Category Management Senior Specialist

Fortescue; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue in Perth is seeking an experienced Contracts & Procurement Senior Specialist, Mining Services. You will provide senior procurement advice, lead category strategies, and manage end-to-end sourcing for mobile equipment categories to meet business objectives.

This role requires strong negotiation, governance, and stakeholder engagement. You will drive procurement planning and contribute to risk management and continuous improvement across the mining services portfolio.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience in a procurement role.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to self-manage and efficiently prioritise.
• Resilience to challenging circumstances.
• Understanding of procurement practices, governance and processes.
• Qualification in Law, Business or Commerce is desirable.
• Supports Fortescue values.

Responsibilities

• Contract management – develop and apply processes, procedures, systems and knowledge to ensure optimum commercial benefit and minimal risk.
• Supplier relationship management - lead and deliver value through effective management of key supplier relationships.
• Category management and strategic sourcing – lead development of category strategies aligned with Fortescue objectives and manage end-to-end sourcing.
• Negotiation – lead and apply an effective negotiation process for high risk/high value contracts.
• Critical thinking – apply sourcing strategies and timelines to influence procurement planning for project improvement.
• Governance and risk management - ensure objectives are met through governance, compliance and risk treatment.
• Analysis & reporting - analyse and report data across procurement lifecycle related to mobile equipment.
• Partnering - build credible relationships with internal/external stakeholders.

Skills

Procurement experience

Strong communication

Self-management

Resilience

Governance & risk

Stakeholder collaboration

Negotiation

Education

Law/Business/Commerce degree

Job description

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Perth

Roster: Monday to Friday

AsContracts & Procurement Senior Specialist, Mining Services, you will provide senior specialist procurement advice and leadership on Fortescue's Mining Services category to assist stakeholders to plan, develop, source and manage contract arrangements to effectively meet business objectives.

This role will also assist with category strategy development and implementation of strategic procurement activities supporting Fortescue’s mobile equipment categories.

Key Responsibilities

• Contract management – developing and applying processes, procedures, systems, and knowledge to ensure optimum commercial benefit and minimal commercial risk.
• Supplier relationship management - lead and deliver value through effective management of key supplier relationships.
• Category management and strategic sourcing – lead the development of category strategies that are aligned with Fortescue business objectives and manage and lead the end-to-end sourcing process.
• Negotiation – lead and apply an effective negotiation process and an understanding of each party’s position to engage with suppliers on high risk and/or high value contracts.
• Critical thinking: You will apply critical thinking to the sourcing strategies and timelines that you support and influence sourcing and procurement planning to drive project improvement including to time, cost, quality, consistency, efficiency and clarity.
• Governance and risk management - ensure business objectives are met through effective governance, compliance management and the identification, assessment, and treatment of risk.
• Analysis & reporting - effective analysis and reporting of relevant data at all stages of the procurement lifecycle as it relates to mobile equipment.
• Partnering - create and maintain credible and trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure full alignment of procurement effort with business needs and opportunities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Effectively self-manage with an ability to efficiently manage priorities.
• 7 + years’ experience in a procurement role.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with teams and stakeholders.
• Show a level of resilience to challenging circumstances.
• Demonstrate how your experience to date will positively contribute to you being successful in this role and an understanding of procurement practices, governance, and processes
• Qualification in Law, Business or Commerce is desirable.
• Supports the vision of Fortescue and can demonstrate alignment with our Values.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.