Procurement Specialist

Imagine starting your day surrounded by the aroma of freshly baked sourdough, buttery croissants, and handcrafted artisan breads made with skill, passion and care.

At The Artisanal Group, we're proud to be Australia's largest artisan fresh daily made to order bread manufacturer, supplying some of the country's leading cafés, restaurants, and foodservice businesses. Through our iconic brands Brasserie Bread and Noisette, we've built a reputation for exceptional quality, traditional baking techniques, and products that customers genuinely love.

We're looking for a commercially savvy Procurement Specialist to join our growing team in Dandenong South. This is an opportunity to play a critical role behind the scenes, ensuring the ingredients, services and supplier partnerships that support our delicious products are sourced efficiently, sustainably and strategically.

If you're someone who enjoys taking ownership, influencing outcomes and making a real commercial impact, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

Reporting to the Procurement Manager, you’ll manage a diverse portfolio of smaller and mid-tier categories that are critical to the day to day operation of our business.

You’ll work closely with Operations, Finance, Quality and New Product Development, while building strong commercial relationships with suppliers and contributing to broader procurement initiatives.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Own and manage an assigned portfolio of procurement categories end-to-end.
• Develop and implement sourcing and category strategies.
• Lead supplier negotiations, pricing reviews and commercial agreements.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, specification optimisation and supplier rationalisation.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships and monitor supplier performance.
• Work with Operations and Planning to maintain supply continuity and manage supply chain risks.
• Support inventory optimisation and working capital initiatives.
• Maintain accurate procurement, pricing and contract information across ERP and procurement systems.
• Ensure supplier and procurement activities meet GWF governance, food safety, quality and ethical sourcing requirements.
• Identify and implement practical process improvements across procurement.

About you

We’re looking for someone who is commercially astute, highly organised and enjoys taking ownership.

You’ll be comfortable managing multiple categories and competing priorities, while maintaining strong attention to detail and building trusted relationships with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Ideally, you will have:

• 3–5 years’ experience in procurement/category roles within a food manufacturing or FMCG environment
• Proven ability to concurrently manage multiple categories and suppliers, balancing priorities and operational requirements
• Strong capability in supplier sourcing, negotiation and contract management
• Commercially astute with strong analytical skills; advanced Excel and ERP proficiency
• High attention to detail with a strong governance and compliance mindset
• Tertiary qualification in business, or other procurement relevant discipline

Why Join Us?

• Own and manage procurement categories with a high level of autonomy with exposure to a diverse range of procurement categories
• Be part of a global procurement network within one of the world’s largest food businesses
• Leverage local and international category expertise, procurement toolkits and global supply relationships
• Employee Assistance Programmes with you and your immediate family
• Free onsite parking
• Daily breads and pastries
• Access to our employee Rewards Program
• Staff discounts

If your interested in this role, apply now!