Category Management Specialist

Our Opportunity

Work Location:  Perth.  Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster:  Monday to Friday

As a Category Management Specialist in the High Voltage and Spares portfolio, you will play a lead role in managing agreements for Fortescue’s end-to-end operations. This will involve liaising with internal and external stakeholders to optimise commercial arrangements and deliver value in the maintenance of generation, transmission and distribution assets. You will assist in the development of strategies to ensure a seamless transition in the decarbonisation of Fortescue’s energy portfolio.

To be successful in the role, you are someone who is enthusiastic about energy and decarbonisation and willing to accept the challenge of being part of an innovative and success driven organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing agreements to optimise commercial benefit and balance commercial risk.
• Liaising with maintenance industry proponents, managing the relationship and developing expertise.
• Create strategies to enable Fortescue’s decarbonisation transition in electricity.
• Foster collaborative supplier relationships for the mutual benefit of Fortescue and our contracting partners.
• Support, communicate and contribute to Contracts & Procurement initiatives with the internal customer groups.
• Undertake contract administration including negotiations, award or change recommendations and oversee due diligence.
• Provide contract life-cycle support for all contractual and commercial activities.
• Ensure business objectives are met through effective governance, compliance management and the identification, assessment, and treatment of risk.

Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive commercial or resource sector experience in energy procurement and contract management will be well regarded. 
• Effective written and communication skills to draft contracts, recommendations, advice and approval documents.
• Strong influencing, stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to effectively operate within the governance and compliance frameworks of a large organisation.
• Demonstrable self-management and performance capabilities with a high level of resilience to challenging circumstances.
• Proven analytical skills.  
• Ability to manage multiple work packages and interface with internal customers.
• Experience in ERP systems.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, commerce or engineering related fields.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members 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. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ 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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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.