About the Company
SA Water is a successful, modern water utility that is wholly owned by the Government of South Australia. We employ more than 1,600 people across a broad range of disciplines who operate more than $14 billion of assets. We deliver essential water and sewerage services to more than 1.8 million South Australians.
We operate in a geographically and climatically diverse service area, with sites and locations from Ceduna through to Port Augusta, the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, across to the Riverland and down to Mount Gambier, and most places in between. Our strength and expertise has been shaped throughout our history by many challenges – the driest state, vast distances, prolonged drought conditions and the quality and scarcity of our source water.
About Our Supply Chain Team
Our Supply Chain team is award winning, recently taking out the Procurement Team of the Year – Large Organisation award at the 2024 Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Awards Australia and New Zealand. These awards are an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the best work and teams in the procurement profession.
This team award recognises high performing procurement teams who have made significant improvements to their performance and culture resulting in increased effectiveness, influence, efficiencies, savings or competitive advantage. To find out more about our Supply Chain team and how we work visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kvFHtOzry4.
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Our Technology Category Supply Chain team is growing to support the delivery of the recently ESCOSA approved expanded program of work in our Technology Program. SA Water has created 3 new Category Specialist positions in their technology category.
About the job
In this role you will work collaboratively with stakeholders and effectively manage supply performance for specific high value/complexity sub-categories of spend and risk. Our Supply Chain team consists of highly experienced and capable professionals who utilise commercial outcomes to match business needs with supply chain expertise.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead delivery of category management for high-value sub-categories within technology, demonstrating deep market knowledge and driving continuous improvement
- Conduct all sourcing and extension processes: prepare all relevant plans and recommendation reports, obtain all approvals and ensure contract finalisation and execution
- Achieve successful commercial outcomes on all contracts within scope in accordance with relevant plans and contractual performance obligations
- Maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, providing expert advice on procurement, supply chain, and contract administration matters
Your success in this role will come from:
- Formal tertiary qualifications in Supply Chain, MCIPS, Procurement, Law, Commercial, or equivalent experience (desirable)
- Demonstrated procurement and contracting experience with strong negotiation and Supplier Management skills (desirable)
- Highly developed interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously, showcasing strong research and analytical skills.
SA Water has a demonstrated culture of strong and successful supplier relationship management, and are skilled at ensuring supply chain continuity while demonstrating a commitment to the highest level of ethical standards in their entire supply chain. This is a unique opportunity to join a well-established culture and team with a history of internal promotion.
Customer outcomes are always achieved best when delivered by a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the community it serves. That's why we encourage applications from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Applications and initial enquiries for these roles are being exclusively handled by Randstad Australia. For a confidential discussion, more information on SA Water and their technology program or copy of the PD, please reach out to Rachel Homer or Liezel Van Der Merwe on 08 8150 7034, 08 8468 8023 or email sawater@randstad.com.au
Applications closing date: Friday 16th August 2024 5pm
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.