Product Sourcing Coordinator

at  COS

An exciting opportunity exists to join one of Australia’s high growth private businesses. COS is a family owned and run Aussie business made up of a community of like-minded people working towards a common goal. Our purpose is to keep Australian workers healthy, safe and productive. Why? So we can deliver on our pledge to donate one million dollars annually to everyday Australians through the Lyone Foundation.

Reporting to the Group Category Manager - Solutions, the Product Sourcing Coordinator is a tactical sourcing role, actively supporting tenders and deals.
As a dynamic and fast-paced role, the Product Sourcing Coordinator requires strong communication, negotiation, and analytical skills. The primary focus is on finding immediate solutions by leveraging both current and potential new suppliers to secure the best products at the most competitive price.
In close collaboration with the Portfolio team, this role ensures the sourcing strategies for tenders and deals are align to the Portfolio Team strategic objectives and by combining market analysis, supplier negotiation, and internal stakeholders, the specialist strives to secure optimal terms and conditions that ultimately contribute to the success of tenders, deals and overall business performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• This role is required to deliver on Project Deadlines based off the Tender & Deals
• Responsible to Project manage each Project assigned to them from start to finish.
• Sourcing of new products
• Investigate and introduce new Suppliers and products to Portfolio Team.
• Supplier negotiation for Tender & Deals. May require consultation with portfolio team.
• Ensure we understand and communicate key areas of the procure to pay for new suppliers or where existing suppliers may waiver existing Commercial Agreements.
• Negotiate bulk deal opportunities with New & Existing Suppliers
• Strong Communication with the Portfolio Team to ensure they are aligned & project outcomes meets their Strategic Objective.
• Collaboration with Portfolio Team when approval required for New Products & Suppliers. Portfolio team owns the approval of product ranging and onboarding of new suppliers.
• Work in collaboration with interdepartmental teams.
• Drive a strategic selection approach of Back-To-School (BTS) products used for quoting BTS Subtype orders, work closely with the Education Sales Team that is assigned to you for the season