Hybrid Category Manager - Procurement & Sourcing Lead

Nrma; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SIXT Australia is seeking an experienced Category Manager to drive procurement across assigned categories. You will coordinate sourcing, supplier engagement, and commercial analysis, delivering practical, timely and compliant procurement outcomes.

The role is full-time permanent and hybrid, requiring work across our Sydney offices and home-based arrangements as needed. You will partner with stakeholders to ensure value, risk management and governance throughout the purchase-to-pay lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years’ experience in procurement, sourcing, commercial analysis, contract administration or a closely related role.
• Experience in fleet, transport, travel, automotive services or another operationally intensive environment is preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFIs, RFQs and RFPs, from planning through evaluation, recommendation and contract award.
• Partner with stakeholders to define requirements, specifications, evaluation criteria and commercial assumptions for procurement initiatives.
• Prepare procurement documentation including tender packs, pricing schedules, response templates, evaluation matrices and approval papers using approved templates.
• Conduct commercial evaluations, analyse supplier proposals, benchmark pricing and support evidence-based sourcing recommendations and negotiations.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of assigned categories, supplier markets, spend profiles, contract status and future sourcing opportunities.
• Analyse spend, demand, supplier performance and pricing data to identify cost savings, compliance improvements, sourcing opportunities and operational efficiencies.
• Support contract and supplier management activities, including supplier onboarding, due diligence, contract administration, renewals, extensions, performance reviews and issue resolution.
• Provide procurement support across the purchase-to-pay lifecycle, including requisitions, purchase orders, receipting, invoice matching, supplier set-up and process support.
• Guide stakeholders on procurement policy, approved suppliers, buying channels, delegated authority requirements and governance obligations.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, sourcing documentation, contract registers, reporting data, approvals and compliance documentation.
• Build effective relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, providing commercial advice, coordinating implementation activities and communicating procurement outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, risk management, ethical sourcing, modern slavery, sustainability, privacy, information security and reporting requirements while contributing to continuous improvement of procurement processes, templates and tools.

Skills

Procurement experience

Sourcing

Contract administration

Vendor management

Excel skills

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualification

CIPS/CIPSA

Tools

ERP

e-sourcing

Procurement software

Job description

SIXT Australia is seeking an experienced Category Manager to drive procurement across assigned categories. You will coordinate sourcing, supplier engagement, and commercial analysis, delivering practical, timely and compliant procurement outcomes.

The role is full-time permanent and hybrid, requiring work across our Sydney offices and home-based arrangements as needed. You will partner with stakeholders to ensure value, risk management and governance throughout the purchase-to-pay lifecycle.