Head of Strategic Sourcing

Head of Strategic Sourcing Lead National Procurement Strategy for Australian Venue Co.

Australian Venue Co. operates 250+ venues across Australia and New Zealand. A rare and exciting opportunity has risen for a commercially astute and strategically driven Head of Strategic Sourcing to lead complex tendering and contract management across our national portfolio.

This is a critical leadership role responsible for delivering commercially robust, compliant, and value-driven supplier outcomes across one of Australia's largest and most dynamic hospitality groups. You will partner closely with senior stakeholders and venue operations to ensure procurement strategy drives performance, efficiency, and long-term value.

The Head of Strategic Sourcing leads and oversees complex RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs across high-value categories, ensuring strong governance, risk management, and measurable commercial outcomes. You will act as a senior procurement leader, providing strategic guidance and commercial support to operations, finance, projects, and executive leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs across high-value and complex categories

Develop and implement tender strategies in collaboration with category managers and key stakeholders

Prepare, issue, and oversee comprehensive tender documentation and commercial schedules

Ensure governance, probity, and risk management standards are upheld throughout the sourcing lifecycle

Stakeholder & Executive Partnering

Act as a key procurement partner to operations, finance, projects, and senior leadership

Lead stakeholder requirements gathering and alignment prior to tender release

Coordinate and lead supplier presentations and high-level negotiations

Commercial Evaluation & Negotiation

Design and oversee evaluation frameworks, scoring methodologies, and commercial analysis

Lead or support complex supplier negotiations in partnership with the broader procurement team

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