Strategic Sourcing Manager - Labour Hire & Contractor Services

Discover Opal

Opal is one of Australasia’s leading packaging and paper companies.  We manufacture goods that you see, touch and use every day and our customer base includes some of the biggest names in FMCG, Retail and Fresh Produce.  

Discover the Opportunity

The role of the Strategic Sourcing Manager – Labour Hire & Contractor Services is to develop and execute best in class procurement processes to drive effective sourcing strategies and contract management aligned with the Opal Group strategic priorities and business needs.

You will contribute to the success of Opal by:

• Conduct strategic sourcing projects and negotiations for assigned categories.
• Lead RFI and RFP processes
• Manage supply base and stakeholders of existing agreements.
• Develop best in class preferred supplier shortlists for assigned categories.
• Manage spend compliance and leakage reporting.
• Lead the data collection efforts to understand and document current processes for labour hire and independent contractor engagement across Opal’s business units.
• Analyse and evaluate existing processes, identifying gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and deliverables, ensuring the project stays on track and within scope.

Discover Yourself….

We embrace diversity in all its forms and we look for curious individuals who thrive in an environment of change.

Specifically for this role, we expect you will have;

• Degree or diploma in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain Management
• Extensive experience in procurement and supply chain
• Managed significant category more than $80M
• Strategic sourcing methodology, procurement concepts and processes
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
• Previous experience utilising SAP Ariba desirable

Discover more… by visiting our website at www.opalanz.com

For more information, please contact Ruth Messenger on ruth.messenger@opalanz.com alternatively, jump right in by sending us your CV.

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