Purchasing Lead

Provide day-to-day guidance and support to a team of Purchasing Officers, ensuring consistent delivery of purchasing services

Action and oversee the timely conversion of Purchase Requisitions to Purchase Orders in line with agreed SLAs

Review Purchase Requisitions for completeness and accuracy, ensuring compliance with AGL’s procurement policies

Provide advice to stakeholders on how to operationalise their purchasing requirements

Influencing stakeholders to use preferred buying channels

Maintain Purchase Orders through regular monitoring, updates, and closure to ensure accurate financial tracking and reporting

Identify purchasing activities that may benefit from formal contracts and escalate to the relevant Sourcing Teams to support improved commercial outcomes

Promote a collaborative and accountable team culture, contributing to shared goals and continuous improvement

Participate in weekly meetings with the Senior Manager Purchasing to provide updates on current activities, planned work, and emerging issues

Contribute to the development and implementation of initiatives that improve the purchasing service offering to internal stakeholders

Training business stakeholders in best practice business processes

Requires an understanding of a procurement environment, including policies and processes

Possess a sound working knowledge of Microsoft computer software systems including Outlook and Office applications such as Excel and Word

Experience using SAP (S/4HANA), Fieldglass and Ariba Produce clear and concise written documentation

Clearly convey information and inpart process knowledge

Have the ability to extract, provide and report timely and accurate data from business systems

We'd love to see your application by, Tuesday 18 August 2026 .

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