Mirvac is a brand that creates and curates better experiences. We are more than developers or builders – we are visionaries, and our ability to see the world differently drives us to be bold, embrace innovation and diversity, and lead with optimism.

As creators of positive change, we see each new project as an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy, delivering enduring value for all Australians. We focus on sustainability, innovation, and shared value, to return benefits to our customers, partners, investors, and communities.

Join us as we work towards building the imagine nation.

Our opportunity

We have an opportunity for a Senior Associate, Category Management - Asset Management to join our team in Sydney or Melbourne covering a 10 maximum term contract. You will be responsible for:

• Contribution and on-going support of the implementation of procurement strategic sourcing plans (category lifecycles) focusing on Retail, Office, Build to Rent (Asset Management), Investments and Funds Management as required plus any other Mirvac divisions/ functional areas where requested;
• Reporting & analysis of addressable category spend identifying options and opportunities to deliver sustainable value;
• Contributing to our Responsible Sourcing objectives, focusing on Procurement’s key role around Scope 3, social procurement and our modern slavery agenda;
• Preparing and implementing sourcing plans to efficiently procure low risk/ lower value commodity goods and services and proactively managing tail spend.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Contribute to the delivery of sourcing strategies and implementation plans including but not limited to; spend/vendor reporting & analysis, strategy reporting to functional/divisional stakeholders, establishing procurement pipelines and benefits targets/ tracking, driving supplier performance and achievement of appropriate KPIs/metrics.
• Execute sourcing activities to deliver the ongoing procurement of low risk/ lower value commodity goods and services including rationalisation of tail spend whilst ensuring business continuity and a diverse supplier base.
• For Asset Management, Investments and Funds Management, with the leadership of Senior Category, partner with business stakeholders to build a prioritised pipeline to optimise value delivered, applying a suitably broad definition of value.
• For relevant categories, identify strategic vendors and other key external partners for this area of responsibility to build value accretive partnerships and drive innovative solutions.
• Support the Senior Category Manager in the delivery of category management plans and procurement activities as part of an enterprise business partnering approach, focusing on group spend categories and corporate/ functional areas.
• Assume accountability for end to end delivery of appropriate procurement projects.
• Actively contribute to Mirvac’s “This Changes Everything” ESG strategy and comply with Mirvac’s Responsible Sourcing Policy and supporting Procurement’s key roles relating to carbon emissions including Scope 3, social procurement and our modern slavery agenda.

• With the guidance of the Senior Category Manager, develop and apply appropriate engagement strategies to create and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the whole organisation.
• Demonstrate a team-focused, collaborative and accountable attitude, a curious mindset and “can do”/make it happen behaviours aligned to Mirvac’s values and Code of Conduct.

Your point of difference

• Tertiary qualifications in a commercial discipline (Supply Chain/Procurement) or similar; property industry/ supply chain / procurement/ ESG experience is desirable but not essential.
• Demonstrated understanding of procurement disciplines and processes including:
• Spend analysis and benefits tracking
• Performing sourcing activities including via a formal RFx source to contract process
• Contract management/ administration
• Capability and understanding of full end to end procurement delivery, with complementary project skills
• Change management and stakeholder influencing/ relationship management skills
• Strong communication capability (written and verbal) to effectively engage stakeholders/ vendors
• Robust analysis capability to convert data into insights and actions
• A strong sense of accountability and pragmatism to drive results/outcomes underpinned by self awareness and curiosity
• Highly desirable – a passion for negotiation and basic understanding around contract law

All of these attributes are preferred, if you think you may be the right fit for the role please still apply.