Category Management Specialist
Our Opportunity
Work Location: Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.
Roster: Monday to Friday
This is a 12 month contract opportunity
The Fixed Plant category team provides specialised procurement support to Fortescue’s mining operations. Key categories include fixed plant equipment & materials, shutdown & maintenance services, high volume consumables and equipment hire.
There is currently an opportunity for a Category Management Specialist to join the team for a 12-month maternity leave backfill. You will play a lead role in creating and managing procurement strategies to support Fortescue’s operations, working closely with internal stakeholders to optimise commercial arrangements.
This role suits someone who is engaging, honest, enthusiastic, and willing to step up to the challenge of being part of an innovative and achievement driven organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Category management - develop sophisticated category strategies that are aligned with Fortescue’s business objectives and drive value with contracting partners.
- Contract management - developing and applying processes, procedures, systems, and knowledge to ensure effective management of all contracts.
- Supplier relationship management - delivering value, and mitigating supply chain risks, through effective management of strategic supplier relationships.
- Strategic sourcing - development and end to end execution of sourcing and supply chain strategies.
- Negotiating - development and execution of negotiation strategies for contracted categories.
- Governance and risk management - ensure business objectives are met through effective governance, compliance management and the identification, assessment, and treatment of risk.
- Analysis & reporting - effective analysis and reporting at all stages of the procurement lifecycle. Actively identifies commercial risks affecting procurement activities in consultation with business stakeholders.
- Business partnering and commercial acumen - create and maintain credible and trusting relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure full alignment of procurement effort with business needs and opportunities.
Qualifications and Experience
- A demonstrated alignment to all of Fortescue’s values.
- 5+ years’ experience in a fast-paced procurement function, ideally in a mining environment.
- Ability to effectively self-manage with an ability to efficiently prioritise across multiple projects.
- Demonstrated category management experience and commercial acumen through your previous professional experience.
- Show a level of resilience to change and challenging circumstances.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a results driven team.
- A bachelor’s degree in Business, Commerce, Law, Engineering or similar is desirable.
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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