Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Overview

• Competitive remuneration VND package for Vietnamese candidates.
• 13th month Tet bonus.
• Private Health insurance for you and your family, plus Personal Accident Insurance.

• Generous annual leave, sick leave, volunteer leave and public holidays (Christmas and Tet Holidays).
• Professional development and career advancement.
• Access to state‑of‑the‑art facilities and resources.
• A vibrant and diverse campus life and more!

Position Summary

Key Accountabilities Summary

1. Strategic sourcing

• Lead the assigned sourcing projects, including all key steps such as strategy development in consultation with the Senior Manager, supplier selection, evaluation, negotiation, award recommendation and contract execution.
• Conduct appropriate market analysis, spend analysis and stakeholder consultation to develop effective market strategies that inform the procurement plan.
• Ensure probity in the source‑to‑contract process, paying particular attention to critical paths such as market strategy, bidders list, evaluation criteria and panel membership.
• Negotiate the most appropriate contract to deliver the university’s requirements based on sound procurement principles linked to total cost of ownership, value creation and risk mitigation.
• Engage RMIT Legal and other SMEs at appropriate points for efficiency and quality of outcome.
• Document contract outcomes in accordance with procurement procedures, award on time and communicate clearly to all parties.
• Implement the strategic sourcing project through the Workday Strategic Sourcing module.
• Search for, evaluate, qualify and partner with trustworthy vendors to support the vendor pool database.
• Generate procurement reports timely for monitoring purposes.
• Develop procurement insights to drive cost reduction and continuous improvement.
• Perform other procurement‑related tasks assigned by the Senior Manager.

2. Stakeholder Management

• Build effective relationships and trust with key stakeholders to understand their needs and develop suitable market strategy.
• Provide expert advice to staff on general procurement and strategic sourcing, encouraging innovative practices and compliance.
• Serve as a Commercial Advisor, providing strategic insights to stakeholders to ensure best value for money across all transactions or complicated projects.
• Collaborate with other team members and cross‑functional groups to achieve high performance, integration and consistency in procurement across categories.
• Deliver training and workshops to refresh procurement policies and procedures, and provide structured documentation and guidance.

3. Compliance & Probity Management

• Maintain sustainable procurement practices aligned with leading practice systems, processes, policies, financial integrity and probity.
• Ensure probity, transparency and compliance in all procurement activities.
• Identify and act upon actual or potential risks, reporting to management for high‑risk areas.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of relevant processes and controls regularly for continuous improvement.

Key Selection Criteria

• Relevant qualifications in Business, IT, Engineering, Project Management, Business Law or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 to 6 years of relevant professional experience in procurement, finance or business development; experience in project management, contract management is a plus.
• Experience and commercial knowledge of ICT or Construction categories and a track record of developing and delivering commercial achievement.
• Experience utilising standardised policy and procedure while delivering optimum commercial outcomes.
• Strong, demonstrated analytics experience in a large and complex environment.
• Ability to work with detail, analyse data objectively and determine actions based on data analytics and insights, developing opportunity assessments from complex data sources.
• Proven capability to manage key stakeholders at all levels effectively.
• Effective working relationships in cross‑functional teams in a matrix environment.
• Proven capability to drive and manage changes, with a customer‑focused and result‑oriented mindset.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, lean team environment with associated flexibility.
• Excellent written and communication skills, including the ability to develop and deliver presentations, and to display appropriate behaviours in line with the position, RMIT Values and RMIT Leadership Model.

How to Apply

Compliance Requirements

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Important Notice

• Please ensure that your application is submitted through our Workday system on the RMIT Careers page. We do not accept applications through other means.
• RMIT Vietnam will never request any fees or payments during the application process. Be vigilant about scams asking for payment to apply.
• For any questions or support, feel free to reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at

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