Sourcing & Purchasing Manager - ANZ

Our client is a well-established Australian business operating within the consumer and commercial products sector, supplying a broad portfolio of essential, high-volume products to customers across Australia and New Zealand. With a significant own-brand portfolio and a broad customer base across Australia and New Zealand, the business is continuing to invest in its sourcing, procurement and product capability. As part of this growth, they are creating a new senior role to take ownership of the sourcing and purchasing strategy across ANZ.

The Role is a newly created Sourcing and Purchasing Manager ANZ role which will take ownership of approximately $50m in annual direct procurement spend across Australia and New Zealnd.

This is a commercially focused leadership role, responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that improve margin, optimise working capital, strengthen supplier performance and support the continued growth of the business. You will manage a diverse supplier network across both local and international markets, determining the optimal sourcing strategy based on cost, quality, availability, lead times, service and overall commercial value.

You will be responsible for:

• Developing and executing strategic sourcing strategies across local and international suppliers
• Driving measurable cost reduction, margin improvement and bottom-line performance
• Leading supplier negotiations and strengthening strategic supplier relationships
• Identifying opportunities to consolidate suppliers and leverage purchasing spend
• Optimising the balance between local and offshore sourcing based on cost, volume, lead times and service
• Managing inventory, core SKUs, inventory days and SLOB, with a focus on improving working capital
• Maintaining a 99% fill rate across core product lines and making critical sourcing decisions where supply is constrained
• Supporting NPD and product development, including identifying and onboarding offshore suppliers
• Supporting the growth of the company's own-brand portfolio
• Identifying opportunities to transition suitable products from local to offshore sourcing as volumes increase
• Leading and developing a team of four across Demand & Procurement and Procurement
• Working closely with Operations, Warehouse, Customer Service, Commercial and NPD teams

We're looking for commercially minded procurement and sourcing leader who has experience in a high-volume, fast-paced product environment such as FMCG, consumables, packaging, cleaning products or a similar sector, with exposure to large SKU portfolios and a combination of local and offshore sourcing.

You will bring:

• Strong strategic sourcing and procurement experience
• Experience managing local and international/offshore suppliers
• A strong understanding of high-volume transactional buying, procurement and/or planning environments
• Demonstrated success delivering cost reduction and margin improvement
• Strong supplier negotiation and relationship management capability
• Experience across NPD, product development and bringing commodity products to market
• Experience managing inventory, service levels, fill rates and potential out-of-stocks
• Experience with range rationalisation, supplier consolidation and sourcing optimisation
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to understand the broader P&L impact of sourcing decisions
• Proven people leadership experience
• The ability to influence stakeholders and make sound decisions when balancing cost, service and supply continuity
• A continuous improvement mindset, with an interest in leveraging technology and AI to improve processes and efficiency

Above all, you will be commercially savvy, hands-on and pragmatic. You will be comfortable operating at a strategic level but equally willing to roll up your sleeves and support the team when things don't go to plan.

What's on offer:

• Newly created senior leadership role with genuine ownership of the sourcing and purchasing function
• Opportunity to influence a significant ~$50m procurement spend across ANZ
• Significant scope to deliver measurable cost, margin and working capital improvements
• Exposure to a diverse international supplier base and offshore sourcing network
• Opportunity to influence the growth of a strong own-brand portfolio and NPD pipeline
• $180,000–$200,000 base + super

Please click APPLY NOW or to find out more, reach out to Conor Hayden on 0483 950 245 or at conorh@sde.com.au

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