Procurement Lead: Strategy, Savings & Sourcing

R.M. Williams Pty Ltd; City of Salisbury; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous product allowance

40% employee discount

Annual bonus scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Paid parental leave

Paid volunteer leave

Exclusive private health partnership

Job summary

R.M.Williams is seeking an experienced Procurement Lead to strengthen procurement capability and drive commercial outcomes across the business. Based in Sydney or Adelaide, you will establish procurement frameworks, lead optimisation, and support material non-product spend decisions with hands-on sourcing and negotiations.

This highly collaborative role requires strong commercial judgement, stakeholder influence and the ability to deliver measurable value through supplier arrangements across the

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience establishing or improving procurement capability.
• Experience leading procurement optimisation or savings programs.
• Strong category management, sourcing and commercial negotiation experience.
• Proven ability to deliver measurable value through supplier arrangements.
• Experience with procurement governance, contracting and supplier risk management.
• Strong analytical skills and confidence using spend data to identify opportunities.
• Ability to influence and constructively challenge senior stakeholders.
• Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience; CIPS or equivalent certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Establish and improve procurement policies, frameworks, processes and tools.
• Lead the procurement optimisation workstream, identifying savings opportunities and tracking benefits with Finance.
• Lead sourcing, category strategy and negotiations across material non-product spend.
• Support key supplier negotiations and sourcing decisions across the business.
• Strengthen supplier governance, contracting, due diligence and risk management.
• Build procurement capability through practical tools, coaching and guidance.
• Use data, technology and AI-enabled tools to improve spend visibility and procurement efficiency.

Skills

Procurement capability

Procurement optimisation

Category management

Supplier negotiations

Governance & risk management

Spend data analytics

Stakeholder influence

CIPS or equivalent certification

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

R.M.Williams is seeking an experienced Procurement Lead to strengthen procurement capability and drive commercial outcomes across the business. Based in Sydney or Adelaide, you will establish procurement frameworks, lead optimisation, and support material non-product spend decisions with hands-on sourcing and negotiations.

This highly collaborative role requires strong commercial judgement, stakeholder influence and the ability to deliver measurable value through supplier arrangements across the