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About the Role
This role is a critical leadership position responsible for shaping and executing the strategy for the protein category. You will lead complex supplier negotiations, set strategic direction, and drive cost efficiency and supply chain resilience. You will also serve as the primary escalation point for operational issues, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and partner cross-functionally to implement innovative and sustainable sourcing strategies.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive the category strategy, setting multi-year sourcing roadmaps aligned to business objectives.
- Lead market analysis and category reviews to proactively identify risks, opportunities, and competitive advantage.
- Act as the senior point of escalation for category issues, making decisions with confidence and autonomy.
- Lead high-value, complex supplier negotiations with a focus on long-term value creation.
- Build, develop, and manage a high-performing supplier network across New Zealand.
- Establish and maintain robust supplier relationships at a senior level, driving strategic partnerships and collaborative innovation.
- Lead cost reporting, tendering, invoice validation, and compliance activities across the category.
- Lead and influence a diverse range of senior stakeholders across the business.
Requirements
- 5+ years of strategic procurement, supply chain, or category management experience — ideally within FMCG, food, or consumer goods.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex supplier negotiations and managing high-value supplier relationships.
- Proven track record of developing and executing category strategies that deliver measurable commercial outcomes.
- Strong analytical capability, including advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large data sets.
- Exceptional communication skills — written and verbal — with demonstrated ability to present to and influence senior leadership.
- Knowledge of and genuine interest in food — produce industry experience highly desirable.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, or equivalent.
- An entrepreneurial mindset: proactive, solutions-oriented, and comfortable navigating ambiguity at pace.
- A strategic thinker who can operate at both a high level and dive deep into operational detail when needed.
- Must have the right to work full-time in Australia and or New Zealand.
Skills
- Strategic procurement
- Supply chain management
- Category management
- Supplier negotiations
- Supplier relationship management
- Market analysis
- Cost reporting
- Tendering
- Invoice validation
- Compliance
- Stakeholder management
- Advanced Excel skills
- Data analysis
- Communication skills (written and verbal)
- Presentation skills
- Produce industry experience
Location
- Penrose, Auckland (New Zealand)
- Chippendale, Sydney (Australia)
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Egoless environment
- Constant learning with room for personal growth
- Free access to Headspace
- Internal learning & development
- A diverse and vibrant international environment, with offices in 18 countries
- 70% off HelloFresh
About the Company
- A leading global food technology company.