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Procurement & Category Advisor (Temporary)
Location : Palmerston North
Listed : Wednesday, 30 July
Type: Temporary + fulltime
This temporary role will support a transformational shift in the organisation's equipment procurement strategy by applying data driven insights, expanding supplier options, and delivering measurable cost savings. The role is focused preparing and demonstrating improved procurement outcomes - running full procurement RFQs and ROI/RFPs for equipment, immersed in a fabulous team. Initially this will be a 3 month term, with the possibility of extending.
BENEFITS:
- Competitive remuneration
- A driven and collaborative team
- Hybrid working conditions
- A bright and modern office in a central location
- Passionate and capable leadership
THE ROLE:
- Gather, clean, and analyse procurement data
- Identify high volume or high-cost equipment categories with savings potential
- Produce dashboards/reports to support decision making
- Conduct comprehensive market analysis to identify new supplier options
- Review and map current supplier performance
- Develop and document procurement strategies for various equipment categories
- Identify key supplier negotiation options and contract development to ensure supply continuity and cost efficiency, including new supplier agreements
- End to end procurement process on equipment tenders which could include RFQ's and/or ROI/RFP's
- Engage with all facets of the organisation to validate and understand needs
OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE
- Degree or relevant qualification/significant experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, or related/s field is essential
- Strong market analysis and supplier engagement skills
- Experience developing procurement strategies with measurable outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to generate cost savings through strategic procurement
- Comfortable working with data, analytics tools, and reporting (e.g., Excel, Power BI)
- Knowledge of procurement rules and best practices
- CIPS or equivalent certification preferred (not essential).
Don't miss this opportunity. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we are looking to fill this position as soon as possible! Apply now!
This temporary assignment is being managed by PN Personnel, on behalf of our client. For more information, please feel free to contact Charllotte Patterson on 06 280 2403