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 the Sourcing Specialist with ANZ’s Procurement function, you’ll support the end-to-end delivery of sourcing initiatives within your category and vendor segment. You’ll help shape and execute sourcing strategies, manage contract renewals, and ensure alignment with category plans to deliver commercial value. This role is all about driving smart outcomes over short- and medium-term horizons while managing risk and building strong supplier relationships across the business.

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 Sourcing Specialist role is a dynamic and impactful position newly created within our Technology Procurement team, responsible for supporting a broad range of responsibilities. This role will report to the Software Category Manager with software procurement as the primary focus, however, the role will support the broader technology procurement team across all categories.

Some of your day-to-day activities may include the below:

• Support end-to-end sourcing & contracting across software, services and technology products and services, ensuring decisions balance cost, quality, risk and business needs.
• Partner with Category Managers to build and maintain a pipeline of sourcing opportunities aligned with contract renewals, technology roadmaps, and business priorities.
• Assist Category Managers to identify any gaps in categories, emerging technology products/services, and innovation opportunities that deliver commercial and strategic value.
• Assist in delivering sourcing strategies, conducting due diligence, market and supplier analysis, validating price benchmarks, negotiating commercial contract terms.
• Collaborate with internal teams – including Legal, Risk, Finance, and vendors – to ensure well-coordinated  sourcing outcomes.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements and support risk management across sourcing activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on commercial excellence, process efficiency and building trusted relationships that support ANZ’s procurement goals.

This position offers flexibility and creativity—you’ll be encouraged to bring your expertise, 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:

• 3-5 years’ experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management
• Experience in sourcing and negotiating, and contracting with suppliers to deliver strong commercial outcomes and business value , ideally within software, SaaS, or broader technology categories
• Ability to problem-solve and navigate  complex or ambiguous situations using a practical, solutions-focused approach.
• Experience working with BS11 or similar regulatory frameworks is preferred, but not essential.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, enabling you to engage, collaborate and influence stakeholders effectively.
• A solid understanding of risk management, governance and control requirements to ensure sourcing activities meet compliance and regulatory expectations to protect the organisation.
• Commercial acumen to analyse cost, value, and risk trade-offs and to support sourcing strategies that align with business and technology objectives.
• Knowledge of supply market dynamics and the full procurement lifecycle – from strategy and sourcing through to contracting and supplier management.

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 in your toolkit and a passion for developing in technology procurement, 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 our increasingly diverse workforce.

Kua wātea te katoa ki te tono. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with an access requirement or disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.  

To find out more about working at ANZ visit https://www.anz.co.nz/careers/.You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 106368.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date

10/03/2026 , 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)