Category Manager - Supply Chain
Date: 19 Jun 2026
Location: Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3122
Company: Orora Group
The Role
The Category Manager - Supply Chain will partner closely with our Supply Chain team to drive maximum commercial value across a ~$60M spend indirects portfolio (encompassing road, ocean, warehousing, forklifts, and pallets). Working with cross-functional teams, you will develop and implement operational improvements while validating and challenging requirements for physical logistics changes across our Cans business.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end category strategies and upcoming major contract renewals for supply chain indirects to secure top commercial outcomes and maximize competitive advantage
- Collaborate closely with the internal Supply Chain team to take operational strategies to market, validate requirements for physical changes, and build winning business cases
- Plan, lead, and conduct key negotiations with major supplier partnerships while lifting overall negotiation capability and best-practice equivalence across the procurement team
- Establish and implement a structured supplier assurance framework and review timetables to systematically monitor performance and deliver negotiated benefits
- Manage supplier escalations and run systematic reviews to ensure strict contract compliance, Chain of Responsibility (CoR), and logistics safety requirements are fully met
- Inject alternative thinking into the category, championing fleet electrification, labor depreciation strategies, and the broader sustainability roadmap with major providers
About You
- Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, procurement, or a related discipline
- 3+ years in procurement or supply chain, with deep expertise in transport, warehousing, 3PL, and logistics market dynamics
- Track record of developing end-to-end category strategies, managing large contract portfolios, and leading complex negotiations
- Exceptional communication and business-partnering skills to influence cross-functional teams and present confidently to executives
- A self-starter with exposure to creative solutions around sustainability, category management and technology
Why Orora?
- Hybrid working – 3 days in the office & 2 days work from home
- Discounts available on health care plans, gyms, spas, beverages & more
- Purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave per year
How to Apply
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