Group Manager Commercial Operations

Fortescue has an exciting future ahead. As well as producing over 180 million tonnes of iron ore per year, we’re diversifying our business to become an integrated global green energy and resources company.

Group Manager Commercial Operations (Iron Ore)

Work Location: Perth

Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people

Roster: Monday – Friday (with regular overnight travel to site) – Flexible options considered 

Reporting into the Chief Operating Officer, the Group Manager Commercial Operations is a senior leader responsible for building and influencing strategic vision, driving business results and implementing change across a global company. Functional responsibility includes managing the Operations (Iron Ore) operating and capital expenditure.  

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop long-term commercial strategy, ensuring efficient deployment of capital and operating spend
• Maximise value across the operations, ensuring commercial arrangements are leveraged and future facing.
• Provide critical commercial insight to the operational leadership team enabling dynamic and considered strategic decisions
• Ensure strategic plans consider local community commitments and commercial arrangements
• Ensure the operations capital plans, strategic plans, operating plans, annual budgets and monthly forecasts are executed, aligned with business objectives
• Ensuring accuracy and appropriateness of operating costs and contractor costs in accordance with budgets and forecasts.
• Undertaking critical reviews of new business initiatives and special projects
• Developing and contributing to Continuous Improvement initiatives
• Direct, monitor and lead a number of operational commercial teams

Qualifications and Experience:

• A tertiary degree in an accounting and/or mining related field
• Post graduate qualifications are desirable
• Strong management reporting background
• Proven commercial experience in a similar role; preferably in resources or heavy industry
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence key stakeholders
• A strong Continuous Improvement background

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds 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 across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ 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