Sourcing Business Partner

At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues.​ We know work and life are intertwined. That’s why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow and deliver better outcomes for members. We are dedicated to building a high-performance environment underpinned by a strong risk culture, ensuring we deliver the best outcomes for our members.

Your New Role 

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing, the Sourcing Business Partner is a key member of AustralianSuper’s Third Party Governance & Sourcing team. On a 6-month contract, you will be responsible for leading and supporting end to end sourcing and contracting activities, delivering measurable commercial outcomes and helping the Fund secure the right goods, services and solutions at the right value and risk settings.

You will partner closely with stakeholders across the Fund and work alongside functions such as Legal, Risk and Projects to deliver sourcing activity in a pragmatic, outcome-focused way.

Key duties include but are not limited to:

• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFx, evaluation, negotiation and contracting, including statement of works and change requests.
• Develop sourcing strategies aligned to business objectives, budgets and risk appetite; advise stakeholders on market engagement and sourcing pathways.
• Support contract and supplier management activities, including contract lifecycle visibility (expiry/renewal planning) and commercial issue resolution. 
• Use spend and demand insights to help shape category plans and a pipeline of sourcing opportunities. 
• Contribute to third party governance requirements and risk controls (including material outsourcing governance where applicable). 

What You’ll Need   

• Experience delivering sourcing ad contracting outcomes across corporate services and/or technology services (or adjacent categories).
• Strong Source to Contract (S2C) capability, with working knowledge across Procure 2 Pay (P2P) and Third-Party Management (TPM) disciplines.
• Experience ideally gained within a regulated industry (financial services and/or superannuation) or within a consulting environment, having worked with regulated businesses.
• Familiarity with regulated industry expectations (e.g. modern slavery and relevant prudential standards such as CPS230) beneficial.
• Ability to confidently engage with senior stakeholders and influence commercial decisions.
• Successful management of complex projects and to manage competing deadlines within tight timeframes.
• Tertiary qualifications in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, IT, Commerce or a related discipline preferred.

Life at AustralianSuper 

AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we’re happy to discuss what this looks like for you. 

We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity.  We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know. 

What’s Next 

Apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results. 

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Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.  

Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by AustralianSuper’s Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you.