Group Manager- Direct Materials

Pact Group is a leading Australasian packaging and sustainability company, specialising in the design, manufacturing and recycling of rigid plastics. Partnering with major FMCG and industrial brands, Pact delivers innovative, circular solutions that reduce environmental impact and support a more sustainable future.

Job Description

We’re looking for a strategic and commercially driven Group Manager – Procurement (Direct Materials) to lead sourcing, supplier management and category strategy across a significant spend portfolio.

In this senior leadership role, you will drive cost, quality, service, risk and sustainability outcomes while ensuring supply continuity and strong governance. You’ll work closely with cross-functional leaders across Operations, Planning, Quality, Finance and Supply Chain to deliver business-critical outcomes.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Develop and execute category strategies for direct materials, aligned to business objectives, manufacturing needs and risk management
• Deliver annual value plans, including cost savings, cash improvements and productivity outcomes, supported by strong financial governance
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFx processes and contract negotiations, to secure competitive and sustainable supply
• Manage supplier performance, drive continuous improvement and foster innovation in materials, processes and sustainability outcomes
• Partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Planning and Technical/Quality to ensure alignment and successful implementation of sourcing strategies
• Lead, coach and develop the two direct reports; set clear objectives, build capability in negotiation, analytics, and stakeholder management.

Your skills and experience:

• Significant experience in direct materials procurement within manufacturing, FMCG or industrial environments.
• Proven success delivering value in complex categories with commodity volatility and supply constraints.
• Strong commercial acumen, including contract negotiation, cost modelling and pricing mechanisms
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders
• Experience in supplier performance management and risk mitigation

Tertiary qualifications in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance or similar

About us

Our vision is to lead the circular economy through packaging, reuse and recycling solutions. It’s a future-driven group commitment, designed to create lasting value.

We’re the largest plastics recycler in Australia and New Zealand and one of the region’s biggest user of recycled materials. We have 6,000+ team members, operate 110 manufacturing facilities across 15 countries, and our customers include some of the world’s largest brands that consumers know and trust.

As a global leader in circular and sustainable packaging solutions, we’ve committed to lead the circular economy through a $500 million investment plan. 

For us, it’s about finding new and better ways of doing things. Ways to grow business, to give back to the environment and to enrich people’s lives every day.

Our promise is to create a better and more prosperous world all round.

That’s our future Pact. Let’s lead the way together.