Procurement Senior Manager New South Wales

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 fast-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

Solid negotiation and communication skills

Strategic thinker with robust 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 setting

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