Procurement Manager - Group

Restaurant Brands; Albert-Eden; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Restaurant Brands is seeking a commercially savvy Procurement Manager to oversee indirect categories and corporate services across the organisation. You will partner with senior stakeholders to shape procurement strategy and deliver value across NZ and international operations.

Reporting to the Chief Supply Chain Officer, you will lead end-to-end sourcing, negotiate supplier contracts, and drive continuous improvement in cost, quality and delivery metrics through data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in a related discipline.
• Experience as Procurement Manager, Category Manager, or Procurement Leader.
• Experience negotiating complex supplier contracts.
• Strong supplier relationship and stakeholder management.
• Advanced Excel and financial forecasting skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with objectives.
• Drive procurement planning and category management initiatives.
• Monitor supplier markets for opportunities and risks.
• Deliver procurement savings and value creation.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing and supplier selection.
• Negotiate commercial agreements and contracts.
• Build strong supplier partnerships ensuring supply continuity.
• Measure and improve supplier performance on cost, quality, delivery.
• Analyze procurement performance and spending trends.
• Implement systems and processes to improve efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement and value engineering.
• Support forecasting, budgeting and commercial decisions.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication & influencing

Education

Tertiary qualification in related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Shape Strategic Procurement Across a Global Network

Restaurant Brands purpose is to be a thriving business builton brands that employees and customers love and trust. We have amazing globalbrands; KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Carl’s Jr and have over 250 restaurantsin NZ, employing over 4,500 staff in NZ and serve over 60,000 customers a day!Globally Restaurant Brands also operates in Australia with over 70 stores undereither the KFC or Taco Bell brand, together with KFC and Taco Bell operationsin California and Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan.

The Opportunity:

The primary purpose of this role is to oversee and optimiseour company’s procurement activities for services and corporate products acrossmultiple departments and divisions. Reporting to the Chief Supply ChainOfficer, this is a unique opportunity to partner with senior stakeholders,drive procurement excellence, and make a tangible impact across a globalbusiness network.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Procurement Leadership

• Developand implement procurement strategies that support organisationalobjectives.
• Driveprocurement planning and category management initiatives.
• Monitorsupplier markets and identify emerging opportunities and risks.
• Deliverprocurement savings and value creation opportunities.

Supplier & Contract Management

• Leadend-to-end sourcing and supplier selection processes.
• Negotiatecommercial agreements and supplier contracts.
• Buildstrong supplier partnerships that ensure continuity of supply and service.
• Measureand improve supplier performance across cost, quality and deliverymetrics.

Commercial & Operational Excellence

• Analyseprocurement performance and spending trends.
• Implementsystems, tools and processes that improve efficiency.
• Drivecontinuous improvement and value engineering initiatives.
• Supportforecasting, budgeting and commercial decision making.

About You:

You will be an experienced commercially savvy ProcurementManager able to take the lead of procurement strategy for a diverse portfolioof indirect categories and corporate services across our organisation. You are relationship focused and someone who combines strategic thinking with strong commercial acumen. You're comfortable influencing stakeholders, navigating complex negotiations, and turning data into meaningful business decisions.

You’ll bring:

• A recognised tertiary qualification in a related discipline
• Proven experience in a Procurement Manager, Category Manager, or Procurement Leadership role
• Significant experience leading complex commercial negotiations across an organisation
• Strong supplier relationship and stakeholder management capability
• Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating supplier contracts
• Advanced analytical skills, including strong Microsoft Excel capability
• Financial management, forecasting and reporting experience
• A solutions-focused approach with the ability to anticipate challenges and drive outcomes
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to join a highly regardedorganisation where procurement is recognised as a key driver of businessperformance. You'll have the autonomy to influence strategic decisions, workalongside senior leaders, and contribute to initiatives that deliver meaningfulcommercial value across the business.