Purchasing Lead

Job Description

Add expected salary to your profile for insights. One Key Talent bridges the gap between industries, bringing our proven recruitment methodologies, unrivalled networks, and unwavering commitment to excellence to the world of white collar recruitment. With a profound understanding of both the blue and white collar recruitment landscapes, and how they intertwine, our Talent Specialists possess a unique advantage in their ability to source and secure the finest professionals who possess the skills, expertise and cultural fit to propel our clients' organisations forward. Our Client: One of the world's largest and premier mining services providers - with large scale operations in place locally in Australia and globally. The opportunity: This position presents an opportunity for a senior procurement professional to leverage their expertise and lead a centralised purchasing hub, delivering efficient, cost effective purchasing services - meeting and exceeding internal and external customer expectations. Joining an established procurement team, with an emphasis on culture - you will be supported from day one and empowered to deliver meaningful outcomes. What you'll enjoy: Modern office based in South Brisbane with great public transport links and access to cafe strip. Mon-Fri. Attractive daily rate. Work with the world's largest mining services provider, with a large portfolio of works. Responsibilities: Set clear KPIs for the purchasing team and hub, ensuring the quality of service delivery is in line with service level agreements. Conduct regular audits of purchasing processes and procedures - providing reports on anomalies & deviations. Drive use of appropriate systems for all purchasing related activity. Maintain relationships with high transaction suppliers to ensure seamless purchasing experience, with the view to continuously improve purchasing hub. Negotiate with off-contract suppliers to achieve the best value from spot buy purchases. Proactively engage with and maintain relationships with key customers on sites to ensure the purchasing team services are meeting expectations. Deliver training and provide advice to customers in relation to the company purchasing systems and processes. Provide leadership to direct reports, setting clear performance expectations, identifying training opportunities and general support. Experience Required: Significant professional experience (5+ years) in Purchasing and procurement within the mining or construction industry. Demonstrated experience leading a team of purchasing officers within a centralised, high volume transactional work environment. Strong knowledge of purchasing systems. The following will be an added bonus: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business Administration or equivalent. Experience with JD Edwards ERP system. How to apply: Click the "Apply" button below or for more information about the position, please call Andrew on 0439 028 717. One Key Talent is committed to workplace diversity and strongly encourages female and indigenous candidates to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr