National Procurement Manager

at  KuehneNagel

Kuehne+Nagel is looking for a dedicated Procurement Manager to join our growing national team. This position is based in our National Head Office in Melbourne.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

Welook for potential, not only performance. To be successful, you will be openabout your strengths and development needs and be prepared to challengeyourself. We value active listening, diverse thinking and newperspectives. Additionally, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or a related field is required.
• A Master’s degree or MBA is preferred.
• Over 15 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, and category management, ideally in a managerial or strategic role.
• Strong understanding of compliance requirements.
• Experience in managing vendors, developing master frame agreements, and assessing vendor competencies.
• Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with corporate and regional teams.
• Expertise in creating procurement guidelines, work instructions, standardised reporting tools, and category management templates.
• Strong understanding of real estate markets, pricing, and contracting, especially related to warehousing and leasing.

GOOD REASONS TO JOIN

We will help you to achieve your goals with continuous professional development and regular career progression discussions. Emphasis is placed on our annual Individual Development Plans, which are supported by both internal and external training opportunities.We seek to make a difference today for the people of tomorrow. Our Net Zero Carbon initiatives aim to achieve carbon neutrality for our sea freight shipments by 2030.If you are looking for a career, not just a job then you are looking in the right place.
About Kuehne+Nagel
With over 80.000 employees at some 1,300 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne+Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics companies.
As an employer, Kuehne+Nagel stands for equal opportunity and we are committed to diversity in our teams. We believe that you can make a valuable contribution to Kuehne+Nagel and look forward to receiving your application.

YOUR ROLE

You will be part of our national team, adding your leadership expertise + skills to develop, implement + drive procurement strategies on a national level.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Yourprimary objective will be to proactively manage procurement activities mainlyfor fixed assets while driving sustainability with suppliers. You will do thisby working with a variety of internal + external stakeholders while focusing onthe following key objectives:

• To develop + upskill procurement organisation to form a competence centre at country level.
• To come up with procurement (sourcing + purchasing) related guidelines + work instructions in alignment with corporate or regional teams, ensuring delivery against business objectives.
• To create standardised reporting tools, templates + dashboards to enhance transparency.
• To monitor + ensure compliance across all procurement activities.
• To develop category management tools + templates in alignment with corporate standards.
• To manage vendors including development of master frame agreements + vendor databases, review + approve vendors, understanding their core competencies + competitive positioning.
• To roll out implementation plan for all current + future tools related to the procurement activities in alignment with internal standards.
• To drive activities that enhance savings, reduce cost ratios by developing + implementing structured processes through leveraging, bulk sourcing + optimisation.
• To handle the leasing of real estate for warehousing, which includes understanding real estate markets, pricing, and contracting.