Woolworths

We are Woolworths Group | Ko Woolworths Tātou 

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand.  Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'.  That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.    

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace.  With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you’ll do | Hei mahi

As a Procurement Specialist, you’ll support the NZ business to drive value and operational excellence through a consulting style service that leverages the wider Procurement team’s category SMEs and a program structure to provide both leading practice insights / thought leadership and delivery excellence to the NZ business. 

This role reports through to the Portfolio Manager Packaging, Consumables & E2E GNFR Supply in AU and has a delivery reporting line to the General Manager Finance Group & Retail Operations NZ.

Specifically, the role will see you:

• Lead processes and practices and support teams to ultimately support Woolworths NZ and their future growth.
• Work within established policies and legal obligations with a certain degree of flexibility and creativity.
• Provide insights into financial and non-financial business impacts.
• Drive improvements in systems and processes for efficiency and financial integrity.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead the delivery of in-market source-to-contract initiatives.
• Support supplier lifecycle activities, including sourcing, negotiation, purchasing, onboarding and offboarding

What you’ll bring | Hei koha

As the owner of all in market (local NZ) activities, you will evolve your understanding of the policy, framework and tools as you identify and lead all of these initiatives, and support better buying across all levels of the NZ business.

To be successful in this position, you will have: 

• Minimum 3 years in management consulting, supply chain, or procurement in a large organization.
• Tertiary qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Commerce, Arts, Business Administration, or Project Management preferred.
• Excellent stakeholder management and business partnering skills, with proven ability to influence.
• Strong consulting, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• High level of commercial acumen, including understanding total cost of ownership.

What you’ll experience | Ngā Huanga

Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:

• A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams
• High-impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities. 
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.  
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group | No Woolworths tātou

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.