Procurement Manager

About This Role

This role involves leading the transformation of procurement capabilities for a large professional services organization. The Procurement Manager will be responsible for establishing governance, category management, supplier and contract management, and digital enablement. This standalone position offers significant scope to shape the function's development within the company.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement transformation and design a fit-for-purpose operating model across the group
• Build a category management framework across a varied, multi-category spend base
• Develop and embed procurement policy, governance standards, and supporting controls
• Drive digital procurement uplift, including contract management systems and spend analytics
• Lead supplier and sub-consultant selection, negotiation, and performance management
• Build procurement and commercial capability across the wider business through coaching and influence

Requirements

• Proven experience leading procurement transformation, operating model design, or function uplift in a complex organisation
• Strong category management experience across a multi-category spend portfolio
• Experience improving contract management systems and digital procurement tools
• Confidence building spend visibility and reporting from the ground up
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the resilience to bring people along through change

Nice to have:

• Experience in a complex, multi-business environment

Benefits

• Opportunity to build a procurement function from the ground up
• Backing and visibility from reporting directly to the COO
• Genuine autonomy to shape the operating model
• Investment in the function long term
• Broad remit across procurement (including property)
• Opportunity for growth as the business scales its ambitions

Application Process

• Submit your CV via the link below

Other Conditions

• Candidates must hold existing rights to work in New Zealand

About the Company

Our client is a large, well-established professional services organisation with an Australasian footprint. The business has grown significantly in recent years and is now investing seriously in strengthening its commercial and procurement capability as part of a longer-term plan.