Procurement Specialist

National Australia Group (incorporating NAB) is an international financial services organization that provides a comprehensive and integrated range of financial products and services. The group is structured around regional banking and wealth management operations and an international capital markets and institutional banking business.

The Role

Reporting to the Senior Category Leader in Commercial Services Australia, a division within Group Business Services at NAB, you will implement and maintain quality category management tools and processes to facilitate category management and deliver cost savings and value-add benefits in coordination with Group initiatives.

The role is involved heavily in special projects relating to the strategy, process and performance of the Procurement Group and focused heavily on the Finance & Professional Services Category which includes, but is not limited to Consultancy, Audit, Insurances and Debt Management (Credit Collection).

Position Duties

• Support the development of Category Management planning and budgeting.
• Manage designated category performance against the pre-determined plan and budget.
• Develop, manage and oversee RFx’s, along with detailed analysis.
• Share detailed product and/or category knowledge and communicate this knowledge to appropriate business units and stakeholders.
• Engage with business units to understand their needs and ensure their requirements are reflected within tender and engagement processes.
• Manage tender evaluations and close out market engagements.
• Implement appropriate commercial mechanisms and processes.
• Benchmarking, including the implementation of a category/supplier development program.
• Supplier Performance management & development.
• Develop and implement supply management and supplier/process improvement projects.
• Define category/supplier performance targets (financial & non-financial) and their appropriate assessment metrics.
• Manage the ongoing compliance, quality, process improvement, communications and change management processes.
• Engage effectively with stakeholders.
• Lead e-procurement initiatives and supplier adoption.

Skills & Experience Required

• Experienced procurement professional with appropriate tertiary qualifications and 2 – 5 years experience in strategic procurement and/or category management.
• Experience of managing senior level stakeholders and management of a small team.
• Preferably experience in the Financial Services sector (in a procurement role).
• Excellent communication skills including public presentations and running workshops.
• Team player, respectful of others and able to contribute in an open plan, open door working environment.
• An initiative taker that can drive opportunities with stakeholders and suppliers.

Base Salary Competitive market package

Other Benefits Unique working culture, exceptional training and development package along with a host of community initiatives. Flexible and diverse employer with fantastic workplace environment.