Principal Category Management

Job description

About the role This role provides senior category management and commercial leadership for procurement supporting infrastructure projects and capital delivery programs across Water Corporation. Reporting to the Manager – Strategic Procurement, you will lead sourcing strategies and procurement planning for complex, high‑value categories including infrastructure materials and long‑lead supply items. A critical focus of the role is the commercial management of a strategic infrastructure supply contract, including accountability for supplier performance, risk management and continuity of supply. You will also lead the development and implementation of a long‑term critical pipe supply strategy to meet forecast demand arising from capital delivery programs and new source development projects. This will be achieved through close partnering with Major Source Projects to align demand forecasting, technical requirements, delivery sequencing and market engagement. Established in response to increasing capital investment, and supply chain constraints, the role plays a critical part in improving delivery certainty, managing commercial risk and strengthening procurement governance across infrast...