About the Company
This organisation is a widely respected, rapidly expanding multi-site FMCG manufacturing business that combines an absolute commitment to quality, innovation and an ethical, collaborative working culture. As an emerging market leader in all its core markets, this business has an ongoing investment plan, new product development focus with a unique connection and affinity for its customers and end-users.
About the Role
As a result of exceptional company performance and business growth in both scope, scale and spend, a newly created position of Head of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing APAC has been created. This role will report directly to the CFO and will be a key member of the Finance Leadership Team. Key stakeholders will include Sales & Marketing, Operations & Manufacturing and Corporate.
This is a rare greenfield opportunity and as such, you will be required to combine both strategic procurement thinking with hands-on sourcing activities and best practice capability build of frameworks, governance and supplier registry.
The category range of spend will include all directs and corporate indirects including raw materials, commodities, logistics, packaging, energy, ICT and property, as well as capital investment projects for manufacturing equipment and ERP systems.
The vision is to create a procurement function that can support a doubling in size of the business, whilst delivering cost benefits through continuous improvement efficiencies and pricing wins without compromise on quality, risk or ethics. Social procurement considerations including environmental sustainability will also be key priorities.
About You
The successful candidate will demonstrate an exceptional track-record of success working with an FMCG manufacturing, or similar, environment. You will blend commercial savviness with best practice operational excellence to ensure that a full source-to-contract process is enacted that validates suppliers on price, risk, quality and ethics.
You will be hands-on, proactive and curious. Your authentic, approachable and informed demeanour will allow you to easily build collaborative working relationships with your stakeholders. You will combine spend analytics with soft skills, to allow you to positively influence, whilst introducing a change initiative to the broader organisation.
In short, you will be adept at leading sourcing activities, communicating procurement to a non-procurement audience ,whilst building a legacy of future state success. You know what good looks like and you can take your audience on that journey!
The Benefits
- Gold Coast Location.
- Exceptional work culture and team dynamic.
- Unsurpassed commitment to values, ethics and environment.
- Generous salary package comprising base, super and STI commensurate with scope of role and size of organisation.
To Apply
- To discuss this position or to apply, please upload your CV in the first instance using the 'Apply Now' button.
- Your CV will be reviewed by Christian Bloomfield, Senior Parter at Davidson.
- If you cannot upload your CV online please message via LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-bloomfield/ or email Christian.Bloomfield@davidsonwp.com
** Please note that you must be an Australian or NZ Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia **
