About Seqwater
Water is essential for life. At Seqwater, we’re not just delivering water—we’re driving innovation, growth and transformation to secure the future of water across South East Queensland.
As one of the largest water businesses with the most geographically spread and diverse asset base of any capital city in Australia, our operations extend from the New South Wales border to the base of the Toowoomba ranges and north to Gympie.
As we enter an exciting period of expansion, we're embracing new technologies and sustainable practices to meet the growing needs of our region. We work collaboratively across our organisation and with our stakeholders, constantly striving to enhance the quality of service we provide. As we modernise our systems and invest in smarter water grids, we remain focused on delivering the highest standard of service, always with the future in mind.
Our transformation is about more than just infrastructure—it’s about people. Our team of dedicated professionals are united by a shared passion for creating lasting, meaningful outcomes for the communities we serve, and this is reflected in Our Vision, Water for Life, Our Promise - Safe for Life, and Our Values of integrity, respect, care, and courage that shape everything we do.
You’ll be working on some of the most high-profile water infrastructure projects in the industry, helping to secure Water for Life for generations to come.
About Your Opportunity
As the Principal Procurement - Operations, you will be responsible for shaping and executing the organisation’s operations and maintenance procurement strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. Partnering with Executive General Managers (EGMs) and other key stakeholders, you will drive procurement initiatives that enhance business resilience, cost optimisation, and supplier innovation.
This role requires deep expertise in category management, strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, and supplier engagement within complex regulatory and commercial environments. You will also play a key role in procurement transformation, leveraging AI, automation, and digital procurement tools to optimise sourcing and supplier performance.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead Enterprise-Wide Procurement Strategy: Develop and drive procurement strategies across all Operations portfolio categories to maximise organisational impact.
- Manage Portfolio Spend: Influence capital and operational expenditure decisions to optimise commercial outcomes and business value.
- Strategic Supplier Engagement: Build and manage high-impact supplier relationships to ensure innovation, risk mitigation, and commercial effectiveness.
- Leverage Advanced Analytics: Use AI, automation, and predictive analytics to enhance sourcing decisions and supplier performance.
- Ensure Compliance and Governance: Align procurement activities with Queensland Government frameworks and uphold Seqwater’s governance standards.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, Law, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Over 10 years of professional experience with a proven track record in strategic sourcing and category management.
- Strong commercial acumen and expertise in complex contract negotiation, supplier management, and procurement transformation.
- High-level stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, particularly with executive teams.
- Advanced analytical reasoning and ability to apply first-principles logic to commercial problem-solving.
This position will be offered as an individual TFR package with an attractive salary and is a full time 2 year fixed term contract role.
Appointment to this role is subject to the provision of a national police check and may be subject to other medical/character requirements. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically deemed ineligible. Each application will be considered on its merits.
For a more detailed preview of the work that you will be involved in for this role, feel free to take a look at the position description on our careers page - careers.seqwater.com.au We also invite you to connect with us on LinkedIn and join our growing community of followers to see all the latest news and job opportunities as and when they happen - https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqwater/
If you are looking for an extraordinary career in which you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you!
To apply
Submit your cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role and your resume via the Apply button.
Applications close: 11:55PM AEST, Sunday 24th August 2024
For further information please email enquiries to recruitment@seqwater.com.au
Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.
