Senior Specialist - Contract Management

Operations near and far

Cadia Valley Operations is located in Central Western New South Wales, approximately 25 kms outside the vibrant regional township of Orange and a convenient three hours from the capital city of Sydney. Employees reside in varied accommodation options in and around the district of Orange with the surrounding area’s occupied by wineries, stone fruit orchards, farming and national parks.

Employees have access to the area’s wide range of amenities, including a prominent health sector with a modern well-equipped regional hospital, excellent educational facilities, shopping, large selection of sport and recreation options, transport and other services such as childcare.

Who we’re looking for  

Reporting to the Lead – Contract Management, The Senior Specialist – Contract Management will be responsible for leading and supporting contract management activities in alignment with Newcrest’s Contract Management framework and contract management intensity segmentation methodology.

Key responsibilities:

• Contract administration activities including working closely with Contract owners to communicate changes.
• Contract performance management to ensure all work is performed in accordance with the contract requirements through contract performance meetings.
• Ongoing contract governance and reporting including development of performance improvement plans.
• Deploy and oversee the management of SRM.
• Working through contract close out when appropriate to do so.

You will collaborate with the sourcing and contracts team and provide input into sourcing and contract strategies based on best practice, key learnings in contracts under management, value opportunity or leakage identified, and to drive continuous improvement across the end-to-end process.

Other responsibilities include:

• Provide input into the segmentation of contracts, to determine the optimal level of contract management intensity.
• Change Management:  drive consolidation of the supply base and find opportunities to optimise expenditure, simplify and/or improve related processes, and ensure commitments are implemented to deliver and protect maximum value.
• Prioritise high value, high safety risk contract reviews to ensure a high level of safety standards and practices are implemented contractors. Work in conjunction with the safety team to undertake gaps and needs analysis.
• Provide support for the delivery of contract management processes including change management, progress claim verification, variations, site instructions and letter correspondence between Newcrest and contractors. 
• Use SAP systems, OneView, other dashboard and datasets to monitor spend and strategy implantation performance, generate insights and identify appropriate interventions to create and protect value for CVO.  

You will be self-motivated and demonstrate leadership with the highest professional and ethical standards ensuring all actions are transparent in accordance with Newcrest policy.

You will also possess the following: 

• Demonstrated experience in contract management that support large-scale, complex operational environments.
• A numerate and commercially astute professional, with basic understanding of regulatory requirements and basic contract law
• Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to cultivate stakeholder relationships.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and individually, to meet demanding deadlines, per the direction of the Lead.
• Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Strong multi-tasking and organizational management skills, proven ability to establish work plans and schedules for work activities.
• Proficient in the MS Office Suite of products, specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project.
• SAP experience and experience in a mature Contract Management System (CMS) is preferred.

Our commitment to you  

Our people bring our organisation to life. With us, you’ll find experience all around you. Our leaders are visible and approachable, leading and supporting the organisation through transformation. We bring out the best in each other, inspiring performance and a belief in making an impact.  

Look around and you’ll discover opportunities to explore different pathways. Supported by development programs and guided by our leaders, you’ll learn and grow in your time with us. 

At this stage, we are not accepting any external agency CVs for the opportunity.