Procurement Specialist

Miller Leith; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Miller Leith is seeking a Procurement Specialist – Packaging to lead sourcing and supplier management for key packaging categories across the business.

You will report to the Procurement Manager and own the packaging categories, driving cost efficiency, supplier negotiations, and performance monitoring with cross-functional stakeholders. A proactive, data-driven mindset is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, sourcing or supply chain in manufacturing or retail environments.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and running supplier reviews.
• Autonomous, proactive, data-driven with problem solving.
• Ability to build credibility across all levels of a business.

Responsibilities

• Managing sourcing and procurement activities across key packaging categories.
• Building and maintaining strong supplier relationships and performance standards.
• Leading supplier negotiations, tenders and commercial discussions.
• Identifying and delivering cost-saving and value improvement initiatives.
• Monitoring supplier performance, service levels and supply continuity.
• Partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality and NPD teams.
• Supporting risk management and contingency planning across the supplier base.
• Contributing to category planning and procurement improvement initiatives.

Skills

Procurement experience

Supplier relationships

Commercial acumen

Autonomy

Data-driven

Problem solving

Emotional intelligence

Job description

We are partnering with a well-established Australian manufacturing business,they are looking to appoint a Procurement Specialist – Packaging to support the sourcing, supplier management and commercial performance of key packaging categories across the business.

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative procurement team where you'll have genuine ownership of your categories, influence supplier strategy and work closely with stakeholders across operations, supply chain, quality and finance.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for managing packaging categories across a broad supplier network, ensuring the business has a reliable, cost-effective and sustainable supply base to support manufacturing operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing sourcing and procurement activities across key packaging categories.
• Building and maintaining strong supplier relationships and performance standards.
• Leading supplier negotiations, tenders and commercial discussions.
• Identifying and delivering cost-saving and value improvement initiatives.
• Monitoring supplier performance, service levels and supply continuity.
• Partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality and NPD teams.
• Supporting risk management and contingency planning across the supplier base.
• Contributing to category planning and procurement improvement initiatives.

We are partnering with a well-established Australian manufacturing business,they are looking to appoint a Procurement Specialist – Packaging to support the sourcing, supplier management and commercial performance of key packaging categories across the business.

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative procurement team where you'll have genuine ownership of your categories, influence supplier strategy and work closely with stakeholders across operations, supply chain, quality and finance.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for managing packaging categories across a broad supplier network, ensuring the business has a reliable, cost-effective and sustainable supply base to support manufacturing operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing sourcing and procurement activities across key packaging categories.
• Building and maintaining strong supplier relationships and performance standards.
• Leading supplier negotiations, tenders and commercial discussions.
• Identifying and delivering cost-saving and value improvement initiatives.
• Monitoring supplier performance, service levels and supply continuity.
• Partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality and NPD teams.
• Supporting risk management and contingency planning across the supplier base.
• Contributing to category planning and procurement improvement initiatives.

About You

• Experience within procurement, sourcing or supply chain inmanufacturing or retail environments.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and confidence to run supplier reviews and manage categories independently.
• A proactive, self-starting mindset with the ability to work autonomously.
• A data-driven approach to decision making, combined with innovative problem-solving skills.
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to build credibility across all levels of a business.