Manager, Procurement (Marketing)

Leads assigned procurement categories within the Operations business unit, including Culture Marketing, On-Premise Marketing, and Media. It combines supplier relationship management with close alignment to internal stakeholders so that supplier strategies support broader business goals and requirements. The position leads negotiations and uses structured sourcing processes to achieve a balance of quality and cost, driving sourcing evaluations and creative strategic partnerships that enable growth and business continuity.

• Support the procurement strategy to reduce costs and drive efficiencies through optimisation of sourcing processes, designs, materials and services, and provide technical direction, advice and counsel on procurement processes and issues.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives and assist in the identification and execution of strategies.
• Execute high-level supplier strategies to leverage and optimise relationships, source new suppliers and manage the existing supplier base.
• Conduct root cause analysis for supplier performance issues, drive corrective actions and issue resolution.
• Provide reports to monitor spend, identify trends and opportunities, and support supplier performance activities.
• Manage all areas of supplier performance, including setting expectations, issue resolution, development, continuous improvement and KPI measurement.
• Manage the complete contract lifecycle from negotiation through execution.
• Manage assigned categories and projects to ensure execution on time and within budget.
• Align with HQ as required or where potential opportunities exist, engage key departments of spend and drive opportunities for value.
• Provide first line of communication with assigned suppliers and internal stakeholders, and work closely with the Legal and Finance teams to reduce risks associated with materials and services.

• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain, or other related field.
• 5+ years of experience in negotiation and supplier relationship management.
• Direct experience in experiential marketing and live events, specifically music, dance and festivals.
• Proven understanding of agency pricing models and production markups.
• Ability to evaluate large-scale experiential marketing and event production proposals.
• Strong knowledge of event production cost drivers.
• Experience with the operational side of event production and agency delivery models.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Functional understanding, awareness and application of Negotiations, RFX, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Contracts and Supplier Management principles.
• Ability to develop and execute procurement strategies with suppliers, including ongoing negotiations, pricing, key supply chain metrics improvement and day-to-day support of efficient supply chain operations.
• Strong analytical and research skills to evaluate complex procurement data.
• Understanding of problem-solving and knowledge of root cause analysis tools.
• Proven conflict resolution, negotiation and influence skills with strong relationship-building skills.
• Strong systems acumen (SAP/Oracle, Business Intelligence, Microsoft Suite [Excel, PowerPoint], etc.).
• Exceptional time management, organisation and prioritisation skills.

• Music Licensing and Advertising experience is a plus.
• Additional language skills are an advantage.