Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist (Contracts & Procurement)

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.

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

Roster:  Monday to Friday

As a Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist, you are enthusiastic, detail driven, and willing to step-up to the challenge of being part of an innovative and achievement-driven organisation. Reporting to the Manager Governance & Continuous Improvement, the ideal candidate will be passionate about new technologies (inc. robotic process automation, AI & Gen AI) and possess a strong desire to drive innovation and efficiency through the implementation of technology solutions. Joining a dynamic and fast paced team, you will provide thought leadership in industry best practice Source-to-Pay (S2P) work practices and systems, review processes with a lean mindset and focus on streamlining and automation.

You will assist with process design, develop roadmaps for implementation as well as provide effective project management capabilities to oversee the end-to-end delivery of improvement initiatives from ideation to completion.

• Work cooperatively with procurement leadership and cross functional stakeholders to drive best practice adoption, optimised system utilisation and continuous process improvement outcomes.
• Lead continuous process improvements, provide business process guidance for application enhancements and manual tasks automation with a view to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Identify technology and process improvement opportunities, develop plans to close gaps and implement process improvements for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Plan and manage delivery of system and process changes including change management to facilitate project deliverables.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of the organisation and senior management, including presenting project deliverables to steering committees and project sponsors.
• Collaborate with Fortescue stakeholders to ensure regular update of relevant policies & procedures.

• Source-to-Pay subject matter expertise (SAP, Ariba and Ivalua systems experience highly regarded)
• Cross-functional experience in a large, complex global business services function with exposure to purchasing and other shared services functions.
• Advanced influencing and people engagement skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively either as an individual or member of a team.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical judgement and evaluation skills, attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, determine priorities and organise work to meet objectives and identify and deal with problems.
• Experience with organisational change management as well as working in a large, complex global environment.
• High degree of computer literacy (Microsoft 365 suite, Visio, Power BI, Python).
• Experience in Continuous Improvement initiatives, root cause analysis and project management methodologies and frameworks (e.g. Lean Six Sigma, Agile, PMBOK).
• Experience with project management software and tools (e.g. Jira Work Management, Confluence).
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, commerce or procurement/supply chain are desirable.
• Exposure to mining or heavy industry combined with relevant commercial experience will be highly regarded.

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.