Randstad SA’s Procurement, Contracts & Supply Chain team are supporting a key defence prime to find multiple dedicated commercial professionals. Working on a sustainment program, these roles will involve key relationship and commercial management with both the Commonwealth and with suppliers. These interim roles focus on executing essential commercial agreements and supporting the site-based teams while internal staff transition into the project for next year. With an immediate start available, these roles are offered at an attractive hourly rate.
Your new role will involve:
Leading the negotiation and execution of complex commercial contracts and service agreements to ensure seamless operational delivery.
Identifying, managing, and mitigating commercial risks before they arise within the program.
Collaborating with site-based stakeholders, senior executives, and local suppliers to hit the ground running and deliver immediate outcomes on the ground.
Procuring a diverse range of services and materials essential to maritime sustainment and complex industrial programs.
Taking a highly autonomous, hands-on approach to support the wider commercial team, allowing them to focus purely on keeping the main programs operational.
What you will need to apply:
Minimum 10 years’ of extensive commercial management experience, ideally within defence.
Comfort working autonomously as a "doer" in fast-paced, high-risk environments.
Excellent interpersonal skills and flexibility, you will need the ability to collaborate effectively with busy senior leaders, internal project managers, and site staff.
A strong capacity to negotiate, manage subcontract agreements, and oversee end-to-end commercial operations.
Due to strict industry regulations, applicants must be Australian Citizens. An active Defence clearance is highly advantageous.
Why utilise Randstad in your job search?
Randstad has the largest team of dedicated procurement, contracts & supply chain professional recruiters in South Australia. We are on all categories of the state and local government agreements and our size affords us key partnerships or agreements with ASX listed mining, energy, utility, oil and gas, defence, NFP and manufacturing businesses.
We are recruiting for multiple opportunities in procurement, category management, contracts and commercial management and supply chain.
Randstad’s Procurement, Contracts and Supply Chain specialists, Riddhi Parikh and Rachel Homer are managing recruitment for this position. Please reach out to either or call 0400 363 405 for a confidential discussion.
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
