<p class="MsoNormal"><span><b>You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.</b></span><p></p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex , you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.</span><p></p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our <a href="https://about.americanexpress.com/our-company/who-we-are/who-we-are/default.aspx#values" target="_blank" rel="noopener">company values</a> and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.</span><p></p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.</span><p></p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><b>About the role</b></span><p></p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Global Supply Management (GSM) is responsible for helping American Express (Amex) maximize the purchasing power of third party spend. We provide strategic consultation, bringing global value perspective, negotiation and delivery to maximize purchasing power of supplier spend and to free up investment capacity through deeper partnerships with our Business Units. </span><p></p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Strategic Sourcing & Business Enablement (SS&BE) is also responsible for managing our supplier strategy with our business partners, identifying, and on-boarding new suppliers, realizing significant cost saves and revenue generation, collaborating with the Source to Contract team and ensuring an optimal user experience for Amex colleagues and suppliers.</span><p></p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>The Procurement Associate support strategic sourcing and category plans in commodities such as Data, Marketing and Professional Services across Australia and New Zealand.</span><p></p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>The role is required to collaborate with a team of Procurement colleagues in Sydney and remote based resources across the region and globally to identify and deploy strategies that will best achieve the business needs. </span><p></p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>The role is expected to leverage market intelligence in the pursuit of optimizing supply alternatives and opportunities from competitive cost and high-quality service.</span><p></p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><b>Key Responsibilities </b></span><p></p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span><a name="_Hlk195176071"></a>Analyse spend patterns, using market analysis, and benchmarking to identify cost savings opportunities and implement best practices to enhance efficiency </span><p></p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Identify, collaborate and execute on agreed sourcing and category plan strategies with Business Partners, ensuring alignment with Amex policies and regulatory requirements <p></p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Lead sourcing activities, including commercial negotiations, across multiple business units and markets, that have a major impact on American Express’ expense, revenue and profitability<p></p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Conduct meetings and provide regular updates in support of procurement activity and ensure project timelines and deliverables are met, to the relevant parties (including suppliers, local/regional/global GSM team and key stakeholders)<p></p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Lead or participate in cross markets/regional initiatives as defined by GSM leadership<p></p></span></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><b>Required Skills </b></span><p></p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span>Previous experience in Procurement </span><p></p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span>Operating knowledge of contract law, local/regional/global sourcing strategies, risk management, vendor due diligence, supplier development and complex negotiations skills</span><p></p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span>Strong project management skills and financial experience, including development of cost benefit analysis and financial models used to develop insights and recommendations, solve business challenges, improve the customer experience, and drive bottom line results through cost savings and value-add opportunities</span><p></p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span>Strong communication (verbal and written)</span><p></p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span>Relationship building skills, with the ability to proactively manage a diverse number of internal stakeholder and external supplier relationships, across multiple categories at once</span><p></p></li>
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<p><span>We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:</span></p>
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<li><span>Competitive base salaries </span></li>
<li><span>Bonus incentives </span></li>
<li><span>Support for financial-well-being and retirement </span></li>
<li><span>Flexible hybrid working model </span></li>
<li><span>Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) </span></li>
<li><span>Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) </span></li>
<li><span>Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program </span></li>
<li><span>Career development and training opportunities</span></li>
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<p><span>Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.</span></p>
