Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager - Foodbuy 

As Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager, you’ll lead end-to-end sourcing strategies across Compass Group's complex food and non food categories, developing category plans, commodity forecasts and should-cost models. You’ll drive major negotiations, strengthen supplier performance and turn market intelligence into clear commercial outcomes for the business.

Job Role

• Advise and influence decisions to affect outcomes at senior levels
• Ownership of end-to-end sourcing strategies and planning activities across all categories and portfolios
• Build and foster close active relationships with our vendor network
• Develop and maintain practical frameworks to strengthen Foodbuy’s procurement capabilities
• For the moment this role will be a single contributor SME, but work closely with a team of peers and stakeholders
• Developing roadmap for shifting transactional frameworks into sourcing frameworks  
• Support the GM with continuous improvement processes, tools and governance leading to an agile, adaptive and transformative business.

Experience

• Senior level experience across 10+ years’ procurement or category management
• Ideally within food production, supply chain & distribution, FMCG or agribusiness.
• Exposure to Procurement based data insights and analytics
• Strong commercial negotiation experience, contract management, commodity analysis and advanced financial modelling skills are essential
• Confidence to influence senior stakeholders and Top 20 strategic suppliers.
• Project management experience leading LEAN models, transformation and automation/systems integration

Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement 2 days from home and 3 from modern offices
• Industry-leading reward and recognition programs
• Corporate discounts and tailored employee benefits
• Access to an Annualised incentive bonus based on performance
• A collaborative, high-performing culture where your contribution is valued
• Career development opportunities with a market leader and global brand

This is an excellent opportunity to shape procurement strategy within a large, complex organisation, influence high-value commercial decisions and build capability across the supply chain function of Compass Group Australia.

Ready to make an impact?

Apply now and help shape the commercial success of one of Australia's leading service businesses. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to something bigger, we want to hear from you! For further information about this role or a confidential chat, please reach out to us at fujioshibata@compass-group.com.au