Procurement Excellence Manager

About the role

We are partnering with a leading Australian engineering and technology company to find a Procurement Excellence Manager. The role focuses on building procurement governance, operational maturity and scalable frameworks to support growth and complex project delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Lead procurement governance, supplier management frameworks and KPI development.
• Identify inefficiencies, reduce manual processes and implement solutions to improve performance and compliance.
• Drive procurement reporting, systems improvement and continuous improvement programmes.
• Support broader procurement transformation initiatives across multiple operational and project environments.
• Collaborate with engineering, finance, operations and executive stakeholders to align procurement processes with commercial and delivery objectives.

Required profile

• Proven experience in procurement operations, excellence or transformation within technically complex industries such as advanced manufacturing, engineering, aerospace or technology.
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical capability, able to work strategically and hands‑on.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, influencing engineering, operations and executive teams.
• Track record of improving procurement governance, supplier performance, reporting structures and operational processes.

Required skills