Procurement Manager

This market-leading construction company has been in the game for over three decades.

It has been setting the pace, standard, and culture of what top residential and commercial builders can become if you treat your people well and your customers even better.

THE POSITION

Org Chart

This position will report directly to the company's Director and will be one of the most important and coveted new roles in the company.

Management

Not only do the Purchasing Officers, Project Coordinators, Contract Administrators, and Estimators report to you, but the Construction Manager, who works alongside them, and all senior management will be part of your executive management team.

Managing

Managing younger staff and making sure they are accountable is a crucial part of the position, as you’d be a mentor to them. Whether it is coaching, personal development, setting KPIs, or simply being the example and standard of a top operator, they’d expect you to be naturally inclined to lead from the front.

Main Function

This position requires leading commercial procurement for the entire business and ensuring that all materials, services, and supplies are sourced, negotiated, contract-managed, and supplied professionally and efficiently.

You work within the upper echelons of senior management, as well as with strategic sales and operations in middle management.

Primary Driver

Over the first few months, your primary driver would be understanding the business's commercial procurement requirements.

Especially the sourcing and supply strategies they currently use.

Hopefully, thanks to you, some evolution and updated insights will emerge, making it more efficient, cost-effective, and profitable as you mature in the role.

Secondary Driver

Your secondary objective would be to lead supplier and labor negotiation meetings throughout the company on all significant project portfolios within the residential division.

Main Function

Building long-term, strategic, and cooperative trade and supplier relationships, whether existing, current, or new, will be a significant part of the role's ongoing responsibilities.

Then, once built, we can establish sustainable KPIs for them throughout the project's achievable and manageable duration.

Sub Function

You’d be responsible for monitoring the old, current, and new products coming through and providing recommendations and advice on these products and suppliers, determining whether they are suitable, unsuitable, or neutral for the future of the business.

Reports

Finally, regarding the day-to-day aspects of the job, you’d be expected to prepare monthly reports for the Executive Leadership Team on the business's operational and financial performance, any issues that arise, and a forecast of proposed future plans and strategies that you believe would be commercially sound.

THE PERSON

Experience

Someone with 5+ years of experience in contract management or senior contract administration at a residential construction company would be ideal. Still, high-level procurement specialists with a similar background would also be top contenders for this position.

Mindset

Someone with great attention to detail and a solid ability to multitask would be highly regarded, as the company culture is fast-paced, making this position high-output.

Knowledge

You’d naturally be at the top of your game within the residential industry, understanding procurement and purchasing principles, methods, and strategies.

Whether it's contracts for administrative buying, quality, codes, assurance, or the law, you have it covered.

Understanding

I would also like to point out that understanding the grades, qualities, and varieties of construction materials, supplies, and equipment is also essential in this role.

Pressure

Another critical attribute needed for this role is the ability to handle and manage day-to-day pressure, deadlines, and changing priorities.

The MD will occasionally want to alter things from the top, so you’d be fine pivoting and working as he sees fit to solve the challenge he presents.

THE PERKS

New position

As this is a newly created position, not a replacement or gap in the organisational chart, a tremendous amount of thought has been put into this opportunity. This means you're not getting someone else's desk, backlog of work, old problems, or any teammate's issues.

Salary

All the above attributes are needed and wanted in this candidate's repertoire. You can safely assume this is an above-market salary opportunity for the right candidate, as the owner wants to invest in this person throughout the business, making them a critical member of the executive team over time.

Executive Team

Suppose I haven’t said it enough already. In that case, you’ll be ushered straight into the inner sanctum of the executive management team.

Whether that’s meetings, insights, strategy, brainstorming sessions, or simply being a top member of one of Australia's most successful residential companies, you’ll be in it!

THE PROFESSIONAL

The CTA Consultant

I’ve been consulting in the built environment for around 15 years, with a focus solely on Australia's construction, engineering, and property industries.

The CTA Company

I’ve been running at The CTA Group for eleven years this June, so you can trust that our values, systems, and processes will far exceed your expectations.

The CTA Reviews

Don’t take my word for it; please check all the CTA reviews below this advert or paste this link. You’ll see that I’ve won South Australia’s Construction and Engineering Recruiter of the Year award for three consecutive years by delivering on my promises to my clients.

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The CTA Way

Last but not least, if this Procurement Manager position interests you but you haven’t updated your CV in a while, as a passive candidate, please don't hesitate to give me a call.

Let’s have a confidential chat about the position and go from there.

Otherwise, if you are ready to be considered for the opportunity and would like me to contact you, please apply at your earliest convenience, and I’ll give you a call.

Thank you for your time.

Have a great day!

David – CTA

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