Strategic Sourcing Director

About UsAt Tag, we bring big ideas to life as an integrated creative, content and channel activation partner to brands all over the globe. We help our clients to stand out and sell more by providing end-to-end marketing solutions that see our teams originate, craft, amplify and reimagine content across all channels and platforms.Why Join?This is an opportunity to join one of Tag’s fasted growing regions globally. Our teams based across Sydney and Melbourne pride ourselves on our core values of integrity, innovation, trust, sustainability, growth, and accountability.We realise these are easy to say but below is a snapshot of what this looks like each day here at Tag:50% of our leadership team is female.14% of our team have grown their careers from internship positions.86% team retention over the past twelve monthsStrong career growth opportunities with twenty-five promotions in the past twelve months3x official charity partners we have donated $30,000 in money and timeDE&I Council organises regular events and social activities.What we offer:Hybrid and flexible workingAn inclusive parental leave policyInvestment in internal and external training opportunitiesA structured global mentoring programOverview of the Strategic Sourcing Team: This is an exciting opportunity to join a team at the heart of Tag’s sourcing function. The Strategic Sourcing team drives profitability, efficiency, and operational excellence across the Retail Activations network. As part of this high-performing function, you will help design and implement scalable supply chain strategies that consolidate spend into a compliant, right-sized, and innovative vendor network aligned with business goals. The team delivers sustainable savings, stronger partnerships, and innovation, while ensuring governance, responsibility, and sustainability remain central to how Tag creates lasting value for clients. Role summary: This role will suit a driven sourcing professional who thrives in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment. In this role, you will lead sourcing strategy and supplier management across Australia and New Zealand, ensuring Tag delivers measurable value through commercial excellence, supplier innovation, and operational effectiveness. The role offers the opportunity to influence regional strategy, build high-performing supplier partnerships, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency, profitability, and sustainable business growth across the ANZ region. Key responsibilities:Drive sourcing strategy and execution to deliver measurable commercial value, innovation, and sustainable savings across Print, POSM, Packaging, and Premiums categories. Lead supplier strategy, ensuring alignment with client needs and business objectives. Strengthen supplier partnerships, driving engagement, performance, and value through structured SRM, KPIs, and continuous improvement. Develop, negotiate, and manage pricing tools including rate cards, calculators, catalogues, and commerce platforms to ensure transparency and competitiveness. Partner with account teams, sourcing operations, and finance to support strategic projects and initiates. Support strengthening data integrity and governance, partnering with Sourcing Operations to upskill teams and suppliers through training and capability building. Collaborate with cross-functional teams on tenders, pitches, and new business opportunities with compelling sourcing solutions and market insight. Lead, coach, and develop a team of sourcing team and category experts to deliver operational excellence. Key skills & experience: 10+ years’ experience in strategic sourcing or procurement leadership. Strong understanding of supplier ecosystems and manufacturing processes across Australia and New Zealand, with regional insight into Southeast Asia an advantage. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills at senior levels. Collaborative leadership style with experience managing multi-market or cross-functional teams. Knowledge of risk and compliance, sustainability, and social responsibility frameworks. Proven commercial acumen and negotiation expertise. This job description outlines the duties and responsibilities of the role and the necessary skills and knowledge required to perform them as of the date it was created. Tag accepts that this job description may change as the role evolves and the individual may be asked to support other duties as required.How to applyIf the above sounds right for you, simply click on "Easy Apply" and provide us with your full resume and salary expectations.Don’t let self-doubt get in the way of what could be a great opportunity. We know from research that many women and people from diverse backgrounds may not put themselves forward unless they believe they tick every box.If this job description doesn’t quite fit your experience, but you have an appetite to be part of Tag, please do still get in touch. We are always keen to meet with talented individuals from across our industry.All information provided will be treated in strict confidence and used solely for recruitment purposes.