Sourcing & Category Manager

at  Toll Group

About Toll Group
At Toll, we do more than just logistics - we move the businesses that move the world. Our 16,000 team members can help solve any logistics, transport, or supply chain challenge – big or small. We have been supporting our customers for more than 130 years. Today, we support more than 20,000 customers worldwide with 500 sites in 27 markets, and a forwarding network spanning 150 countries. We are proudly part of Japan Post —
www.tollgroup.com
Toll Group is seeking a talented Sourcing and Category Manager to join our team in Melbourne!
If you are an enthusiastic and collaborative procurement professional who thrives in dynamic environments and values nurturing strong and effective working relationships, join us in this pivotal role for our Procurement team!
Your ability to work seamlessly within a team and foster connections will be essential to your success whilst you develop and execute sourcing strategies for your assigned categories. Based in St Kilda Road Melbourne and reporting into the General Manager, we offer a Hybrid working model, a market competitive salary and the opportunity to explore and take part in a range of learning and development activities and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities for this role will include:

• Achieve Category Performance: Drive category performance to meet and exceed strategic targets.
• Supplier Management: Lead market reviews, supplier selection processes, and negotiations to secure optimal supplier contracts.
• Sourcing Exercises: Develop, run, and manage transparent sourcing exercises; negotiate and execute agreements with suppliers, ensuring effective contract implementation.
• Project Delivery: Ensure all sourcing activities and projects are delivered on time, achieving agreed savings and value targets.
• Supplier Engagement: Coordinate supplier engagement across projects, promoting ongoing improvement in purchasing spend.
• Relationship Building: Foster relationships to enhance communication, information exchange, and understanding within the business and with project suppliers.
• Budget Formulation: Formulate annual and future procurement budgets to align with organizational goals.
• Commercial Arrangements: Plan, implement, and roll out supplier commercial arrangements across your categories, ensuring compliance and driving innovation.

In order to succeed in this role, it is expected that you will have:

• 10+ Years’ experience in a strategic sourcing and commercial management role including sound knowledge of legal terms and contractual requirements
• Knowledge and experience of supplier issues, leverage points/techniques and knowledge of the Sales process
• Understanding of and experience in complex negotiations aimed at ensuring value is maximised for both Toll and Suppliers with risks managed by those best placed to manage it
• Understanding of and experience in managing / negotiations for the categories in scope.

Technical/Professional Skills required:

• Ability to document and present options and recommendations to support supplier selection decisions
• Commercial management and negotiation skills coupled with the ability to influence and negotiate with the suppliers on all commercial aspects of contracts and deals.
• Strong analytical skills and preparation of meaningful reports based on data
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Strong business acumen

Qualifications – Education and/or professional

• Undergraduate tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline preferred (e.g. B. Bus)
• Professional membership of relevant associations (e.g. CIPS

What moves you?
At Toll, you can help play a vital role in delivering what matters. From food, fuel, medicine and rescue services, we keep businesses and communities thriving. Every day brings change. We see that as an opportunity. To be curious. To ask the right questions. And build meaningful connections. Because finding new ways to solve problems is what we do. With a bold vision to expand our global reach, our 16,000+ people bring a passion for progress. We collaborate in friendly, caring teams, supported by approachable leaders who give us the autonomy to quickly make decisions with impact. Learn and grow with industry-leading training, alongside talented experts. Feel empowered to take on diverse challenges and new responsibilities to move you, our customers, and our world further.
Are you excited about this role but are concerned you don’t meet all the requirements? If you have similar skills and are willing to learn then we encourage you to apply anyway. We know that some people hesitate to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Toll, we value a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re interested in this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly then please talk to us – you may be just the right candidate for this or other roles we have coming up.
At Toll everyone is welcome including those of all ages, ethnicities, genders and abilities.
To find out more about us visit www.careers.tollgroup.com
You must be entitled to work in Australia and be prepared to undertake pre-employment checks including a criminal history check and medical.

Key Responsibilities for this role will include:

• Achieve Category Performance: Drive category performance to meet and exceed strategic targets.
• Supplier Management: Lead market reviews, supplier selection processes, and negotiations to secure optimal supplier contracts.
• Sourcing Exercises: Develop, run, and manage transparent sourcing exercises; negotiate and execute agreements with suppliers, ensuring effective contract implementation.
• Project Delivery: Ensure all sourcing activities and projects are delivered on time, achieving agreed savings and value targets.
• Supplier Engagement: Coordinate supplier engagement across projects, promoting ongoing improvement in purchasing spend.
• Relationship Building: Foster relationships to enhance communication, information exchange, and understanding within the business and with project suppliers.
• Budget Formulation: Formulate annual and future procurement budgets to align with organizational goals.
• Commercial Arrangements: Plan, implement, and roll out supplier commercial arrangements across your categories, ensuring compliance and driving innovation

In order to succeed in this role, it is expected that you will have:

• 10+ Years’ experience in a strategic sourcing and commercial management role including sound knowledge of legal terms and contractual requirements
• Knowledge and experience of supplier issues, leverage points/techniques and knowledge of the Sales process
• Understanding of and experience in complex negotiations aimed at ensuring value is maximised for both Toll and Suppliers with risks managed by those best placed to manage it
• Understanding of and experience in managing / negotiations for the categories in scope