Chief Architect of Supply Chain & Procurement

Built Living; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Built Living is seeking a senior procurement/supply chain leader to establish and scale a centralised procurement function across our design, manufacturing and construction business. You will design the operating model, governance, and supplier ecosystem to deliver cost certainty, supply reliability and scalable performance across projects in Australia.

Reporting to the Head of Construction, you will drive major sourcing, category management, and strategic negotiations while partnering with

Qualifications

• Senior procurement or supply chain leadership experience in construction, residential development, manufacturing or a vertically integrated builder
• Strong knowledge of Australian building trades, materials and supplier markets
• Proven experience centralising a fragmented or project-led procurement model and building teams and systems
• Demonstrated commercial value through complex negotiations, sourcing and category management
• Strong financial capability across cost modelling, landed cost, budgets, contract risk and executive reporting
• A collaborative approach and the ability to influence across design, manufacturing, construction, commercial and finance teams
• Exposure to DfMA, modular, prefabricated or off-site manufacturing, residential delivery, ERP implementation or international sourcing will be highly regarded

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a centralised supply chain and procurement operating model, including category structures, governance, systems and reporting
• Develop end-to-end strategies across subcontract trades, building materials, manufactured components and logistics
• Lead major sourcing, tendering and negotiation activity, including long-term agreements, supplier panels and rate cards
• Drive value through aggregation, standardisation, direct sourcing, forward buying and make-versus-buy analysis
• Build a high-performing supplier and trade partner network measured against cost, quality, delivery, capacity, safety and sustainability
• Partner with Design, Engineering, Manufacturing and Delivery to embed cost, availability, lead time and buildability into decisions early
• Protect continuity of supply through capacity planning, dual sourcing, forward contracting and proactive risk management
• Build the team, processes and supplier ecosystem required to scale the function as Built Living grows

Skills

Senior procurement leadership

Supply chain leadership

Commercial capability

Cost modelling

Landed cost

Budgeting

Negotiation & sourcing

Category management

Influence across teams

Job description

Built Living is seeking a senior procurement/supply chain leader to establish and scale a centralised procurement function across our design, manufacturing and construction business. You will design the operating model, governance, and supplier ecosystem to deliver cost certainty, supply reliability and scalable performance across projects in Australia.

Reporting to the Head of Construction, you will drive major sourcing, category management, and strategic negotiations while partnering with