Sustainable Procurement Lead

At Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) we are leading the global energy transition by developing a portfolio of renewable energy and green hydrogen projects. Our large scale, low-cost hydropower, geothermal, solar and wind assets will support establishment of green energy and green product industries around the world. FFI is committed to building thriving communities by delivering social, environmental, and economic benefits.

Sustainable Procurement Lead

Work location: Australia

Roster: Monday to Friday

The primary purpose of this role is to support the FFI contracts, procurement and supply chain function to identify, transact with and develop suppliers and contractors that meet FFI’s Environment, Sustainability and Governance expectations, in turn enabling FFI deliver its sustainable supply chain goals and obligations.

To achieve this, we are seeking a high-calibre Sustainable Procurement Lead to join our team, bringing knowledge and experience embedding sustainability into end-to-end procurement, supply chain management and contract management. Reporting to the Head of Global Procurement and working closely with the Fortescue Sustainability team, you will be accountable for ensuring FFI has effective processes in place to manage Human Rights and other sustainability-related risks in our supply chain. Your role will have direct impact on the welfare and societal outcomes experienced by participants in the renewable energy supply chain.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Ensure FFI adopts world leading practices that ensure its supply chains satisfy FFI environmental, social and governance obligations and goals
• Undertake risk assessments across FFIs supply chain and design risk management approaches to address risks during all procurement and project stages
• Implement Scope 3 emissions strategy to achieve zero emission supply chain by 2040
• Further develop supplier screening criteria, diligence processes and impactful risk mitigation for ESG matters in the supply chain.  
• Support reporting, auditing and other relevant processes
• Ensure compliance with location and international requirements relating to ethical procurement and practices
• Partner with and support professionals in the Contracts, Procurement & Supply Chain function to achieve sustainability goals through market engagements, tenders and contracts
• Provide training to the Contracts, Procurement and Supply Chain group and global projects and operations teams on best practice and standards
• External engagement and reporting on FFI’s sustainable procurement performance, including:
  • modern slavery statements
  • facilitating the tracking of emissions across all purchases and the supply chain
  • reporting on FFI performance

Qualifications and skills required:

• Degree in relevant commercial, legal and/or social science field (desireable)
• 7 - 10 years sustainability experience, including procurement/ supply-chain experience (desireable)
• Experience in developing sustainable procurement processes
• Strong understanding of Australian and international ESG legislative and regulatory environments, standards
• Energy sector, large-scale infrastructure project or similar experience (advantageous)
• Ability to work across technical and non-technical teams, designing and rolling out new processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy. 
• Well developed analytical, research and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of world leading approaches to sustainable procurement
• Experienced and confident in compiling reports and executive

Candidates must be able to bring a flexible mindset, challenge traditional thinking, and be prepared to work outside of their comfort zone.

Our values drive our culture and performance through a strong focus on safety, family and determination. 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, neuro diverse, 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

We only accept applications via our official website at https://ffi.com.au/careers/ or https://www.fmgl.com.au/jobs-at-fortescue/browse-jobs. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.