Date Posted:

2024-05-27

Country:

Australia

Location:

AUSSA121: Mawson Lakes SA, 1-11 Technology Drive, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

• Opportunity to manage a team to deliver high quality procurement support to some of Defence's biggest programs

• Demonstrate your leadership and influence in a face-paced environment

• Based in Adelaide, but will consider candidates from Canberra and Brisbane

Raytheon Australia is a trusted capability partner of the Australian Defence Force, providing engineering and technology solutions that protect and secure our nation.

As the Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for proactively managing and leading the procurement team to ensure that the purchasing needs of the business are met. A significant focus of this role is coordinating the activities of the team to achieve program requirements and ensuring that the team and all areas of the business adhere to the correct procurement practices.

Leveraging on your previous experience you will be able to apply your expert knowledge of procurement management requirements and exercise a high level of business acumen to ensure effective development and implementation of customer-focused, risk-managed commercial solutions to achieve competitive advantage.

This is your opportunity to join a fast-moving company that works on interesting and unique projects to ensure Australia’s superior defence capability continues to keep Australia safe.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage the procurement team and establish effective measures of performance and metrics.

• Ensure members of the team have the correct knowledge and skills to perform assigned purchasing tasks and provide on the job training and support to address skill and knowledge gaps.

• Support team members to work with stakeholders and subject matter experts to clarify, define, and refine the scope of supply, purchasing requirements, and statement of work for procurement activities.

• Manage compliance with procurement process and ensure all required approvals are in place prior to purchase order release.

• Engage with relevant specialists to address identified conflicts and/or risks with commercial terms and supplier conditions that vary from standard company purchase order terms.

• Support vendor engagement activities including negotiations and supplier performance management where appropriate.

To be successful in the role you will require:

• A Degree related to Supply Chain (Procurement), Business, Commerce, Law, or Finance, with equivalent experience with a minimum of 8 - 10 years relevant experience in a procurement role.

• Requires significant knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects, and tactics within the procurement work area.

• Requires broad knowledge and skills in procurement and contracting with an understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organisation.

• Demonstrated experience in working with cross-functional teams (Finance, Program Management, Engineering, etc).

• Demonstrated experience in procurement activities and the management of internal customer and supplier relationships.

• Demonstrated experience in the management of a geographically dispersed team and the ability to influence parties at an operational level to achieve objectives within a compliance framework.

• This position will require availability to travel to other sites when required.

The successful candidate needs to be an Australian citizen and/or must be able to obtain and maintain a Defence security clearance. Eligibility can be found at http://www.defence.gov.au/agsva

This is your chance to join a world class team and make a real difference.

At Raytheon Australia, we recognise and invest in talent, no matter your stage of career or life. That’s one of the reasons why our people say we do great work and it’s great to #workhere.

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