Category Procurement Specialist

• Category Specialist role within the Commercial Procurement team
• Partner with Category Managers and senior stakeholders to deliver strong commercial outcomes
• Permanent role based at either Melbourne CBD or Mascot, Sydney

Built on a long history of aviation innovation, the Qantas Group continues to push boundaries — from cutting‑edge aircraft and ambitious new routes to major digital transformation. As the industry evolves, we embrace complexity, drive continuous improvement and remain committed to delivering exceptional experiences for our customers.

Our Procurement team plays a key role in enabling this success. With a commercial, future‑focused mindset, we maximise value across our supplier partnerships while supporting sustainability goals and operational and technology priorities.

As a Category Procurement Specialist within the Customer & Commercial Procurement team, you will lead and support strategic sourcing across key spend areas, including food and beverages, laundry, in-flight catering, and corporate services. You will partner closely with stakeholders to shape sourcing strategies, deliver strong commercial outcomes, and ensure supplier performance meets operational and business needs. You will also play a key role in leading commercial negotiations to secure optimal value, performance, and risk outcomes for the Group. In this role, you’ll contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, leverage data-driven insights, and support procurement process optimisation within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

In this role, you will:

• Develop and execute category sourcing strategies
• Work alongside and collaborate with Portfolio Managers, Category Managers and Analysts 
• Run end‑to‑end sourcing events (RFPs, negotiations, contracting)
• Manage supplier risk and governance
• Support contract lifecycle management and renewals
• Generate transformation ideas and identify Group scale opportunities
• Deliver savings, value and risk mitigation

What You’ll Bring

• Customer or Corporate Services Procurement experience is desirable
• 3–5 years’ experience in Strategic Sourcing, Category Management or Procurement
• Tertiary qualification in Procurement, Business or related discipline (CIPS desirable incl. those on an existing accreditation pathway)
• Strong negotiation, influencing and stakeholder‑management capability
• Understanding of Procurement best practice, supplier performance management and contract negotiation
• Experience leading cross‑functional projects in an outcomes‑driven environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, ERP and eProcurement tools
• A commercial mindset, genuine passion for generating Procurement value beyond cost savings, and a passion to make a difference

Why Qantas? 

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully. 

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.  

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel. 

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including up to 18 weeks paid parental leave and additional purchased leave options.  
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan. 

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

Applications close: Wednesday, 3rd of June 2026