Procurement Senior Manager (Victoria)

Role Overview We’re looking for a Procurement Senior Manager to lead procurement governance, commercial strategy, and supplier management across x15 and its ventures. This is an opportunity to shape how ventures engage third parties, optimise commercial value, and manage supplier risk in a rapid-moving innovation environment. Key Responsibilities
- Lead high-value and high-risk commercial negotiations
- Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships
- Drive commercial optimisation and cost‑saving initiatives
- Partner with Legal on complex contractual arrangements
- Act as SME for procurement, supplier, and third‑party policies
- Ensure compliance with Group procurement and payment policies
- Monitor and implement policy and process changes
- Manage procurement‑related escalations, exemptions, and exceptions
- Oversee end‑to‑end procurement processes across ventures
- Support supplier selection, onboarding, and contract management
- Improve procurement processes and ways of working
- Provide delivery and execution expertise to support x15 and its Ventures in prioritising initiatives, managing delivery activities, supporting execution outcomes, and ensuring alignment to strategy and OKRs
- Assist teams to embed effective operational and delivery practices Requirements Experience
- Extensive experience in procurement, sourcing, commercial negotiation, or supplier management
- Experience operating in complex or regulated environments
- Strong understanding of procurement governance and risk management Commercial Capability
- Proven ability to negotiate complex commercial agreements
- Ability to balance commercial outcomes with risk and compliance requirements Skills
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing capability
- Strong negotiation and communication skills
- Strategic thinker with strong operational execution capability
- Ability to manage competing priorities in fast‑paced environments Why Join us?
- Shape procurement strategy across a growing venture portfolio
- Work on complex, high‑impact commercial initiatives
- Influence senior stakeholders and strategic decisions
- Join a collaborative and innovation‑focused environment #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3r703o