Category Specialist

Ready to take your procurement career to the next level?

We’re looking for an experienced Category Specialist to take ownership of key categories, shape sourcing strategies and deliver measurable commercial outcomes across the business.

If you have experience across mining, HME parts and services, enjoy negotiating with suppliers and have the commercial confidence to influence stakeholders, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact.

In this role you will:

• Drive performance, culture and align with the company strategy and governance standards.
• Develop and implement short and long-term category strategies for assigned spend segments across the group.
• Apply best-in-class procurement processes, and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring long term profitability, competitive advantage, and cost reduction.
• Adherence to Group Strategic Procurement process, including key sourcing strategy, supplier selection and evaluation, quality management and performance measurements.
• For both national and international vendors facilitate the bidding processes, manage the prequalification and short-listing of bidders, preparations of bids, issuance of bids, pre-bid conference (internal & external), bid evaluation, recommendation for award, contracts negotiations, contract finalisation, contract execution and issuance.
• Monitor and analyse contract performance against agreed benchmarks and through agreed reporting mechanisms including KPIs and reports.
• Advise operations on any potential issues and recommend remedial actions or solutions.
• Identify and manage to early resolution of supplier disputes.
• Work effectively across business units with different objectives in the creation and implementation of procurement strategies for complex spend categories.
• Run post award sessions to review lessons learnt and implement changes.
• Develop tools, guidelines and manuals for standardisation and knowledge sharing purposes.
• Provide guidance on and implement technology-based solutions.
• Manage prequalification of potential and audits of current suppliers to guarantee an optimum supplier base.

We’re looking for a commercially minded procurement professional who understands the mining environment and can confidently manage complex supplier relationships.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• Proven experience in Category Management, Strategic Procurement or Strategic Sourcing.
• Experience working with mining-related products and services.
• Strong knowledge of procurement, tendering and contracting processes.
• Proven experience managing HME parts and service suppliers across OEM and aftermarket markets.
• Experience bidding, negotiating and implementing service scopes of work.
• Strong commercial negotiation and contract management skills.
• Experience preparing formal bid and contract documentation and commercial correspondence.
• Experience with system-enabled Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation capabilities.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word and Excel.
• Project management experience with an end-to-end delivery mindset.
• A strategic approach to market planning and sourcing.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large, complex and challenging supplier relationships.
• The ability to work autonomously while also contributing effectively within a small, high-performing team.
• A qualification in Business, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Materials Management or a related discipline (desirable).

Ready to make an impact? If you're an experienced Category Specialist with mining and HME procurement experience. We want to hear from you.

Apply now and take the next step in your procurement career!

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