Strategic Construction Procurement Leader

KFC South Pacific (Yum! Brands Subsidiary); Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Wellbeing and extra leave

Career development programs

Salary continuance cover

Restaurant discounts

Onsite parking

Job summary

KFC Australia is seeking a Category Manager – Construction to shape procurement across our restaurant network. You’ll use market insight and supplier partnerships to reduce costs and support smarter investment decisions, spanning new development and remodels.

Help turn procurement opportunities into measurable business outcomes with collaboration across Development, Finance, and Franchisees. Hybrid working and growth opportunities await.

Qualifications

• Significant experience across procurement, category management or strategic sourcing.
• Strong commercial and negotiation capability, including leading complex sourcing activities, tenders and supplier negotiations.
• Experience developing category strategies and delivering measurable commercial outcomes.
• Strong supplier and contract management capability, with a focus on performance and continuous improvement.
• Commercial and analytical thinking, with the confidence to challenge cost, specifications and existing ways of working.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across complex internal and external relationships.
• Experience leading people, projects or significant workstreams.
• Experience in construction, property, development, facilities or capital projects would be highly regarded, as would exposure to franchise or multi-site environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the category – develop and deliver procurement strategies across construction, fit-out, professional services and development-related categories.
• Lead the commercial conversation – manage complex sourcing, tenders and negotiations.
• Make our investment go further – identify opportunities to leverage network scale, challenge costs and reduce construction capital expenditure.
• Influence decisions earlier – bring procurement and market insight into design, specification and project decisions to unlock greater value.
• Build partnerships that perform – strengthen supplier relationships and drive performance, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Turn opportunity into outcomes – maintain visibility of procurement initiatives and help deliver and validate measurable commercial benefits.
• Connect the dots – partner across Development, Finance, Supply Chain, Franchisees and suppliers to bring category strategies and commercial initiatives to life.

Skills

Procurement

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Commercial analysis

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Construction/Development

Job description

KFC Australia is seeking a Category Manager – Construction to shape procurement across our restaurant network. You’ll use market insight and supplier partnerships to reduce costs and support smarter investment decisions, spanning new development and remodels.

Help turn procurement opportunities into measurable business outcomes with collaboration across Development, Finance, and Franchisees. Hybrid working and growth opportunities await.