oliver Britz

Procurement Specialist at Livingstone Shire Council

Australia

About

Experienced procurement professional with a solid track record in procurement strategy, business analysis and process improvement, and building efficient procurement functions from the ground up. I am a dedicated and diligent professional with extensive business and technical acumen gained successfully undertaking strategic sourcing and purchasing roles. I possess a comprehensive knowledge of modern management methodologies and best practices. I am organised with effective planning skills and used to managing numerous concurrent tasks.

Experience

  • Purchasing Team Lead at Livingstone Shire Council
    May 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

  • Procurement Specialist at Getinge
    Dec 2017 - Feb 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Procurement specialist for the infection control (IC) consumables covering Australia & New Zealand (contract role).

  • Senior Purchasing Specialist at Digilin Australia Pty Ltd
    Jul 2017 - Dec 2017 · 6 mos

  • Maintenance Procurement officer at Capral Aluminium
    Nov 2015 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

    ( contract role )

  • Contracts Administration/Procurement officer at Accenture
    Mar 2012 - Oct 2015 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Arrow energy& DHL (Accenture) Qld Oil and gas – Drafting variations Document control Vendor Development Strategic Sourcing and negotiations Procurement transacting Spot Buy (tendering) Spend management & Analytics. Contract Management Playing a fundamental role in a highly successful Sourcing Department, in the oil and gas industry, executing spend management and market analysis Utilising sourcing strategy, spend data and spend analysis tools, contract database and market analysis to create and manage sourcing and negotiations, compliance and system improvement Managing contracts valued at approximately 7 million per annum Influencing and managing vendor and supplier relationships, establishing regular communication processes and training and educating other team members, to utilise necessary skills and articulate a consistent message in the marketplace Processing SAP order and issuing to suppliers Clearing bottlenecks within the procurement process Ensuring contract terms and conditions are adhered to in line with what has been agreed in the contracts during the sourcing process. Liaise with Contractor, stakeholders and Commercial Manager for obtaining agreement and contract sign off.