Strategic Procurement Specialist, Auckland

Our client is seeking a Strategic Procurement Specialist to join their team in Auckland Central with the opportunity to work with a diverse and inclusive team. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting business units in developing and executing procurement category strategies, delivering supplier relationship and contract management outcomes, and overall assisting in the delivery of the best 'value for money' outcomes.What you'll do: As a Strategic Procurement Specialist, you will play a crucial role in shaping the procurement strategy within the organisation. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve working closely with various business units, creating effective category strategies, and ensuring value for money outcomes. You will also be expected to stay abreast of market developments and best practices in capital and operations procurement, bringing this knowledge back to your team. This role requires a strong focus on customer service, strategic planning, sourcing, negotiations, and supporting contract and supplier relationship management.Work in partnership with business units to build a pipeline of capital procurement / operations procurement initiatives for a rolling three-year period Create category strategies for capital/operations spending across the organisation identifying opportunities for doing things better or leveraging council group procurement methodologyAssist in developing and implementing SRM plans for key strategic suppliers and use them to deliver value for money outcomes for council Be part of implementing robust and consistent capital procurement / operations procurement lifecycle activity which ensures value for money is identified and deliveredDeliver a whole of life cost analysis approach for strategic capital procurement / operations procurement initiatives Identify market developments&best practices in capital procurement / operations procurement and bring that knowledge and learning to your team and customers What you bring: The ideal candidate will have proven ability in establishing and implementing procurement activity pipelines and category strategies setting you apart from others. With excellent interpersonal skills, you can relate to people at all levels within the organisation. Your highly effective influencing and persuasion skills are necessary to achieve results with stakeholders.Strong experience in business planning, target setting and measurement Experience using SAP Ariba Advanced skills in Microsoft (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) suite Proven ability in establishing and implementing procurement activity pipelines and category strategies Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to relate to people at all levels in the organisationHighly effective influencing and persuasion skills necessary to achieve results with stakeholders What's next: Are you a Procurement Assitant, strong Contract Manager or Procurement Specialist r eady to take your procurement career to the next level? Don't miss this opportunity! Apply today by clicking on the link. We look forward to receiving your application.Robert Walters endeavours to review all applications in a maximum of five working days. If you have not received correspondence in this timeframe please do not hesitate to contact Courtney Taylor on +64 9 374 7360. About the job Contract Type: FULL_TIME Specialism: Procurement&Supply Chain Focus: Commercial / Procurement Industry: Purchasing and Procurement Salary: $110,000 - $120,000 per annum Workplace Type: On-site Experience Level: Associate Location: Auckland Contract Type: FULL_TIME Specialism: Procurement&Supply Chain Focus: Commercial / Procurement Industry: Purchasing and Procurement Salary: $110,000 - $120,000 per annum Workplace Type: On-site Experience Level: Associate Location: Auckland FULL_TIME Job Reference: 2059420/001 Date posted: 30 April 2025 Consultant: Courtney Taylor auckland procurement-supply-chain/commercial-and-procurement 2025-04-30 2025-06-29 purchasing-and-procurement Auckland Auckland NZ NZD 110000 120000 120000 YEAR Robert Walters true#J-18808-Ljbffr