Specialist Procurement - US

About the Role

As a member of the Procurement sub-function for BHP Legacy Assets, you will be working collaboratively with the Functions teams to support implementation and management of contracts according to the approved strategy with an overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility and sustainable development. 

The Procurement team seeks to engage a diligent contract professional to provide commercial support for the planned contract packages. This role will contribute to and support a Manager Procurement to develop requests for proposals, bid evaluation, bid analysis and contract formation Procurement Packages or Trade Contracts as an integrated member of the Procurement team. 

As part of the role, you will be encouraged to foster collaborative relationships with both the internal Function team and external parties for the successful delivery of goods and/or services.

We are looking for team members who are prepared to work as a team member based in Tucson, Arizona.

Key accountabilities:

•    Undertake sourcing, develop contracts prepare for execution of new contracts and manage contract variations compliant with the BHP Charter, Code of Conduct, Group Level Documents (GLDs), Functional Level Requirements (FLRs) and relevant statutory obligations.
•    Assist in facilitating meetings with internal and external stakeholders to sponsor deeper relationships with all supply chain partners. 
•    Liaise with other teams within BHP Supply on collaborative tendering strategies that deliver spend aggregation benefits.
•    Prepare the documentation for the review/approval process for the execution of variation/amendment requests for contracts to company guidelines. 
•    Respond to potential new vendors with suitable responses to business development enquiries. 
•    Issues RFx in alignment with sourcing/contracting strategy
•    Escalate contractual issues to relevant stakeholders and coordinate the resolution process including the facilitation and resolution of issues arising from claims, invoicing and rebates.
•    Assist with making business decisions when working with international stakeholders/ organisations based on an understanding of other countries' norms and cultural nuances.

About You

Ideally, you will have work experience gaining from a fast-paced commercial environment or similar with experience within the mining and mineral resources industry.

You will have the opportunity to develop your engagement and collaboration skills in developing stakeholder relationships. Likewise, you will be a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills and a high standard of oral and written communication skills.

To be a top performer you will need: 

•    Bachelor´s degree related to the role;
•    Demonstrable analytical and problem solving skills;
•    Experience in applying your strengths in analysis and problem solving in order to develop business solutions; 
•    Significant Stakeholder Management experience
•    Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team based environment;
•    Willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities;
•    Multi-tasking and organizational management skills;
•    Knowledge of establishing tender packages and bid evaluation agreements;
•    Proficient in the MS Office Suite of products, specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project;
•    SAP / GCMS experience or experience in a mature Contract Management System (CMS) is preferred;
•    An inquisitive nature and flexibility to work in a team distributed across time zones; and
•    Ability to have fun in a fast paced, high standard environment.