Category Management Team Leader

At Water Corporation we pride ourselves on being more than just a workplace. Our community is made up of committed and energetic individuals who prioritise a healthy work-life balance and embrace a diverse and vibrant culture.

Currently we have a fantastic 2-year fixed-term opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven professional to join the Procurement & Property Business as a Category Management - Team Leader.

About the role:

This role Provides centre-led Category Management services for one or more high value complex and/or strategic procurement categories to ensure Water Corporation consistently maximises the commercial risk and safety benefits achieved from third-party supply arrangements.

Who are we

When you join Water Corporation you play an important role for the people of WA. Our services are essential for life - everyday millions of Western Australians rely on us to deliver and manage water across our state.

If youre driven to make a meaningful contribution youve come to the right place.

Real benefits that matter

• Real flexibility with options to work from home 9-day fortnight flexible work hours
• Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
• Take advantage of our co-contribution superannuation scheme. Receive a 12% employer contribution and enjoy an additional 2% employer co-contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2%.
• Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing.

What you can expect with this role

• Conducts research develops commercial prototypes analyses price and demand levers and exploits supply market intelligence to develop commercially advantageous sourcing strategies.
• Syndicates sourcing strategies through consultation with Contract Owners and key stakeholders to ensure alignment with corporation goals and objectives.
• Maintains a detailed understanding of business process value chains and operational methodologies (within assigned categories) to ensure a credible and commercially translatable knowledge of technical requirements.
• Maintains a watching brief on key consumer producer metal commodity chemical and monetary indices and economic data to ensure sourcing strategies and pricing reflect local domestic and international markets.
• Develops category risk treatment plans through monitoring and assessment of contract supplier market geo-political and supply chain risks to ensure residual risk ratings are within Board risk appetite.
• Develops Procurement Plans through consultation with key stakeholders to ensure market intelligence requirements and a plan for success are clearly documented.

Key skills and experience:

• Degree level qualification in a business-related discipline.
• Substantial strategic sourcing and category management experience including demonstrated success performing supply market research preparing commercial strategies taking complex requirements to market and leading high value negotiations.
• Substantial experience in post award contract and supplier performance management for complex commercial arrangements involving large and sophisticated national and international 3rd party suppliers.
• Substantial experience in a large multi-disciplined and geographically dispersed organisation in engineering mining infrastructure asset management or utilities.
• Possesses a results-oriented focus and demonstrates achievements in leading complex sourcing / procurement engagements

Sound like a match Apply today

If you are interested in the above opportunity please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your skills and experience as well as your ability to meet the requirements of the role.

As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical qualification check police clearance and Australian working rights check.

Applications close on 17 July 2026

We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date.

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace:

Water Corporation is committed to creating a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community. How we will achieve this is outlined in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and People and Safety Strategy.

We acknowledge the different skills experiences and perspectives that people from diverse backgrounds including race ethnicity disability age gender identity and sexual orientation bring to the workplace will only strengthen our workforce.

We are committed to ensuring that our workplace is inclusive where all our people feel that they belong are valued respected and have equal access to opportunities and resources.

We encourage applications from our key priority communities Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people with disability women youth and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment wherever possible by offering reasonable adjustments including adjustments in our recruitment selection and appointment processes.

Applicants with disability who require adjustments in the recruitment process or alternative methods of communication can contact a Recruitment Officer at

To learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion please visit our website.