Your new company This organisation is a large-scale, investment-backed manufacturing and food production business operating across a complex national footprint. With significant operational spend, multiple manufacturing sites and ongoing investment into capability uplift, the business is continuing to strengthen procurement's role across the broader supply chain function. As part of this evolution, newly created Procurement Business Partner positions have been established to support commercial delivery, supplier performance and procurement maturity across the business. Your new role Based in Melbourne's northern suburbs and reporting into Supply Chain leadership, you will operate as a commercially focused procurement partner supporting a broad indirect spend environment valued at approximately $300 million. Working across categories including packaging, freight, chemicals, consumables and engineering services, you will lead sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations and procurement projects while partnering closely with operational and site-based stakeholders. This is an environment with pace, complexity and limited established structure. Success in the role will come from your ability to operate through ambiguity, build credibility with stakeholders and drive procurement outcomes within a decentralised operational business. Key responsibilities include: Leading sourcing and commercial procurement initiatives across indirect spend categories Building strong relationships with operational and site leadership teams Influencing stakeholders and improving procurement engagement across the business Delivering cost reduction and supplier performance outcomes Managing supplier negotiations and ongoing commercial relationships Driving procurement projects across multiple concurrent workstreams Supporting the continued uplift of procurement capability and process maturity What you'll need to succeed 8 years strategic procurement experience within food manufacturing, FMCG or similarly operational manufacturing environments with significant spend Strong stakeholder engagement capability within site-based or operational businesses The ability to remain calm, pragmatic and commercially focused when dealing with senior blue-collar operational stakeholders Experience gaining buy-in and influencing stakeholders across varying levels of procurement maturity Strong commercial negotiation and supplier management capability Ability to operate effectively within ambiguity and less structured environments Resilient, proactive and outcomes-focused approach, you are a doer, not a planner What you'll get in return Opportunity to join a large-scale, investment-backed manufacturing business continuing to invest heavily in operational capability and growth Newly created role with the ability to genuinely influence procurement direction, stakeholder engagement and commercial outcomes Broad exposure across a complex national manufacturing and supply chain environment Significant autonomy and visibility across operational and supply chain leadership teams Environment suited to commercially minded procurement professionals who enjoy building capability rather than simply maintaining process Long-term career growth potential as the procurement function continues to mature and evolve Salary of $160-180k super What you need to do now If you’re interested in this opportunity, please apply via the link below or contact Colten Harvey at Sharp & Carter on charvey@sharpandcarter.com.au for a confidential discussion.
