Australian Building and Construction Group is an industry-leading, full service residential insurance repair partner.
We believe through our building expertise, exceptional customer service and the latest technology, we deliver a new benchmark within the insurance repair sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Sourcing, onboarding and managing ABC Group's trade and supplier panel, including negotiating commercial terms, insurances, licensing and compliance requirements.
- Building and maintaining our tiered trade model - matching core and tier trades to jobs and running the QA process that keeps workmanship and pricing on track.
- Partnering with Project Managers, Supervisors, Safety and the Assessing team to make sure the right trades are on the right jobs, and that new trades are safe and compliant before work is allocated.
- Managing key account relationships with material suppliers, negotiating bulk-buy and rebate arrangements that benefit the wider business.
- Owning supply chain performance end-to-end - forecasting demand, closing capacity gaps and keeping things moving during catastrophe (CAT) events.
- Running regular panel reviews, tenders and reporting to keep leadership across procurement savings, supplier performance and panel coverage.
- Actively celebrating the team's success!
What ABC Group can provide you:
- Full training provided in all aspects of internal processes, procedures, and software.
- Office located right near James Street, Fortitude Valley.
- Interactive, collaborative office space (with healthy and unhealthy snacks)
- Continuous learning and growth opportunities within the business.
- Annual salary reviews with a pay for performance culture.
- Benefits such as a referral bonuses and employee assistance program offered.
- Great team culture with ongoing social events throughout the year.
- Supportive team environment with a focus on hard work, innovation and celebrating success!
- Bring your dog to work day! We have a dog-friendly office, feel free to bring your furry friend along for the day.
As an ideal candidate you will possess:
- Strong negotiation and commercial skills, confident securing terms that work for both ABC Group and our trade partners.
- A desire to build genuine, lasting relationships with trades, suppliers and internal teams.
- An ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders, from tradespeople on the tools to Project Managers and executive leadership.
- Strong organisational skills and the discipline to keep panels, contracts and QA records accurate and audit-ready.
- A talent for problem solving, especially when capacity, pricing or supply pressures need a fast, practical fix.
- An ability to work independently while keeping the wider team aligned.
- A love for achieving results - panel coverage, cost savings, supplier performance and positive outcomes for our customers.
- Eager to expand knowledge within the construction and insurance repair industry!
If this position is of interest, please apply and we will be in touch!
