Procurement Category Mgr- Site Serv/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

At Lion, we brew and deliver some ofAustralia’smost loved brands – but behind everygreat productis a world-class supply chain. Our Procurement team plays a critical role in ensuring our breweries and manufacturing sites have the right partnerships,servicesand solutions tooperatesafely,efficientlyand competitively.

We’relooking for aProcurement Category Manager – Site Services & MROto take ownershipof twoimportant categories atdifferent stagesof development. You will lead and continue to evolve our established Site Services category, while helping build greater visibility,structureand a more strategic approach to MRO.

This isa great opportunityfor a commercially minded procurement professional who enjoys working in complex operational environments, influencingstakeholdersand bringing greater structure,consistencyand value to the way we manage suppliers and categories.

The role can be primarily based at either Tooheys Brewery in Lidcombe or our York Street office in Sydney CBD, with regular time spent at both. You’ll work closely with our breweries, engineering teams and wider business to deliver meaningful commercial and operational outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include:

Developing and executing categoryand supplier relationship managementstrategies across Site Services, Facilities Management and MRO, with a strong focus on delivering sustainable value.

Leading sourcing, tendering,andcontractingacross the portfolio.

Partnering closely with engineering,manufacturingand site leadership teams to understand business needs, challenge existing ways of working andidentifyopportunities for improvement.

Building strong relationships with key suppliers and internal stakeholders to improve service,performanceand commercial outcomes.

Managing procurement projects and resolving complex commercial or operational challenges as they arise.

Using market insights, procurement data and supplier performance information toidentifyopportunities, manage risk and continuously improve the category.

What kind of experience and knowledge are we looking for?

Proven Procurement category managementexperience across Site Services, FacilitiesManagementor similar indirect categoriesincluding developing and implementingcategoryand supplier relationship management strategies.

Experience working in or alongside manufacturing,engineeringor other asset-intensive environments.

A strongtrack recordin 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,curiosityand 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,miningor infrastructure could be highlybeneficialto this role. FMCG experience is not essential — what matters most is your attitude, commercial capability, stakeholderskillsand willingness to learn.