Category Manager – Academic and HR Services

• 0.4-0.6FTE Part-time, Fixed Term position until Feb 2024

• Salary Level HEW 9  + 17% Superannuation

• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working

About the role
The Category Manager – Corporate Services provides leadership, direction and maximises value being delivered to the University for the categories under their management. The main activities include determining portfolio/college requirements, assessing supply markets, developing strategic category plans, and managing supplier contracts, performance, and risk. The Category Manager will engage with senior stakeholders within the RMIT organisation and supplier community to understand long-term university aspirations that can be enabled by third party relationships. The Category Manager will work to deliver process innovation that targets demand management and drive simple and effective use of processes and systems. The Category Manager works closely with other Procurement team members to operationalise best practices, savings initiatives and drive innovation.

To be successful in this position, you’ll have:

• Experience in managing Corporate Services categories delivering commercial outcomes

• Leadership skills in a cross-functional team environment in matrix environment

• Interpersonal skills to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships

• Proven technical knowledge of the category or a demonstrated ability for technical learning

• Proven ability in category development using analytics

• Track record of developing and delivering on substantial and sustainable commercial benefits

• Strong commercial awareness skills and an ability to apply this to the Education sector, acknowledging difference and similarities

• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead suppliers

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About the Group

Procurement is a small but focussed group reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer. The role of Procurement is to review sourcing and procurement options across the university based on an expenditure on goods and services of ~$380M. Key issues addressed include:

• Identifying cost improvement initiatives across the university spend

• Rationalising the supplier base to encourage better supplier relationships and performance

• Negotiating and establishing major RMIT group contracts based on combined purchasing power

• Enabling the procurement process and policies through both systems and controls

• Using and leveraging group contracts to provide savings

• Managing critical and strategic vendor relationships to improve organisational outcomes and value

To Apply 

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link below.

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Applications Close:
20 Nov 2022 11.59 pm

RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to  being  a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Isla n der community.  

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