Strategic Trading Terms & Responsible Sourcing Lead

Super Retail Group; Strathpine; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Supercheap Auto is seeking a Merchandise Trading Terms & Responsible Sourcing Manager to shape how trading terms are managed across the business and to drive governance and responsible sourcing initiatives.

You’ll own supplier trading terms, partner with Merchandise and Finance to maximise gross profit, and lead governance, risk management and performance analytics while delivering improvements across processes and systems in a large retail environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing trading terms, rebates, supplier funding or commercial agreements.
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation capability.
• Experience partnering with Finance on reporting, forecasting and accruals.
• Exceptional stakeholder influencing skills.
• A process improvement mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel and reporting capability, with SAP experience highly regarded.
• Experience within a large retail, wholesale or consumer goods environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage supplier trading terms, including rebates, funding, allowances and incentives.
• Partner with Merchandise and Finance teams to maximise gross profit outcomes.
• Lead governance, compliance and risk management relating to trading terms.
• Analyse performance, vendor support claim processing & accruals and provide commercial insights.
• Build strong trade partner relationships and resolve complex issues commercially.
• Drive process, system and reporting improvements across the trading terms landscape.
• Responsible sourcing administration including Trade Partner engagement regarding responsible sourcing compliance and circularity opportunities.

Skills

Trading terms management

Supplier negotiations

Finance reporting

Stakeholder influencing

Process improvement

Advanced Excel

Retail/consumer goods experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Supercheap Auto is seeking a Merchandise Trading Terms & Responsible Sourcing Manager to shape how trading terms are managed across the business and to drive governance and responsible sourcing initiatives.

You’ll own supplier trading terms, partner with Merchandise and Finance to maximise gross profit, and lead governance, risk management and performance analytics while delivering improvements across processes and systems in a large retail environment.