Senior Procurement Officer

Lycopodium; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Flexible work arrangements

Mentorship by experts

Diversity and rewarding career

Job summary

Lycopodium Minerals in Perth is seeking an experienced Senior Procurement Officer to support multiple mining projects. You will manage purchasing, expediting, transport logistics and supplier performance across international and local tendering.

Reporting to the Principal Procurement Officer, you will collaborate with stakeholders to secure optimum prices, monitor procurement schedules and deliver timely project deliverables while maintaining compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years’ procurement experience with mining projects.
• Experience on international projects preferred.
• Strong knowledge of tendering and contract practices.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, monitor and report progress for enquiries, tender evaluation and purchase orders.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to secure optimum prices and deliveries.
• Perform commercial analysis and evaluation of quotations to select suppliers.
• Develop and maintain vendor data and goods tracking systems.
• Implement and monitor procurement schedules aligned with delivery timelines.
• Support project teams in preparation of deliverables.

Skills

Procurement management

Negotiation

Vendor management

Logistics planning

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Job description

Due to the recent award of several projects, Lycopodium Minerals is currently recruiting for experienced Senior Procurement Officers to join our growing team in Perth!

With offices in Africa, Australia, Canada, Peru and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the mining and metals; infrastructure and process industries. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a rich and diverse career.

Reporting to the Principal Procurement Officer, the Senior Procurement Officer will be responsible for purchasing, expediting, transport logistics, freight schedules, maintaining procedures and information reporting for various projects.

The tasks you'll perform

• Plan, coordinate, monitor and report progress of all activities required for timely issue of enquiries, tender evaluation and award of purchase orders.
• Work in conjunction with a range of internal and external stakeholders to secure optimum prices and deliveries for equipment to meet project technical, schedule and commercial requirements.
• Commercial analysis and evaluation of quotations to enable the correct supplier choice to be made.
• Develop and maintain an effective vendor data (including manuals) and goods tracking system both on a company-wide and on a project-specific basis.
• Implement and monitor the procurement schedule in accordance with the overall delivery schedule.
• Liaise with and provide professional support to the Project team in the preparation of project deliverables.

The expertise you'll bring

• A minimum of 7 years’ procurement experience with significant experience in mining projects.
• Previous experience working on international projects – Africa preferred.
• Sound knowledge of international and local tendering and contract laws regulations and practices.
• High-level negotiating skills and problem solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail, organisational and time management skills, with the ability to own and prioritise.
• Ability to create a positive stakeholder management and customer support environment.
• Capability to work independently and deliver to agreed deadlines with a results driven approach.
• Ability to perform under pressure and meet targets and deadline
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The benefits we’ll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we:

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.