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About the Role
Join the Bank of New Zealand's dynamic Operational Excellence team as the Head of Procurement, where you will lead the transformation of Procurement into a strategic partner shaping business outcomes, unlocking value, and driving sustainable success. You will provide commercial leadership, influence enterprise decisions, and deliver impactful results across the bank.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement BNZ's procurement and sourcing strategy, offering market insights to support enterprise-level decision making and a steady stream of value-generating opportunities.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Procurement leaders fostering a high-performance culture driven by collaboration, growth, and excellence.
- Drive Procurement's ongoing evolution as a trusted strategic advisor delivering value beyond cost management and compliance.
- Collaborate with senior leaders across business and technology to guide commercial choices and optimise value from major supplier partnerships.
- Oversee strategic sourcing initiatives, commercial negotiations, and contracts to maximize value, mitigate risks, and enhance outcomes.
Management Style and Opportunities
The General Manager of Shared Services Operations describes their leadership approach as pragmatic and approachable, emphasizing strong relationships, open communication, and empowering individuals to thrive. This rare leadership position offers a chance to influence the future of Procurement at one of New Zealand's top banks, working closely with senior stakeholders, steering important enterprise decisions, and elevating Procurement as a key commercial partner.
This role is especially exciting amid rapid advances in technology, digital services, and artificial intelligence, alongside an evolving technology and software vendor landscape featuring complex pricing pressures and opportunities. It is an excellent chance to drive meaningful, organization-wide impact.
Challenges and Success Factors
The role requires balancing commercial objectives, stakeholder expectations, and risk management within a complex environment. You will guide your team and stakeholders through change and uncertainty, ensuring continued delivery of value and influence over strategic results.
Success depends on strong commercial insight, deep expertise in Technology Procurement, and experience leading strategic sourcing and complex contract negotiations. You will demonstrate excellent judgment and a practical, solution-oriented mindset to navigate complexity and foster positive transformation throughout the Procurement function.
Additional Information
This is a full-time onsite position based in Auckland, New Zealand. The closing date for applications is Friday, 14 August 2026. The Bank of New Zealand prides itself on fostering a bold, collaborative culture focused on innovative solutions, employee wellbeing, flexible working, generous leave, and opportunities for career development. We encourage individuals ready to make an impact and be part of a team that thrives on collective success to apply.
"Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini" – Success is not the work of an individual but the work of many.