Job Description

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Procurement Commercial Manager

What’s the role?

The purpose of your role will be to provide end to end best procurement advice and expertise to our business partners and stakeholders across the Group, with the objective to optimise value from our supplier relationships and to deliver ‘fit for purpose’ solutions to support a simpler, stronger bank.

Working within Group Procurement & Customer and Corporate Services, the Procurement Commercial Manager is responsible for managing suppliers to ensure the successful commercial and contractual delivery of products and services to the business and internal stakeholders. In your role, you will support the Head of Procurement and the Professional Services & Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) team to deliver on Group Procurement objectives.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Negotiate and manage contracts in accordance with Westpac’s principles and processes.
• Execute a sourcing strategy, standards, methods, and processes to ensure compliance with legislation and regulation.
• Actively support and engage with internal stakeholders and external experts to ensure continuous improvements of commercial outcomes identified through review and benchmarking processes.
• Central point of contact for stakeholders in relation to commercial activity within assigned category.

What’s in it for me?

You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You’ll also keep learning to grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

What do I need?

• A background in professional services and BPO procurement including negotiating and managing contracts, with strong exposure across senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability in developing and implementing sourcing strategy and building strong supplier relationships
• Experience in running RFx’s and negotiations with suppliers
• A high level of stakeholder engagement skills
• A can-do attitude and willingness to further develop your procurement skills
• A tertiary qualification in IT, business management, finance or legal studies is desired but not essential

Why join us?

We’re obsessed with becoming our customers' #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
• Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives.

Create your future today

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We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

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