Specialist Procurement (Technology) | Brisbane
BHP
About BHP
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Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
Reporting to the Manager Procurement for Technology, performs a Specialist role by providing domain category expertise in ensuring the business’s Procurement needs strategically match with the market, takes responsibility for supplier management and development as well as contract administration and engages with the team to track and monitor performance targets of optimal cost of ownership and surety of supply.
Category Management
- Strong understanding of Category Management within Procurement
- Possesses exceptional commercial acumen, demonstrated through experience in sourcing and ongoing management of high-value agreements above USD 20M.
- Leads the development of innovative, value-driven multi-year category strategies by leveraging deep category knowledge, market intelligence, awareness of technological developments, emerging markets awareness and a detailed understanding of business needs
- Coordinates gathering of market intelligence and analysis by the team as input into category strategies
- Develops strong relationships with internal business leaders and key stakeholders to understand business objectives and translate these into Supply needs
- Monitors application of Procurement category management processes within the team to support compliance and other requirements
Additional Accountabilities
Sourcing Strategy & Planning
- Support the development, in conjunction with Principals and Specialists, of a sourcing plan aligned with category strategies and ensures contract coverage adequately supports the Functions’ business plans
- Works collaboratively with stakeholders and challenges appropriately to develop sourcing strategies and supply solutions that balance stakeholder needs, productivity, commercial value and risk
- Builds compelling cases for change supporting sourcing initiatives and influences stakeholders and supply market to implement change
- Ensures that the team implements sourcing projects on-time and in accordance with the plan, thereby minimizing disruption to the business
- Leads adoption of innovative sourcing techniques within the team such as “clean sheeting”, e-auctions and TCO
Tender & Contract Management
- Executes criticality strategic sourcing projects
- Executed supplier negotiations and leads higher value, more critical negotiations
- Reviews market engagement strategies, negotiation plans and contract award recommendations
- Reviews and approves contracts
- Ensures capture of productivity improvements supporting measurement of team performance
Supplier Management
- Identifies key suppliers in responsible sub-categories and determines appropriate supplier management regime
- Develops relationships with identified key suppliers and works with the business to design performance measures and track and manage performance for selected key suppliers against contract and business requirements
About You
As the successful candidate, you will possess the following:
- 7+ years of relevant industry experience with a focus on category management
- Ability to effectively lead and manage a team (cross functional)
- Proven ability to influence across functions
- Experience developing category strategy documents and business cases
- Competency (commercial, technical) in specified category and end-to-end category management
- Deep understanding of sourcing techniques and strategies and knowledge of innovative sourcing methodologies such as TCO, “clean-sheeting”, e-auctions
- Strong negotiation experience
- Ability to analyze complex business processes, risk factors and control systems
- Risk management skills
- Experience with ERP systems
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.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people, BHP requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in line with BHP’s Covid Policy and any relevant State health directives. If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. 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.
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