Senior Procurement Lead — FMCG, Hybrid & Growth

Vitaco; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Health & wellness perks

Onsite café and wellbeing initiatives

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Vitaco, a leading Australasian health brands company, seeks a Senior Procurement Specialist in Auckland to own end-to-end category strategies for vitamins and minerals and to lead supplier negotiations across the portfolio.

The role involves delivering measurable savings, managing material requirements, and supporting NPD and manufacturing plans, with collaboration across Planning, Quality, Finance and Marketing in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of procurement experience.
• Strong negotiation, supplier management and contract management skills.
• Financial acumen with track record of savings.
• Collaborative, solutions-focused cross-functional approach.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced FMCG environment.
• Tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Commerce, Science, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver commercially focused category strategies for a designated portfolio.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives including market research, supplier identification, RFPs, evaluations, negotiations, contracting and implementation.
• Deliver measurable savings, cost avoidance, and improved payment terms.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance with regular engagement and scorecards.
• Manage the MRP purchasing plan for assigned materials, place and expedite POs, and resolve supply constraints.
• Collaborate with NPD and Marketing to source materials and support timely product launches.
• Provide procurement expertise to cross-functional projects including operational innovations and capital expenditure.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier management

Contract management

Financial acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

Multitasking

Education

Tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Commerce, Science, or related field

Job description

Vitaco, a leading Australasian health brands company, seeks a Senior Procurement Specialist in Auckland to own end-to-end category strategies for vitamins and minerals and to lead supplier negotiations across the portfolio.

The role involves delivering measurable savings, managing material requirements, and supporting NPD and manufacturing plans, with collaboration across Planning, Quality, Finance and Marketing in a hybrid work environment.