Lead - Commercial

About the role  

The Lead – Commercial operations and maintenance is a key role responsible for driving category management and unlocking value from Origin's procurement spend. within the Procurement function. This position provides strategic commercial insight, procurement strategy advice, and hands-on leadership to ensure that supplier engagements deliver long-term value and effectively manage risk in a complex and evolving operational environment.  

Please note this is a 15-month parental leave contract 

More about the role:  

• Provide leadership, coaching, and development to the Procurement team, fostering a culture of high-performance and capability. 

• Lead category strategy development and sourcing activities to reduce total cost and maximise commercial value across the supply chain. 

• Establish strong advisory relationships with key business stakeholders, providing timely commercial counsel and driving collaborative outcomes. 

• Lead and define requirements for supplier negotiations to extract maximum value and minimise commercial risk, ensuring robust contract drafting. 

• Demonstrate strong category knowledge and commercial acumen to strategically influence decisions and improve market position. 

• Uphold and lead the application of procurement governance, processes, and systems, ensuring full compliance with regulatory and legislative frameworks. 

• Champion a mindset of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for cost reduction and process efficiency. 

• Actively model and promote the company's Purpose and Values, fostering an environment of collaboration, accountability, and growth. 

What will you bring?  

You will role model Origin’s values, be self-driven, with ability to be proactive and take initiative. A team player with ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of people across levels, building positive, productive working relationships. 

More about you   

• Tertiary qualifications in Business, Commerce, Law, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related discipline. 

• (5+ years) in energy, resources, utilities, or heavy industrial sectors. 

• Understanding of the Australian regulatory environment and its impact on procurement and contracting. 

• Good understanding of contract legal terms and conditions and experience negotiating these. 

• Knowledge of working in abour based categories specifically maintenance and operations 

• Knowledge of sustainability, social procurement, and Indigenous supplier engagement practices. 

• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to analyse complex commercial arrangements, assess risk and identify value creation opportunities. 

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills, with a demonstrated ability to secure favourable commercial outcomes while maintaining strong supplier and stakeholder relationships. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distil complex information into clear, concise advice for both technical and non-technical audiences. 

So, why join us?  

• Discounted Origin product benefits for employees, including Electrical, Gas and Internet offers! 

• Flexible working environment 

• Competitive salary + annual performance bonus + performance based reviews 

• Origin 360 Electric Vehicles (EV) employee subscription offers a fantastic range of EVs, with flexible month-to-month plans and no lock-in contract. 

• Free and confidential counselling for employees and family members. 

• A great high energy team, that encourages interesting, rewarding, and engaging work!