Strategic Procurement Manager – Supply Chain & Savings

Sdah Saputo Dairy Australia (Holdings); Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual salary

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Share Ownership Program

Job summary

Saputo Dairy Australia, based at our Freshwater Place head office in Southbank, is seeking a Procurement Manager – Supply Chain. You will lead procurement strategies, partnering with Operations, Finance and Customer Service to balance cost, service, risk and supply continuity, with a focus on category governance.

You will manage tenders and RFPs, negotiate complex agreements, and drive cost savings and service improvements while ensuring governance and continuity across supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement within large, complex organisations.
• Proven category management and strategic sourcing across multiple categories.
• Demonstrated success leading tenders and RFPs and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Strong analytical and commercial skills, with working knowledge of contract law.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
• Proficiency in SAP and ARIBA; SAP TM experience highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing category strategies backed by spend analysis, market intelligence and supplier risk assessment.
• Leading supplier selection, tenders and RFP processes for your categories.
• Negotiating complex commercial and contractual agreements, working closely with our Legal team.
• Delivering category KPIs including cost savings and service improvements.
• Managing supplier relationships and performance to protect supply assurance and business continuity.
• Ensuring compliance with procurement governance, policy and chain of responsibility obligations.
• Contributing to continuous improvement of procurement processes, systems and tools.

Skills

Category management

RFPs & tenders

Contract negotiation

Analytical skills

Stakeholder influence

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SAP

ARIBA

SAP TM

Job description

Saputo Dairy Australia, based at our Freshwater Place head office in Southbank, is seeking a Procurement Manager – Supply Chain. You will lead procurement strategies, partnering with Operations, Finance and Customer Service to balance cost, service, risk and supply continuity, with a focus on category governance.

You will manage tenders and RFPs, negotiate complex agreements, and drive cost savings and service improvements while ensuring governance and continuity across supplier relationships.