Take hold of a monster opportunity and join our Technology team as a Commercial Manager - IT Procurement Projects and New Business. If you’re a good fit for this role and live in Brisbane, we’d love you to apply. Why join us? You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive. Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities. Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home. In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces. About the role We’re all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As a Commercial Manager - IT Procurement Projects and New Business, you’ll: Lead the delivery of all new and project IT procurement activities, including commercial strategy, sourcing, negotiation and contracting. Provide highlevel commercial and procurement advice to senior stakeholders, ensuring optimal outcomes for ART across complex initiatives. Build trusted advisor relationships with Technology and Business leaders to inform procurement strategies aligned to ART’s IT roadmap and 2030 strategy. Lead and support complex sourcing and negotiation activities with strategic IT vendors, delivering strong commercial and contractual outcomes. Oversee the development, negotiation and execution of IT contracts, ensuring alignment to governance, performance and risk frameworks. Implement and maintain IT procurement governance, frameworks and processes across assigned vendors and contracts. Drive cost optimisation initiatives, identifying and delivering savings, value creation and innovation across project and new procurement activity. Lead, develop and manage a team of procurement professionals, ensuring high service delivery standards, capability uplift and continuous improvement. This role is a 12-month max-term opportunity. Location: Brisbane. About you It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too: Extensive experience leading largescale IT procurement negotiations with strategic vendors (e.g. Microsoft, Telcos, Managed Service Providers, Tier1 consultancies). Strong commercial modelling, sourcing and negotiation capability within IT procurement and contracting. Demonstrated success managing complex commercial and contractual arrangements across multiple technology categories. Tertiary qualifications in a businessrelated discipline and/or relevant professional accreditation (e.g. CIPS Level 4 or equivalent). Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare executivelevel briefings and advice. Proven ability to manage competing priorities, deliver outcomes under tight timeframes and operate with strong attention to detail. Experience analysing spend, developing sourcing strategies and producing meaningful commercial and performance reporting. A strong stakeholder focus, with a proven ability to build collaborative relationships across technology, business and vendor environments. About us Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of over $330 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you’ll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple. Apply online now Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close 11:30pm 24 April 2026. We don’t want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you’ll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you’ve made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us – and recruitment is no different.
