About the Organisation

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better.  If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people, and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.  Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply. 

About the role

You will deliver end to end procurement projects for our business nationally, ensuring LWB is achieving the best possible value for money. This will be achieved through detailed category analysis, market engagement and ongoing supplier relationship Management.  This is a permanent full time role location flexible.

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead end to end procurement initiatives in assigned categories
• Analyse and evaluate all elements of benefits and cost for assigned categories (total cost of ownership) to identify and obtain improvements
• Lead, monitor and manage contract arrangements with existing Suppliers as well as establish new supplier relationships
• Measure and monitor supplier performance, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Develop, track and report on appropriate category performance metrics
• Develop and maintain supply market knowledge
• Manage contract terminations, expirations, extensions and renewals
• Prepare briefings and reports on categories under management

Skills & Experience

• Significant experience in category management, including end to end procurement within a large organisation with a demonstrated history of achieving savings across multiple categories
• Demonstrated experience in the administration and oversight of nominated categories
• Proven knowledge of contemporary procurement practices
• Strong commercial acumen with advanced and proven analytical and reporting skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentation ability
• Proven experience partnering with stakeholders to deliver the best outcomes

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

Benefits

• Opportunity to play a key role in the transformation of our organisation
• Permanent full time role, location flexible
• Great salary packaging benefits with monthly rostered days off  

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts.

For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact [email protected] using the subject line: Procurement Specialist - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs.

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate.  You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA