Category Management Specialist - Marine

Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.

Roster: Monday-Friday 

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

The primary purpose of the Category Specialist is to provide specialist procurement advice on Fortescue's marine category to assist stakeholders to plan, develop, source and manage contract arrangements to effectively meet business objectives. This exciting role will also assist with category strategy development and implementation of strategic procurement activities supporting Fortescue’s marine decarbonisation plan.

• Category management and strategic sourcing - develop category strategies that are aligned with Fortescue business objectives and manage the end-to-end sourcing process. Importantly, this role will support ongoing initiatives involved in decarbonisation of Fortescue’s marine assets.
• Contract management - ensure performance and cost outcomes are achieved under Fortescue’s key marine services contracts (including KPI, rise & fall and claims management duties).
• Supplier relationship management - deliver value through effective management of key supplier relationships.
• Negotiation – applying an effective negotiation process and an understanding of each party’s position to engage with suppliers on high risk and/or high value contracts.
• 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 of relevant data at all stages of the procurement lifecycle as it relates to marine contracts.
• Partnering - create and maintain credible and trusting relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure full alignment of procurement effort with business needs and opportunities.

• Demonstrate an alignment to all of Fortescue’s values.
• Significant resource sector experience in a contracts and procurement team.
• Marine and shipping industry specific experience will be a valuable attribute.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain/logistics, commerce, law or similar.
• Effective writing skills and attention to detail (e.g. drafting concise recommendations, contract conditions, contract correspondence and variations). 
• Effectively self-manage with an ability to efficiently manage priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Show a level of resilience to challenging circumstances.
• Well-developed lateral thinking/problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrate how your experience to date will positively contribute to you being successful in this role.

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, 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.