Strategic Category Lead - Sourcing & Analytics (Hybrid)

Banyule City Council; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 131,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly RDO

Health initiatives

Greensborough office

Flexible work options

Hybrid working

Purchased leave

Parental leave 26w

Parental leave 4w

Gender affirmation leave

Gendered health leave

Job summary

Banyule City Council is seeking a Category Lead to establish the category function and drive strategic outcomes across priority spend areas in Melbourne. This newly created role shapes category strategy, market insight and sourcing direction, enabling better commercial decisions across the organisation.

You will partner with procurement, Finance and business leaders to identify opportunities early, guide informed decisions and strengthen procurement capability across Council.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in business, finance, procurement, supply chain, commerce or related discipline.
• Strong commercial, negotiation and contract management skills.
• Proven ability to deliver strategic sourcing outcomes through market analysis and planning.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with stakeholders.
• Strong analytical capability and high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead the foundational development for category planning and strategy across priority spend areas.
• Provide market intelligence, demand analysis and commercial insight.
• Identify value opportunities including savings, risk reduction and service improvement.
• Develop structured sourcing briefs to guide procurement delivery.
• Guide the Sustainable Procurement Officer to ensure sustainability is integrated within key categories.
• Support procurement pipeline planning and early stakeholder engagement.
• Partner across Council to improve procurement outcomes.

Job description

Banyule City Council is seeking a Category Lead to establish the category function and drive strategic outcomes across priority spend areas in Melbourne. This newly created role shapes category strategy, market insight and sourcing direction, enabling better commercial decisions across the organisation.

You will partner with procurement, Finance and business leaders to identify opportunities early, guide informed decisions and strengthen procurement capability across Council.