Procurement Manager Maintenance and Industrial

Help shape the future of procurement at Urban Utilities.

At Urban Utilities, our purpose is simple yet powerful – Enrich Quality of Life. With a $7 billion asset base and services spanning 1.5 million residents and more than 31,000 commercial customers across South East Queensland, we are committed to enhancing the liveability of our communities every day.

We're looking for an experienced Procurement Manager - Maintenance & Industrial, with deep Category Management expertise, to lead one of our business critical portfolios. This is an opportunity to influence strategy, support our transformation journey and lead a team of highly capable category management professionals to play an important role in delivering services to our communities.

About the role

Reporting to the General Manager Procurement and Supply Chain, you'll lead the Maintenance & Industrial portfolio and provide strategic procurement leadership across a broad range of operational and maintenance categories.

You'll work closely with senior leaders across the business to embed lifecycle category management practices to deliver value for money outcomes, mitigate supply risk and support business priorities. You'll be responsible for:

• Developing and implementing category strategies and plans.
• Embedding lifecycle category management across the portfolio,
• Leading and developing a team of experienced category managers
• Driving supplier performance and commercial outcomes.
• Building and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships across the business.
• Supporting procurement and supply chain transformation initiatives.
• Managing and delivering sourcing activities across complex strategic and operational categories.
• Identifying opportunities for innovation, efficiency, value creation and risk mitigation.

About you

You are a commercially minded procurement leader, with deep Category Management expertise at both an individual and leadership level, who can confidently balance strategy, people leadership, delivery and business partnering. You'll bring:

• Significant procurement and category management experience throughout the supply lifecycle.
• Demonstrated success leading category management teams.
• Experience managing and delivering complex sourcing activity, contract negotiation and supplier relationships.
• Strong commercial acumen and business partnering skills.
• The ability to influence and partner with senior leaders.
• Experience within maintenance, industrial, technical or comparable operational procurement categories.

At Urban Utilities, we believe our workforce should reflect the community we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, including First Nations peoples, people with disability, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, emergency responders and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

You might not meet every single requirement listed. If you are excited about the role and believe you can make a strong contribution, we encourage you to apply. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you.

Why Urban Utilities

Urban Utilities delivers essential water and wastewater services to more than 1.5 million people across South East Queensland. Every day, our teams work to support thriving communities and a sustainable future.

• Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases
• Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave, 15 days personal leave including two proactive wellbeing days, and an additional day of leave each year to connect with friends and family
• Flexibility at UU depends on the type of work you do but could include options such as, 9-day fortnights and flexible days. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you!
• Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK180

There’s no us without you. Come shape the future with us.

How to Apply

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Applicants may be required to undergo a Pre-employment medical, which may include Drug and Alcohol testing, as well as other background checks as part of the recruitment process for this role.

For further information please contact our Talent team at [email protected]