Commercial Procurement Specialist

Aussie Broadband

Commercial Procurement Specialist managing supplier partnerships and driving procurement outcomes for Aussie Broadband. Supporting commercial decisions and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.

Posted 6/21/2026full-timeMelbourne • 🇦🇺 AustraliaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supporting a portfolio of procurement programs and contracts, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and reporting on performance, risks, and opportunities to senior stakeholders.
Managing day-to-day contract delivery and supplier relationships, monitoring performance against agreed KPIs, and driving continuous improvement or corrective actions where required.
Providing commercial advice on pricing, terms, and contract negotiations within approved frameworks, while identifying opportunities to optimise cost, value, and outcomes.
Developing supplier strategies, establishing governance frameworks, and ensuring vendor engagements balance control, compliance, and business agility.
Analysing vendor spend patterns and procurement data to identify savings opportunities, improve ROI, and increase value from supplier relationships.
Partnering with business units and Vendor Managers to understand business needs, provide commercial guidance, and support informed supplier and contract decisions.
Defining contract requirements and specifications, supporting new procurements, renegotiations, and renewals to ensure competitive, fit-for-purpose outcomes.
Strengthening procurement capability through coaching, training, tools, and frameworks that promote commercial awareness and accountability.
Managing budgets, tracking procurement performance metrics, and providing insights and reporting on financial outcomes, savings, and supplier performance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in the telecommunications industry, or a similarly complex commercial environment.
Proven experience across procurement, commercial management, or vendor management.
Strong commercial acumen and the ability to identify, quantify, and realise value from vendor spend.
Demonstrated experience supporting business-led procurement or vendor management activities.
Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to influence and partner across diverse business functions.
A track record of delivering cost savings, commercial improvements, or operational efficiencies.
Solid negotiation and contract management capability.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret spend data and translate insights into action.
A continuous improvement mindset and a practical focus on driving efficiency.
Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

procurementcontract managementvendor managementcommercial managementdata analysisnegotiationKPI monitoringbudget managementcontinuous improvementsavings identification

Soft Skills

stakeholder engagementcommercial acumeninfluencingcommunicationanalytical thinkingcoachingtrainingcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptability