Manager Category Management - Mining Services, Infrastructure And Exploration

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.

As a Manager, Category Management at Fortescue, you are passionate, honest, enthusiastic, and willing to step-up to the challenge of being part of an innovative and achievement-driven function and organisation. You strive to be an effective and valuable business partner and provide leadership and strategic direction to your team and stakeholders to meet operational needs through supply management and development, strategic planning, category strategy development, management and execution and contract risk management.

As the Manager, Category Management - Mining Services, Infrastructure and Exploration you will oversee all category procurement and contract management for:

• Mining services which include all key on site services contracts such as explosives, drilling, analytics (onsite and offsite), crushing & screening, civils, and the key support area for aboriginal business engagement
• Infrastructure services including facilities and non-processing infrastructure management
• Exploration services domestically and internationally.

• Lead and manage a category team to achieve a high-level of performance, integration, and consistency in procurement and contract management across the category whilst delivering sound commercial outcomes to the business.
• Actively participate in the leadership and direction of the Strategic Procurement function for Operations.
• Develop, lead, and support the execution of global and local category plans and contract sourcing strategies based on research and analysis to optimise value-for-money outcomes and meet stakeholder needs and expectations.
• Identify and manage commercial, contractual, operational, financial, reputational, ESG and supply chain risks to minimise negative impacts on category objectives while encouraging opportunity and innovation.
• Lead negotiations on high impact, complex supply arrangements and contract issues to deliver better category outcomes.
• Develop and maintain budget oversight of the category team.
• Provide expert advice and build relationships with key stakeholders on all aspects of procurement and the corresponding categories, to encourage innovative practices and support delivery of business needs within policy guidelines.
• Liaison with cross-functional working groups at a senior level.
• Lead and develop category team members, supporting talent management initiatives.
• Ensure safety is a key priority in all commercial considerations.

• Graduate or Master's degrees in supply chain, business, commerce, engineering or law is desirable
• 10+ years of experience in Procurement and Contract Management roles within Mining or similar industries.
• Alignment to the Fortescue Values.
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills, ability to deliver commercially astute outcomes.
• Demonstrated leadership skills - ability to foster team work, build a positive culture, look out for team's well-being and mentor and motivate team to deliver business outcomes.
• Excellent drafting, negotiating and communication skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrate the ability to influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Effective written and presentation skills.
• Strong self-management and performance capabilities, organisation skills and priority management.
• Flexibility and creativity - ability to create and adopt new methods and processes to deliver outcomes and challenge existing paradigms.
• A desire to continually improve the service offering and seek feedback from stakeholders on performance.
• A respectful and collaborative manner

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.