Lead Procurement | Mobile Equipment | Brisbane
Australia
About BHP
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.
Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
Reporting to the Manager– MinAu Mobile Equipment, this role leads a team that builds and manages strategic supplier relations that deliver value to our Assets across Australia. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced procurement professional looking to join a diverse and high performing team in a leadership capacity. In this role, you will need to navigate ambiguity but the performance of your suppliers will have an impact on the budget and productivity of the assets that you support.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic procurement and Contract Owner support throughout the contract life-cycle, working closely with Contract Owners, Assets and Functions
- Act as an escalation to resolve complex problems and disputes
- Build strong, trusted, relationships with leaders in key assets and with suppliers
- Analyse key trends, emerging risks, new technologies and sustainability opportunities to develop and vet procurement strategies
- Drive collaboration by participating in cross-functional teams to identify and execute opportunities to reduce TCO and mitigate safety risks
- Understand the Voice of the Customer - Identify opportunities to embed improvements whilst delivering in accordance to governance requirements, operational plans and BHP’s purpose and Values.
- Manage team delivery of KPIs
About You
- Strong commercial acumen to understand and deliver savings and performance improvements
- Demonstrated experience in senior procurement roles in complex organisations
- Ability to manage and influence stakeholders (including senior leadership) across multiple geographical regions and assets
- Identifies risks and appropriate commercial control options
- Exercises sound judgement, critical thinking, validate assumptions and understand stakeholder requirements
- Approaches work with a strategic, growth mind-set including the ability to identify new opportunities and drive them to implementation
- Position location: Brisbane
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
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Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.