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Procurement Lead, Operational Readiness (2-year contract)Add expected salary to your profile for insightsAs the worlds leading animal health company, Zoetis is driven by a singular purpose: to nurture our world and humankind by advancing care for animals. After 70 years innovating ways to predict, prevent, detect, and treat animal illness, Zoetis continues to stand by those raising and caring for animals worldwide from livestock farmers to veterinarians and pet owners. The companys leading portfolio and pipeline of medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and technologies make a difference in over 100 countries. A Fortune 500 company, Zoetis generated revenue of $7.8 billion in 2021 with approximately 12,100 employees. For more information, visit www.zoetis.com.Position summaryThe Operational Readiness Procurement Lead will manage indirect procurement strategies at the Melbourne site, ensuring the efficient and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services during the transition of the Parkville site ownership and facility operation to Zoetis.The purpose of the role is to continue to strengthen indirect sourcing expertise and as needed, assist in direct and capital procurement activities to support site operational readiness programs; to lead a unified approach to sourcing needed products and services that deliver best value to the business.The objective of the role includes achieving demonstrable and measurable improvements in indirect sourcing, by reducing costs, improving efficiency, and improving supplier performance.Key responsibilities:Lead the development and execution of procurement strategies for a broad range of site operational services during the ownership transition phase. This includes, but is not limited to, utilities, facilities maintenance, waste management, site services, and canteen operations.Build site-level relationships with leaders to develop sourcing strategies that fuel business objectives, including optimizing cost savings, creating efficiency, and enabling growth.Conduct in-depth site analyses and opportunity assessments.Responsible for researching, negotiating, establishing terms and conditions, and administering engineering and construction contracts, and supplier agreements to assure continuity of quality, supply and service at the best value for Zoetis . Provide early procurement involvement during the specification setting for the defined requirement, to ensure proper commercial viability.Conduct the sourcing of goods and services necessary for ongoing operations within designated categories.Lead cross-functional teams to agree on supplier selections based on appropriate decision criteria.Work collaboratively with other Procurement professionals (i.e. Global Category Leads, Direct Procurement colleagues, etc.) to avoid stakeholder confusion and potential overlap of efforts.Continually evaluate and monitor local market conditions and adjust sourcing strategies accordingly.Coordinate with Enterprise Policy, Process & Compliance Lead to ensure compliance with relevant Zoetis guidelines and policies.Develop and disseminate communications regarding procurement activities.Develop and execute appropriate Supplier Management processes to continuously improve third party performance.Develop supplier governance models and execute ongoing Supplier Management activities.Execute elements of Zoetiss Supplier Management processes to continuously improve third party performance.Support internal customers in the resolution of any supplier related quality or service issues.Monitor regional contracts according to contract management processes.Benchmark industry best practices in the assigned spend areasApprove Purchase Orders as appropriate.Planning, requisition review, supplier evaluation/recommendation, Request-for-Proposal (RFP) preparation, Contract preparation, and subsequent contract administration. Provide the necessary expediting and tracking for the purchased goods and services during the entire procurement cycle.Support the development of construction work and equipment packages during the design development phases, to ensure alignment with Zoetis Project Procurement Plans and overall Zoetis GMS CAPEX Procurement E&C strategies.Support the Construction Managers procurement of Subcontractor work-in-place and equipment purchases, to ensure compliance within Zoetis procurement policies and procedures.Extend support for direct material procurement, as needed, to ensure no disruption to site operations during early stage of site ownershipEducation and experienceBachelors degree in business or equivalent. (MBA or higher education is a plus)Minimum 7 years professional experience in a Procurement capacity.3+ years experience in a large multinational company (pharma experience preferred)Ability to drive transformation and act as a change agent in an international, multi-cultural team and organization.Strong knowledge of procurement systems/processes/trends.Experience in assigned spend area in a procurement or operations role required. Deep and broad Indirect Strategic sourcing expertise. Capital and Direct sourcing expertise is a plus.Significant experience of performing Strategic Sourcing roles from spend analysis to category strategy creation and procurement category management.Ariba Sourcing or similar e-Sourcing applications (required)Spend Analytics (data analysis and visualization tools) (preferred)Solid business/financial & project management skillsDouble vaccinated with Covid 19How to applyPlease ensure that you include a cover letter outlining why you have applied for this position. A paragraph or two is all we need to better understand why you are the best person for this role. Please submit your application via Seek by no later than 20 June 2025. If you have any questions, please contact Reality Check on02 92523022 who we have engaged to provide us a shortlist for these positions.Only applicants with the right to work in Australia will be considered. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, included unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Zoetis will consider any candidate from whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.Unlock job insightsSalary match Number of applicants Skills matchYour application will include the following questions:Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia? How many years'' experience do you have as a Procurement Lead? 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