Product & Procurement Strategy Manager

Are you a strategic thinker who loves building products, thrives in fast-paced environments, and is hungry to grow categories from scratch?

Join SDS Australia as our Product & Procurement Strategy Manager and lead the charge into new verticals, smarter sourcing, and scalable product innovation.

SDS Australia (www.sdsaustralia.com) – a rapidly growing wellness brand and a leader in premium bespoke sauna solutions, wellness products, and a trusted Australian timber reseller—and now, We’re expanding beyond the wellness space, exploring new high-margin, high-potential verticals in health, design, lifestyle, home tech, and beyond.

We’re looking for a strategic builder with sharp commercial instincts, sourcing expertise, and a love for launching smart, scalable product categories. Whether you’ve worked in wellness, FMCG, design-led manufacturing, or emerging D2C startups—if you can lead intelligent expansion and procurement transformation, we want to hear from you.

We’re seeking a strategic builder with commercial acumen, supplier intelligence, and a data-driven mindset to lead new category launches and procurement transformation.

What You'll Do

Lead new product category expansion – Discover and deliver new verticals that align with SDS growth plans: wellness, luxury timber, health tech, home experience, and more.

Own end-to-end supplier strategy – Source, evaluate, and negotiate with global and local suppliers. Secure favourable terms, exclusive rights, and reliable delivery.

Procurement & supply chain intelligence – Build smarter forecasting, cost optimization, and vendor performance systems.

Data-driven decision-making – Translate sales, market, and supplier data into category-level strategies and product development insights.

Cross-functional collaboration – Work closely with the CEO, marketing, sales, and logistics to bring new products to life—on time, on budget, on brand.

What You'll Bring

5+ years in product strategy, category management, procurement, or supply chain operations.

Demonstrated experience launching new product lines or markets.

Excellent supplier negotiation and global sourcing experience.

Proficiency in data tools (Excel, Power BI, or supply chain software like Zoho/NetSuite/DEAR).

Comfortable operating across fast-growth environments, wearing multiple hats, and solving unstructured problems.

Bonus Points:

Experience in timber, home goods, lifestyle, health tech, or high-end consumer brands.

Exposure to early-stage scaleups or cross-border sourcing.

What Success Looks Like

You’ve identified and launched 1–2 new high-potential product verticals beyond wellness, generating early revenue traction within the first 6–9 months.

You’ve built a smart, scalable supplier network—securing better pricing, shorter lead times, and exploring exclusive deals.

Inventory is lean but reliable. You’ve introduced forecasting tools and helped reduce stockouts, ageing stock, and over-ordering.

Your dashboards and insights drive clear decisions—procurement, product, and pricing strategy are all more data-driven and aligned across teams.

You’re the go-to strategic thinker across the business when it comes to sourcing, margin growth, and new category rollout.

Collaboration is seamless—Sales, Logistics, Marketing, and Factory Teams trust your judgment and depend on your input.

Most importantly, you’ve made a tangible impact on growth, profitability, and the expansion vision of SDS Australia.

Why Join SDS Australia

Grow your career as part of a fast-scaling wellness business with national ambitions

Work with premium European wellness brands and high-end clients

Free onsite parking + 1-minute walk from Milsons Point train station

Enjoy a gourmet lunch daily—because great food fuels great work

Flexibility: work from home one day per week (optional)

IMPORTANT

We’re fast-paced, ever-evolving, and team-focused.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives on being the backbone of the customer experience—not someone looking to coast. We move fast, wear many hats, and need people who are humble, hungry, honest, and positively relentless.

If you’re not obsessed with delivering great result, support, learning even dat and keeping things moving—this isn’t for you.

You are welcome to come to our Milsons Point office in person (Mon–Thu, 12–6pm) and excite us:

What great customer service means to you

How you keep things organised under pressure helping a team succeed behind the scenes

Tell us what you’ve tried and failed at—because we’re not looking for perfection, we’re looking for resilience

If you’re ready to make a difference in the wellness industry and thrive in a role where your dedication to customer satisfaction will shine, start your journey with SDS Australia.

SDS Australia is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.