Procurement Manager - Group

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

Job summary

Restaurant Brands is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to oversee and optimise procurement activities for services and corporate products across multiple departments and divisions. You will partner with senior stakeholders, drive procurement excellence, and influence strategic decisions across a global network.

You will bring proven leadership in procurement, strong negotiation skills, and a data-driven approach to forecast, budget, and improve supplier performance while maintaining

Qualifications

• You will be an experienced commercially savvy Procurement Manager able to lead procurement strategy across indirect categories and corporate services.
• Proven experience in Procurement Manager, Category Manager or Procurement Leadership role.
• Significant experience leading complex commercial negotiations and supplier contracts.
• Strong supplier relationships and stakeholder management capability.
• Advanced analytical skills and ability to translate data into business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement procurement strategies that support organizational objectives.
• Drive procurement planning, category management and savings initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing and supplier selection processes.
• Negotiate Commercial agreements and supplier contracts.
• Build strong supplier partnerships to ensure continuity of supply and service.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Supplier relationship management

Excel

Financial forecasting

Contract drafting

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in a related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Shape Strategic Procurement Across a Global Network

About us:

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.
• 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 combinesstrategic thinking with strong commercial acumen. You're comfortableinfluencing stakeholders, navigating complex negotiations, and turning datainto 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.