This role offers you the chance to make a significant impact by shaping procurement strategies, driving value for money, and fostering collaborative relationships with both internal teams and external suppliers. You will be empowered to influence key business outcomes through your expertise in sourcing, contract management, and category optimisation. The organisation is committed to supporting your professional growth, offering flexible working opportunities and a culture that values safety, achievement, integrity, and service. If you are passionate about continuous improvement and thrive in an environment where your contributions directly support essential services for communities, this is the perfect next step in your career.

• Play a pivotal role in developing and implementing procurement strategies that deliver tangible benefits across critical MRO categories while ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
• Enjoy flexible working opportunities within a supportive team environment that prioritises safety, achievement, integrity, and service as core values.
• Benefit from ongoing training opportunities and exposure to high-impact projects that foster both personal and professional development.

What you'll do:

As a Category Specialist Maintenance Repair and Operations, you will play an integral part in shaping how the organisation sources goods and services vital to its operations. Your day-to-day responsibilities will see you collaborating with diverse stakeholders to develop innovative procurement strategies that maximise value while upholding rigorous standards of governance. You will oversee all aspects of contract management for your assigned categories-ensuring supplier performance meets agreed benchmarks-and proactively seek out opportunities for continuous improvement. By leveraging your analytical skills in market research and risk assessment, you will help identify new sourcing opportunities that support long-term business objectives. Your ability to build trusted relationships across teams will be crucial as you work together towards shared goals. Success in this role means not only delivering cost efficiencies but also contributing positively to the organisation's reputation for service excellence within the community.

• Contribute to the design and execution of procurement strategies that align with organisational objectives and deliver measurable value for money across assigned MRO categories.
• Manage end-to-end procurement processes, ensuring compliance with best practice frameworks while meeting stakeholder needs and expectations.
• Support the development and delivery of robust Master Service Agreements (MSA), panel arrangements, and contract strategies to optimise supplier performance.

What you bring:

To excel as a Category Specialist Maintenance Repair and Operations, you will bring a blend of technical expertise in procurement practices alongside finely honed interpersonal skills. Your background may include formal qualifications or substantial hands-on experience within procurement or allied disciplines such as law or finance. You are comfortable navigating regulatory requirements around consumer protection while applying best practice approaches to sourcing activities. Your ability to communicate clearly ensures productive collaborations with colleagues across departments as well as external partners. Experience managing contracts from inception through renewal cycles is essential; you understand how performance metrics translate into actionable improvements. Analytical thinking enables you to assess market trends quickly so that recommendations are grounded in data-driven insights. Above all else, your approach reflects a genuine commitment to ethical conduct-balancing commercial acumen with sensitivity towards broader organisational values.

• Hold qualifications in a relevant discipline such as Law or Supply Chain Management or possess 3-5 years' experience in procurement, legal, finance, project management or related fields.
• Demonstrate awareness of consumer protection laws as well as competition law principles relevant to procurement activities.
• Showcase knowledge of procurement governance frameworks or best practice policies within complex organisational settings.
• Exhibit negotiation skills with the ability to influence outcomes during supplier engagements (desirable).
• Display adeptness at strategy formulation coupled with strong planning capabilities when managing multiple priorities

What sets this company apart:

This organisation stands out for its unwavering commitment to delivering essential infrastructure services that benefit millions of people every day. Employees are welcomed into an inclusive environment where teamwork is celebrated and individual contributions are recognised. The company places great emphasis on safety-not just as a policy but as a core value guiding every decision made at every level. Professional development is actively encouraged through access to training programmes designed to expand your skill set over time. Flexible working arrangements support work-life balance while generous pension contributions reflect a long-term investment in employee wellbeing.

What's next:

If you are ready to take on a rewarding challenge where your expertise can truly make a difference within an influential organisation dedicated to service excellence-this is your moment!

Apply today by clicking on the link provided-your next career milestone awaits!

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.

To apply please click apply or call Conor Byrne on 02 8289 3174 for a confidential discussion.