Role Purpose
This role is accountable for delivering significant cost savings, enhancing supplier relationships, ensuring compliance, and managing key local and one global spend category/global initiative.
The role will report into Global Head of Procurement with matrix reporting to the Country Manager of Australia.  

Role Accountabilities
 

• Country Procurement Management

• Lead the coordination and leveraging of addressable spends across Australia to drive value and efficiency.
• Deliver annual savings of 3-5% on addressable spend through strategic sourcing, negotiation, and process optimization.
• Drive improvements in Purchase Order (PO) compliance and other key procurement metrics.
• Conduct comprehensive reviews of existing contracts and legacy suppliers to identify opportunities for consolidation, renewal, or re-sourcing.
• Redefine and segment the supplier base across key categories, including MRO, Energy & Utilities, Land Transportation, and Capex.
• Establish and manage a robust Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program with key strategic suppliers in the region.

• Digital Transformation & Process Excellence

• Champion the modernization of the procurement function by leading the implementation and adoption of digital tools such as Spend Cube, ProCon (our RFx tool), and Olam Agri’s Generative AI platforms.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement from an end-to-end perspective using digital, AI, and advanced analytics.
• Work with the business to understand spend, risk profile, requirements, and existing processes to facilitate transformation.

• Global Category/NCP initiative Management

• Assume responsibility for one global procurement category, developing and executing a company-wide strategy for that category.
• Determine and implement global sourcing strategies, RFx processes, and contract management standards for the assigned category.
• Ensure that spend optimization, savings, and compliance metrics are achieved for the assigned global category.

 
Key Skills & Experience

• A minimum of 15 years of strategic procurement experience.
• At least 10 years of demonstrated procurement experience within the Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) market.
• Proven track record of developing and maintaining effective business relationships and acting as a credible and influential business partner.
• Strong experience in key procurement categories such as MRO, Energy & Utilities, Land Transportation, and Capex.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver significant cost savings and performance improvements.
• Experience in leading procurement modernization and implementing digital tools (e.g., e-sourcing platforms, spend analytics, P2P systems).
• Additional desirable skills include project management, technology implementation, and effective communication with global leadership.