Procurement Excellence Specialist

**Req ID**: 106337
**Department**: Procurement - NZ
**Division**: Enterprise Finance
**Location**: Auckland or Wellington
Ko Mātou - About Us
Kia Hanga I Te Ao, E Ora Ai, E Tupu Ai, Te Tangata Me Te Kainga. At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.
Mō te tūranga - About the role
As a Procurement Excellence Specialist within ANZ’s Procurement function, you’ll play a key role in driving process standardisation, procurement system & performance improvement, and champion capability development across the end-to-end procurement lifecycle.
The role reports into our Procurement Operations & Excellence Lead - New Zealand.
You’ll lead the development and implementation of procurement excellence initiatives that align New Zealand’s practices with global standards while ensuring local regulatory and policy compliance. As part of our global operating model for procurement you will play a key role in partnering with teams across the region to deliver change and improvement initiatives focused on realising best-in-class processes, enhanced user experience to deliver efficiency, consistency, and value for ANZ and for our partners.
Banking is changing and we’re changing with it, giving our people great opportunities to try new things, learn and grow. Whatever your role at ANZ, you’ll be building your future, while helping to build ours.
**Role Location**: Auckland or Wellington
**Role Type**: Permanent, Fulltime
Ka aha tō rā e kite ai? - What will your day look like?
The Procurement Excellence Specialist is a dynamic and impactful role with a broad range of responsibilities. Some of your day-to-day activities may include the below:
Drive the rollout and adoption of procurement policies, standards, and tools across the NZ business
Ensure compliance with BS11 obligations and regulatory requirements, maintaining strong controls and risk visibility
Identify and implement process and system improvements to enhance efficiency, compliance, and user experience
Monitor procurement performance metrics and deliver accurate reporting for local and group dashboards
Collaborate with category managers and operational teams to embed best practices and support sourcing and contract management
Lead capability-building initiatives, champion digital transformation, and act as a change agent for the procurement function.
This position offers flexibility and creativity—you’ll be encouraged to bring your unique perspective and flair to make the role your own.
Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?
To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:
Experience in process improvement, policy implementation, and procurement transformation initiatives
Proficiency in procurement systems such as SAP Ariba and ability to support digital tool adoption
Strong understanding of procurement processes, including sourcing, contracting, and supplier management
Proven ability to lead requirements gathering and building case for change
Experience with project and change management in a large organisation.
Strong analytical skills to interpret data, monitor KPIs, and deliver performance reporting
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills to influence and collaborate across all levels
Understanding of procurement regulations, compliance standards, within the financial services sector or regulated industry.
You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.
He aha te take e uru ai koe ki a mātou? - So, why join us?
From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be part of a work whānau striving towards a common purpose: shaping a world where communities thrive.
But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and community you need to take the next big step in your career.
We're a diverse community at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.
At ANZ you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand's communities and this is one of the reasons that has inspired us to develop a multi-year Te Ao Māori Strategy called Tākiri-Ā-Rangi. This includes increasing representation of Māori and Pasifika people at ANZ. Join us and get involved in one of our affinity networks which help us to better understand and meet the needs and interests of ou