Category Manager | Foodbuy

Category Manager Projects Foodbuy

Perth office Hybrid (23 days in office)

Join Compass Group Australia and help us win the future.
Were seeking a dynamic professional to lead projects across Foodbuy key categories. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment love transforming ideas into winning narratives and enjoy collaborating with diverse teams this is your opportunity to make an impactshaping the future of our procurement strategy.

About the Role

You will lead supplier negotiations develop sourcing strategies and drive commercial outcomes that deliver value for Compass Groups operations nationally. Working cross-functionally youll ensure quality sustainability and innovation are at the forefront of our sourcing decisions supporting operational needs while achieving cost leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies to meet commercial operational and sustainability objectives
• Lead supplier selection tendering contract negotiation and ongoing supplier relationship management
• Collaborate with culinary operations and supply chain teams to ensure product quality and service excellence
• Analyse category performance and implement initiatives to drive efficiency compliance and continuous improvement
• Stay informed of market trends risks and innovations to inform category development and risk mitigation strategies

What you will bring

• Proven experience in procurement category management or supply chain management preferably within FMCG food services or hospitality sectors
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills with a track record of delivering cost savings and added value
• Excellent analytical ability with a data-driven approach to decision-making
• Effective stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels
• Tertiary qualifications in Business Procurement Supply Chain or a related field are highly desirable

Why Join Us

At Compass Group youll join a team that is reshaping the future of supply chain and distribution in food and support services. We offer a collaborative and fast-paced environment supported by industry-leading systems and opportunities for career progression. Be part of a company thats committed to innovation safety and delivering value to its customers every day.

The Benefits

Working with a large global company means you can be assured that we have an attractive benefits program! This includes comprehensive learning & development offerings a variety of recognition programs and company discounts an excellent salary benchmarking matrix and at this management level also includes an incentive bonus scheme! You can read all about these here: Why work at Compass

If youre ready to take the next step in your designer career and contribute to something bigger we want to hear from you! For any questions doubts or for a confidential chat please reach out to us at

We are committed to ensuring a recruitment process that is fair inclusive and accessible to all. If you require any adjustments or alternative methods of communication during the process please let us knowour team will support you in the way that works best for you.