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About the Role

DP World is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to lead strategic procurement initiatives across DP World Oceania, contributing to the function's growth and maturity. This role involves partnering with business leaders and project teams to identify commercial opportunities, enhance processes, and shape a scalable operating model that improves efficiency and standardization.

Responsibilities

Support the delivery of the Oceania Procurement Strategy and lead initiatives aligned with business growth.
Lead category management, strategic sourcing, and major tenders/RFPs/RFQs across key spend areas.
Lead commercial negotiations, considering cost, quality, service, risk, and total cost of ownership.
Build and manage relationships with contractors, consultants, suppliers, and subcontractors.
Monitor supplier performance against contracts, milestones, and SLAs, resolving issues as needed.
Identify and deliver sustainable procurement savings, contributing to the annual savings target.
Collaborate with Finance to validate and track savings.
Provide senior leadership and coaching to the Procurement team, enhancing capabilities in sourcing, negotiation, and contract management.
Foster a high-performance, collaborative, and commercially focused procurement culture.
Ensure procurement activity adheres to policy, identifying and escalating risks or non-compliance issues.

Requirements

A tertiary qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Commerce, Finance, or similar is a plus; CIPS, MCIPS, or CPSM is highly regarded.
10+ years in procurement, commercial management, or supply chain, with solid experience in strategic sourcing and category management.
Proven track record of turning tenders, negotiations, and supplier relationships into cost savings and commercial value.
Strong grounding in procurement governance, compliance, and risk management.
Experience in logistics, ports, warehousing, infrastructure, property, or another asset-heavy industry is advantageous.
Sharp commercial acumen, strong negotiation skills, and a natural problem-solving mindset.
Clear communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders.
Detail-oriented and well-organized, capable of managing multiple procurement activities simultaneously.
Genuinely customer-focused, with the ability to influence outcomes across different business areas.

Skills

Strategic sourcing
Category management
Tender management
Negotiation
Supplier relationship management
Commercial acumen
Problem-solving
Communication
Relationship-building
Stakeholder management
Procurement governance
Risk management
Customer focus

Location

Oceania

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
10+ years

Education Level

Tertiary qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Commerce, Finance, or similar
CIPS
MCIPS
CPSM

About the Company

DP World is reshaping the future of global trade to improve lives everywhere.
Operating across six continents with a team of over 125,000 employees, DP World combines global infrastructure and local expertise to deliver seamless supply chain solutions.
DP World's operations span Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics, and Technology, leveraging innovation to create better ways to trade and minimize disruptions.
In Asia Pacific, DP World employs over 15,000 people across 22 geographies, operating 17 ports and terminals and offering comprehensive end-to-end supply chain solutions.
Company mission: WE MAKE TRADE FLOW TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.