Chief Procurement Officer

As our client embarks on an ambitious, enterprise-wide transformation journey spanning digital platforms, customer experience, operational efficiency, and sustainability, we are seeking a strategic and commercially astute Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) to lead the evolution of our procurement function into a true enabler of value, innovation, and competitive advantage.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Chief Operations Officer and sitting on the senior leadership team, the CPO will :

• Support the organisational-wide transformation of procurement, supplier management, and commercial frameworks to align with the enterprise strategy.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of third-party engagement, from sourcing and negotiation to risk, ESG, contract governance and performance management.
• Partner with executive peers across technology, operations, customer, legal, and sustainability to deliver complex programs of work.
• Shape and implement a category-led, data-driven procurement operating model that is agile, modern and strategically aligned.
• Drive supplier innovation, cost optimisation, and risk mitigation across a diverse and critical supplier base.
• Transition to user-centric procurement pathways and automated purchasing processes to drive business-wide self-service.
• Oversee a team responsible for tactical sourcing and contract management, ensuring alignment with category plans, business needs, and financial targets.
• Take a customer-first approach to engaging with both internal and external stakeholders.

About You

You're a commercially confident and enterprise-minded leader who has operated at scale. With strong business acumen, you possess a deep understanding of broader business issues. As an articulate communicator, you demonstrate a track record of success in influencing supplier business decisions.

You bring :

• Executive procurement experience in complex, regulated environments, ideally financial services, telecommunications, or similarly complex sectors.
• A track record of leading transformation across systems, culture, operating model and value creation.
• Deep commercial acumen across major contracts, sourcing, and third-party risk.
• Ability to build strong, trust-based relationships with senior stakeholders, suppliers, and partners.
• Passion for embedding ESG, sustainability, and innovation into procurement decisions.
• Proven operational accountability for a portfolio, division or organisation.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications, preferably encompassing business, procurement and supply chain.

What our client offers :

• Salary packaging
• Flexible work arrangements
• Work for a purpose-led organisation
• Employee Assistance Program.

Our client is transforming not only how they operate, but also how they deliver value to their customers, communities, and shareholders.

This is a career-defining opportunity to shape the future of procurement in one of Queensland's most progressive financial services organisations, at a pivotal moment of reinvention.

Ideally, you will be able to commence by 1st October 2025.

Salary range TFR $275k - $325k (commensurate with experience)

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