Strategic Procurement Manager, Supply Chain

Saputo Inc.; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

The opportunity to contribute in a big

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Share Ownership Program

Competitive annual salary

Job summary

Saputo Dairy Australia is seeking a Procurement Manager – Supply Chain to lead procurement strategies across complex categories, partnering with Operations, Finance and Customer Service to balance cost, service, risk and supply continuity.

Based at Freshwater Place, Southbank, you will drive tenders, negotiations, KPI delivery, supplier performance, and governance compliance, while contributing to continuous procurement improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement within large, complex organisations.
• Proven category management and strategic sourcing across multiple categories.
• Leadership of tenders and RFPs; negotiation of complex commercial agreements.
• Strong analytical and commercial skills; working knowledge of contract law.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies backed by spend analysis and supplier risk assessment.
• Lead supplier selection, tenders and RFP processes for assigned categories.
• Negotiate complex commercial contracts in partnership with Legal.
• Deliver category KPIs: cost savings, cash flow benefits, service improvements.
• Manage supplier relationships to protect supply continuity and performance.
• Ensure governance, policy compliance and chain of responsibility obligations.
• Drive continuous improvement of procurement processes, systems and tools.

Skills

Experience in procurement

Category management

Tender & RFP leadership

Contract law knowledge

Stakeholder influence

Tools

SAP

ARIBA

SAP TM

Job description

Saputo Dairy Australia is seeking a Procurement Manager – Supply Chain to lead procurement strategies across complex categories, partnering with Operations, Finance and Customer Service to balance cost, service, risk and supply continuity.

Based at Freshwater Place, Southbank, you will drive tenders, negotiations, KPI delivery, supplier performance, and governance compliance, while contributing to continuous procurement improvements.