Procurement Category Leader: Site Services & MRO

Lion; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lion is seeking a commercially minded Procurement Category Manager to own Site Services and MRO categories across their Sydney operations, with options for Tooheys Brewery in Lidcombe or York Street in the CBD.

You will lead category strategies, supplier relationships and sourcing activities, partnering with engineering and plant leadership to deliver value and risk-managed supply chains in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Qualifications

• Proven Procurement category management experience across Site Services, Facilities Management or similar indirect categories.
• Experience working in or alongside manufacturing, engineering or other asset-intensive environments.
• A strong track record in strategic sourcing, contract development, and commercial negotiations.
• The ability to build credibility with technical and operational stakeholders and influence across different teams.
• A practical, solutions-focused mindset, with the drive to bring structure, simplify processes and get things moving.
• Strong commercial judgement, curiosity and the confidence to challenge the status quo.
• MRO experience is beneficial but not essential. Strong category management skills and the ability to bring structure to a developing category are more important.
• Experience in FMCG, manufacturing, engineering, chemicals, construction,mining or infrastructure could be highly beneficial to this role.

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing category and supplier relationship management strategies across Site Services, Facilities Management and MRO, with a strong focus on delivering sustainable value.
• Leading sourcing, tendering, and contracting across the portfolio.
• Partnering closely with engineering, manufacturing and site leadership teams to understand business needs, challenge existing ways of working and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Building strong relationships with key suppliers and internal stakeholders to improve service, performance and commercial outcomes.
• Managing procurement projects and resolving complex commercial or operational challenges as they arise.
• Using market insights, procurement data and supplier performance information to identify opportunities, manage risk and continuously improve the category.

Skills

Procurement category management

Strategic sourcing

Contract development

Commercial negotiations

Stakeholder management

MRO / Site Services insights

Job description

Lion is seeking a commercially minded Procurement Category Manager to own Site Services and MRO categories across their Sydney operations, with options for Tooheys Brewery in Lidcombe or York Street in the CBD.

You will lead category strategies, supplier relationships and sourcing activities, partnering with engineering and plant leadership to deliver value and risk-managed supply chains in a fast-paced FMCG environment.