Job Senior Manager Sourcing and Procurement, Melbourne

We’re looking for a strategic and supportive Senior Manager to guide our sourcing and procurement function within Technology. You’ll build and embed best-practice frameworks, foster strong supplier relationships, and enable commercial and operational excellence. This is a unique opportunity to shape a new capability from the ground up, working closely with internal mentors and external partners to deliver value, mitigate risk, and support transformation across the business.

At Aussie Broadband we believe difference is something to celebrate. Being advocates for Inclusion and Diversity means our team can bring their whole selves to work and allows us to better represent our customers and the communities that we serve. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting and celebrating difference is just one way that we demonstrate our value of ‘Be good to people’ everyday.

Join us as we continue to grow and make a mark as the 5th largest telco in Australia!

Why work for Aussie?

Founded in regional Victoria almost 20 years ago, we are local from the ground up. What started in a living room in Morwell, has now expanded to every corner of Australia - we’re growing fast and not slowing down!

Our fantastic culture lives and breathes our values:

• Don't be ordinary, be awesome

• Think BIG

• No bullsh*t

• Be good to people

• Have fun

We are proud to be a B Corp Certified company, which means we’re good to our people, our customers, and the planet by maintaining the highest standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.

We care about our community through our Pledge 1% commitment, sponsorship programs and our paid staff community service leave offering.

But don’t just take our word for it – We have been named one of the top employers in Australia by HRD magazine.

The good stuff

• 26 weeks paid parental leave for both primary and secondary caregivers (in addition to any government-paid leave)

• Discounted internet up to the value of $109 per month

• 20% off our Mobile services

• Day to day benefits like flexible working arrangements, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts with big names like Specsavers, HCF and many more

• Celebrating you! With monthly rewards and recognition

• Internal training and resources for you to continue to learn, grow and achieve your career goals

• Yearly allowance for amazing Aussie merch

• Fitness Passport for access to multiple gyms and pools across Australia

Let’s talk about you

You’re a thoughtful and strategic professional who thrives on building strong partnerships, creating clarity in complex environments, and delivering meaningful outcomes. You bring a collaborative mindset, a deep understanding of procurement, and a passion for enabling others to succeed. With a calm and secure approach, you balance commercial insight with empathy, and you’re energised by the opportunity to shape something from the ground up.

• 8+ years in sourcing/procurement roles, including 3+ years in technology category guidance

• Proven success in building procurement capabilities from scratch

• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing, supplier management, and commercial negotiations

• Experience managing complex vendor relationships and contractual arrangements

• Ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders, including C-level mentors

• A growth mindset, high integrity, and a data-informed approach

• Tertiary qualifications in Business, Procurement, Law, or related fields (preferred)

• CIPS or similar procurement certifications (desirable)

How will you support our “Why?”

At Aussie Broadband, we’re here to change the game — and we do that by living our values every day. In this role, you’ll help bring those values to life by building a best-practice sourcing and procurement function that’s strategic, agile, and deeply connected to our technology and transformation goals.

• Design and embed ABB’s technology sourcing and procurement strategy

• Support sourcing initiatives across software, hardware, cloud, telco, and services

• Implement scalable procurement processes, tools, and governance

• Manage the full procurement lifecycle, from needs assessment to performance management

• Optimise cost structures and contract terms through thoughtful negotiation

• Proactively manage supplier risk, compliance, and total cost of ownership

• Act as a trusted advisor to technology and business mentors

• Provide early, solution-oriented procurement advice that adds real value

• Facilitate executive visibility of procurement performance and opportunities

Ready to join?

Hit the apply button to submit your application and our fantastic team will be in touch!

Even if you feel you don’t meet all the requirements, we’d still love to hear your story. We like to think outside the box with the people we hire.

If you have any questions, get in touch today with our team at Write to the company

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