Take hold of a monster opportunity and join our Commercial Performance and Governance team as a Manager - Supplier Governance and Frameworks.  If you’re a good fit for this role and live in Brisbane or Sydney, we’d love you to apply. 

Why join us?

• You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
• Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
• Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
• In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

About the role

We're committed to driving continuous improvement in how we manage our service providers. Key aspects of this role include:

Lead the evolution of service provider governance: Set policies, publish guidelines, and enhance operational efficiencies in managing service providers across the enterprise.

Strategic roadmap delivery: Develop and facilitate implementation of a roadmap that enhances service provider management in line with Australian Retirement Trust's (ART's) values and strategic goals.

You will need to engage, collaborate, influence and plan with the Commercial Performance and Governance team, Vendor Manager community, senior business stakeholders and risk and legal teams.

Day to day, you'll:

• Develop and maintain service provider frameworks, policies, and guidelines for cost-effective and compliant outcomes in member's best financial interest.
• Provide ongoing training and support to business stakeholders and procurement teams, incorporating feedback for continuous improvement.
• Liaise with stakeholders to drive innovation and improve service provider management.
• Collaborate on and execute the annual strategic roadmap for service provider management, including change management, and subject matter expertise on other projects as required.
• Lead a team of supplier due diligence specialists.

This role is available as a full-time/ permanent opportunity (This role is known internally as Manager - Service Provider Governance and Frameworks).

About you

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:  

• Demonstrated change program experience, in a delivery role capacity.
• Ability to anticipate future and current needs of the business, and able to respond to changing business and environmental conditions.
• Understanding of service provider legislation and regulations, contemporary practices and other contractual codes and standards across the supplier lifecycle.
• Experience in managing supplier contracts and relationships and the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Strong cross functional and collaborative leadership, planning and management skills.
• Operational risk mindset, including an appreciation of lines of defence and appropriate control design and effectiveness.
• High level of influencing, interpersonal and relationship building skills.

About us

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of over $330 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you’ll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

Apply online now

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close Friday, 16 May 2025.

We don’t want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you’ll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you’ve made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us – and recruitment is no different.