Senior Procurement and Contract Advisor
BHP
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
The role can be based in Perth, Brisbane or Adelaide.
In this role, you will provide technical expertise in the development of vendor relationship management, contract and sourcing strategies, planning, administration and management of contracts, review, analysis, negotiation, and close out of contracts.
The core focus of role is the management of the Engineering Services Panel (19 vendors) and the Quality Assurance / Quality Control Panel (3 vendors).
Responsibilities:
- Develops safe project delivery and contractor performance strategies to maximise portfolio value and enhance improvement and innovation.
- Manages contract estimation, execution and analysis of contract performance to maximise operational and financial performance, and mitigate exposure and risk.
- Evaluates risk profiles, project drivers, and contracting options to inform the development of contracting strategies.
- Define sourcing scope/requirements and prepare/develop contract strategy:
- Apply an understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain to enhance efficiency, drive optimisation, and maximise value.
- Integrate and drive a culture of sustainability across the value chain.
- Identifies and assesses risks, makes risk informed decisions, and builds a risk aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes.
- Gains support for and negotiates outcomes that achieve mutually beneficial goals.
- Interact and lead within an international context.
- Engages the capabilities of the entire organisation.
About You
- Extensive experience in Procurement and Contract Management roles within Mining or similar industries
- Proficient in managing medium to high risk/value contracts.
- Good understanding of risk management and sound commercial knowledge
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective stakeholder relationships in a geographically dispersed environment.
- Outstanding skills in negotiating and managing complex contracts.
- Strong understanding of risk and compliance management
- Ability to communicate and influence effectively both internal and external stakeholders at a senior level.
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.
If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.
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 [email protected].