects or significant workstreams.
• Experience in construction, property, development, facilities or capital projects would be highly regarded, as would exposure to franchise or multi-site environments.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE

You’ll be part of a people-first culture where everyone has a seat at our table, with plenty of opportunities to learn, grow, make an impact – and have some fun along the way.

And there are plenty of perks too:

• Flexibility that works – including hybrid working and half-day Fridays.
• More time for you – additional leave each year to focus on your wellbeing.
• Investing in your growth – signature career development and leadership programs to help you build what’s next.
• A little extra support – salary continuance cover plus monthly mobile phone and home internet contributions.
• Plenty of KFC perks – restaurant discounts, Culture Club initiatives and events.
• Make the commute easier – free secure onsite parking at our Frenchs Forest Restaurant Support Centre.

READY TO MAKE YOUR MARK?

If you’re ready to bring your commercial thinking, curiosity and procurement expertise to a role where you can make a real impact across the KFC network, we’d love to hear from you.

Everyone has a seat at our table! KFC is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, experiences and abilities. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you to participate fully and be at your best.