Procurement Category Manager 4

Insight Global; Redmond; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks an organized supply chain and procurement professional to support fiber and telecom infrastructure programs. You will help manage capacity, track deliveries, maintain dashboards, and coordinate with internal stakeholders, suppliers, planning, engineering and procurement teams in a fast-paced environment.

Key tasks include demand and capacity forecasting, supplier performance tracking, executive reporting support, and driving process improvements.

Qualifications

• Verbal and written communication, attention to detail, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyze financial reports, price proposals, ROI, and business cases.
• Accurately document and record customer information.
• Knowledge of purchasing-related laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of supply chain management.
• Experience with MS Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Maintain demand and capacity forecasts for fiber and telecom projects.
• Track supplier performance and delivery milestones.
• Support executive reporting with dashboards and updates.
• Manage meeting cadences and action items across teams.
• Identify delivery risks and escalate as needed.
• Coordinate cross-functional communications with planning, engineering, and procurement.
• Drive process improvements in procurement and supply chain.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Financial analysis

Documentation

Purchasing law

Supply chain

Cross-functional coordination

MSFT experience

Hyperscalers experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related business field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking 3 highly organized and proactive individual to support the execution of fiber and telecom infrastructure supply chain programs. In this role, you will help manage supplier capacity, track critical deliveries, monitor project demand, maintain reporting and dashboards, coordinate with internal stakeholders, and support supplier communications and escalation management. You will play a key role in ensuring that fiber materials, telecom equipment, and installation resources are available to meet data center deployment schedules.

The ideal candidate has experience in supply chain, procurement, operations, project coordination, or telecommunications infrastructure. Responsibilities include maintaining demand and capacity forecasts, tracking supplier performance, supporting executive reporting, managing meeting cadences and action items, identifying delivery risks, coordinating cross-functional communications, and helping drive process improvements. Strong Excel, Power BI, and organizational skills are required, along with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and collaborate effectively with suppliers, planning teams, engineering, construction, and procurement stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has experience in supply chain, procurement, operations, project coordination, or telecommunications infrastructure. Responsibilities include maintaining demand and capacity forecasts, tracking supplier performance, supporting executive reporting, managing meeting cadences and action items, identifying delivery risks, coordinating cross-functional communications, and helping drive process improvements. Strong Excel, Power BI, and organizational skills are required, along with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and collaborate effectively with suppliers, planning teams, engineering, construction, and procurement stakeholders.

Skills and Requirements

• Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, negotiation skills and interpersonal skills, need to be able to navigate (organizational dynamics, suppliers, and numerous internal stakeholders.)
• Ability to analyze financial reports, price proposals and other technical data (involves ROI, benefits tracking, and business cases)
• Ability to accurately document and record customer/client information.
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to purchasing.
• Knowledge of supply chain management.
• Previous experience with computer applications, such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Bachelor's degree in finance OR a related business field required.
• 8-10 years finance OR related business experience required.
• Previous MSFT experience
• Previous experience with other hyperscalers

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].