Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist

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About the Role

We are looking for a Procurement Specialist to join our Procurement Sourcing team. This role will work closely with various stakeholders to ensure the procurement framework is efficient from a speed, cost, and risk perspective.

You will have procurement accountability for several allocated spend categories across Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand, and you will work collaboratively with the Local Management team to identify opportunities and implement sourcing activities to achieve savings targets. 

This is a permanent full-time position based in either Melbourne or Sydney.

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities and associated duties of the position include the following:

• Lead procurement strategies and sourcing activities across Oceania, ensuring alignment with business needs through collaboration with cross-functional teams (finance, legal, IT, operations)
• Conduct business needs assessments and commercial risk reviews to inform procurement planning
• Develop and lead sourcing initiatives that deliver value and meet operational requirements
• Collaborate with global teams (including HQ in Japan) 
• Plan and lead contract negotiations
• Support capability building across the organisation through high-level advice in procurement practices
• Ensure adherence to all relevant regulatory and compliance requirements
• Manage supplier relationships, including performance reviews and negotiating SLAs
• Manage procurement budgets and ensure expenditure remains within approved limits

About You

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills, experience and qualifications:

• A minimum of 1 year experience in Procurement, ideally across both direct and indirect categories
• Demonstrated contract negotiation and management capability
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills
• Analytical and curious mindset to challenge existing way of working
• Ability to work and deliver autonomously

Why Fujitsu?

We are an organization with a strong set of values and a history of respecting fairness and equality, whilst promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. We constantly push ourselves to do better and strive to bring together a diverse mix of perspectives and talents in an inclusive environment, where we encourage our people to bring their full selves to work. We call this Be Completely You.

• We put people first. We believe in the power of diversity to drive innovation and our AWEI (Australian Workplace Equality Index) Gold Employer status, and Rainbow Tick certification for LGBTI+ inclusion show that we value an inclusive culture.
• We offer tailored career paths across our global organization to support your professional and personal growth.
• Our customers trust us. We have an excellent reputation across the region and globally.
• Best in-class reward and recognition programs flexible work, volunteering leave, and more.
• We live our values of aspiration, trust, and empathy, all day, every day.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

As an inclusive employer, Fujitsu aims to recruit a diverse range of talents to help us achieve our purpose. In line with our diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy, we highly welcome applications from women and gender-diverse people; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; Māori and Pacific people; LGBTI+ people; people with a disability; culturally and linguistically diverse people; veterans, Australian Defence Force (ADF) and emergency responders. Transgender and gender-diverse applicants can request a copy of our Frequently Asked Questions to assist with the recruitment journey.

If you don't tick every box in this job description, please don't rule yourself out. Research suggests that underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who value inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes so if this resonates with you, then please apply. For more information, please email careersapac@fujitsu.com.

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