Hello. We’re Virgin Australia. We’re the airline that’s always done things a little different. Our way. The Virgin way. We’re on a mission to make flying better than ‘nice’. And to do that, it takes a team of talented people who are passionate about customer experience, doing the right thing always, with a focus on safety – in the air, on the ground and in our workplaces. A team who values real diversity and inclusion, in a big brand with big ambitions.

Virgin Australia Group Procurement

At Virgin Australia, Group Procurement provides a centre-led, customer focused service to our business, supporting the sourcing of our most strategic goods and services. Within this team, our Procurement Centre of Excellence drives Group wide procurement strategy, governance, enablement and capability, as well as delivering on identified projects and functional improvement opportunities. This role will report to the Manager Procurement Centre of Excellence and will deliver outcomes through close relationships with the Strategic Procurement and Procurement Operations teams, as well as working cross-functionally with a large range of business areas.

What you’ll be doing:

We are looking for a passionate individual with substantial procurement experience, who has worked successfully in mature procurement environments and has significant experience in transformative roles. The successful candidate will have well developed knowledge in procurement process management and associated technology systems, combined with previous experience in leading and delivering procurement improvement projects.

This role will have a number of key transformational focus areas including to:  

• Support maturing procurement’s technology landscape and transformation efforts across both strategic procurement as well as purchasing
• Support advancing the maturity and capability of the broader procurement community when self-servicing on procurement initiatives through improving quality and access to tools and systems as well as leading awareness and change management for various procurement initiatives such as introducing contract management frameworks and spend management programs;
• Ensure Virgin Australia meets its ESG and legislative governance requirements including working closely with the Strategic Procurement team and business areas to advance Virgin Australia’s commitments towards Modern Slavery, Reconciliation Action Plan and sustainability goals
• Engaging procurement leadership in the planning and execution of procurement training and knowledge-sharing initiatives, including liaising with and managing relationships with key external bodies and coordinating Powering Procurement (internal procurement training) sessions
• Supporting special procurement projects from time to time all focussed on procurement advancement

You’ll be great in this role if you:

• Come with 7+ years’ experience in strategic sourcing and category management environment, including at least 1 year in a strategy/process/frameworks role
• Have demonstrated expertise to implement and operationalise procurement technology systems and knowledgeable about modern Source to Pay systems (standalone or suites). Ideally experience with Oracle
• Have strong procurement Source to Pay end-to-end process knowledge for upstream and downstream activities
• Have strong program and project management experience as well as demonstrable business advisory / process improvement experience including previously led and/ or supported change and communication activities
• Are a natural leader with demonstrable ability in running cross functional projects/teams, delivering outcomes in a time sensitive environment and managing change
• Have strong commercial acumen and problem-solving skills, with a clear understanding of the drivers affecting the business, enabling assertive and effective guidance to business stakeholders
• Are flexible and creative – able to demonstrate the ability to adopt new methods and process in order to deliver outcomes and meet the internal customer need, consistently challenge existing paradigms
• Have a tertiary qualification with either a business/commerce or law focus
• Have professional qualifications within the procurement & supply chain management discipline 

What you’ll get from us:

We’re committed to looking after you, with some of the best benefits and conditions in the industry – including (but not limited to):

• Heavily discounted air travel for you and your loved ones (including $1000 worth of travel credits per year)
• Flexible working arrangements (including work hours and work from home)
• Discounts on travel insurance, car hire, accommodation and experiences worldwide
• Discounted Virgin Australia Lounge membership
• Hospitality, retail, technology, beauty services and wellness discounts
• Wellness support, including the Converge digital wellbeing platform
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program, which offers confidential coaching and support from qualified professionals for all aspects of life – physical, mental, social and financial
• Dress for Your Day – enjoy the freedom to wear whatever is appropriate for the type of work you do and the day you have ahead of you

Equality rules:

We’re all individuals. We love that. That’s why we encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those from diverse cultural backgrounds, our friends in the LGBTQI+ community, and anyone else who wants to join our family.

Ready to apply? We’re ready to hear from you. Apply now.