About Cygnett
Cygnett started in 2003 from a small share office in the backstreets of Melbourne, selling cases for the very first iPod in Australia. Twenty years on, Cygnett is now Australia #1 tech tools brand, with products across categories spanning from Power Banks to Cables, Phone Cases & Screen
Protectors, Wall Chargers and more. You can now find Cygnett products in 7 continents and 42 countries.
Things you may or may not know
- The Cygnett product range is made up of over 130 tech tools
- We have won multiple Good Design Awards for our Australian designed products
- Cygnett products can be found in over 3,000 retail outlets worldwide
- We dominated the Choice Awards for best mobile power banks
- Our Google and Trustpilot ratings are both at 4.9 stars
- We are recognised as an Employer of Choice 2025 at the Australian Business Awards AND 5-Star Employer of Choice as noted by HRD.
- We believe in giving back to our community, supporting several charities and organisations. Charities close to our heart include Share the Dignity, the Royal children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal and the McGrath Foundation.
The reason this role exists
Lead & support end-to-end strategic sourcing and category management of Product, Packaging, Indirect & Logistics categories, from market analysis through to negotiation and
contract award, standardising contracts, KPIs, and SLAs.
This standalone role will lead the development & delivery of the Global Procurement Strategy, including developing and owning procurement policies and standards, establishing category strategies for priority spend areas, and ensuring adherence to contract governance.
You will also lead supplier relationship management, driving performance & risk management. A key focus will be delivering measurable commercial benefits, including cost savings, cost avoidance, improved working capital, and reduced off-contract spend.
If successful in this role, we will expect to see…
- Delivery of & embedding the global procurement strategy into Cygnett’s business operations
- Establishment of a structured procurement framework governing all sourcing and category management
- Delivery of all target commercial benefits within the agreed timeframe
- Sustained supplier & contract management improvement & reporting
- Alignment of Procurement with Cygnett’s core values to drive operational excellence across the organisation
- A trusted adviser providing expert procurement and sourcing guidance to all Cygnett staff and our supply base – locally and internationally
Skills, qualifications, capabilities that we think will help in this role:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Commerce, Engineering, Supply Chain or a related discipline preferable
- Relevant professional qualifications such as MCIPS/FCIPS, CPSM, MBA, or Lean Six Sigma considered highly desirable.
- A strong background in advanced sourcing, negotiation, contracting & supplier management.
- Managing strategic procurement of product, raw materials, indirect and logistics spend categories across global regions
- Strong financial acumen, data and analytics capability, and a solid understanding of probity & corporate governance.
- A collaborative approach and an ability to think critically about the problem that is to be addressed
At the end of the day, we all just want to do our best work and go home to spend it with our family, friends and loved ones. We want to hire nice people. If you are keen to do a good job, want to be treated with respect and treat others with respect (and love our products), then we will all
be one happy bunch!
What we offer our talented team:
Apart from a collaborative team who are passionate about our top-quality products, we can offer you:
- Purchased annual leave
- Bring your dog to work
- Career break for up to 3 months
- Free apparel e.g. Tshirts, hoodies to save you thinking about what to wear
- Individual career success planning if you are invested in your career
- Hybrid working AND flexible working
- Giving back days
- Swag bags and staff discounts – buy any product from our extensive range at cost
- An employer who cares about their community, people, partners and customers
And more!
Want to join us? Send your resume and we will work through all applications as quickly as we can.
Cygnett is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diversity is vital to our ability in providing our clients with the best possible solutions and welcome applications from all those with rights to work in Australia.
