Kōrero mō te tūranga | About the role    As Strategic Sourcing Specialist, you’ll take business requirements and turn them into commercially sound sourcing strategies and supplier arrangements.You’ll get involved across the sourcing lifecycle, from understanding the market and developing category strategies through tendering, negotiation and contract execution. Just as importantly, you’ll create strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, helping make sure procurement solutions are practical, fit for purpose and deliver value.There’s real variety here. You might be analysing spend and supplier performance, negotiating pricing and contractual terms, identifying supply-chain risk, exploring opportunities to standardise products or suppliers, or finding ways to make procurement processes simpler and more efficient.Success won’t just be measured by savings. It will come through better supplier performance, effective stakeholder relationships, consistent procurement practices and commercial decisions that balance value, quality, risk and delivery.
