Supply Chain and Procurement Leader

**The role**

This purpose of this role is to execute the Sourcing strategy through a team of procurement and supply chain professionals. You will be responsible for managing relationships with key suppliers in order to ensuring that maximum value is extracted over the contractual term; that negotiated agreements are implemented in full; and that benefits identified at the start of the contractual agreement are realised over the life of the contract.

The role covers a broad range of materials and services, including energy (mainly gas and electricity), raw materials, waste and materials handling, manufactured spares and consumables, maintenance contractors and capital equipment.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

- Leading a procurement and supply chain function,
- Category management,
- Facilitating continuous improvement activities associated with supply chain and procurement systems, tools and associated processes across the Australian business,
- Leading contract management including liaising with vendors to ensure that relevant procurement contractual obligations are being met to agreed service standards,
- Managing internal customer relationships including negotiating and influencing on improvement outcomes,
- Being a champion for health, safety and wellbeing across the organisation.

**About you**

You have a strong safety focus, excellent communication skills and an engaging training style. You go above and beyond to deliver extraordinary results and experiences for our employees. You enjoy interacting with people and like to be and about in our manufacturing facilities to support our leaders and employees.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

- Substantial experience as a Supply Chain & Procurement professional, preferably within the manufacturing industry
- Have extensive experience in developing, leading and executing sourcing strategies to optimise cost savings outcomes and meet stakeholder requirements,
- Be tertiary qualified and have high level understanding of developing, implementing and improving reporting systems and processes within a complex supply chain environment
- Demonstrated leadership capability, including coaching and development of a team
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritise to manage competing demands
- Possess a strong track record in project management and decision making based on detailed analysis and interpretation of complex data,
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build collaborative relationships and influence others,
- Demonstrated ability to problem solve with a level-headed approach,
- Exposure to supply chain processes and procedures applicable to maintenance, repairs and overhauls of complex equipment would be highly advantageous.

**Our business**

Molycop is a global market leader in the manufacture and supply of grinding media, mining chemicals, and rail consumables.

Moly-Cop has a global manufacturing and sales network with 10 grinding media manufacturing facilities located close to customers’ operations in key mining regions of North and South America and Australasia. Grinding media is predominantly used in the copper, gold and iron ore mineral extraction process.

The company holds market leading sustainability credentials through its EAF steelmaking process, a long-term renewable energy purchasing commitment and exceptional recycling capability. The Molycop team is committed to building the circular economy, liberating value from waste streams and supporting customers’ sustainability goals.

Molycop Australia employees over 600 employees across 3 sites in Australia - Waratah, (Newcastle), Cootamundra (NSW) and Bassendean (WA).

**Why join Molycop?**
- _Our plant is central to Newcastle, based in Waratah with free on-site parking_
- _We are truly passionate about safety and proud of our safety performance and culture_
- _Our team goes above and beyond, is collaborative and supportive, and we enjoy coming to work_
- _We offer great conditions and benefits such as flexible working arrangements_
- _We have an on-site subsidised canteen plus discounted gym membership._

**Molycop recently won the award for the Best Health and Wellbeing Program at the Hunter Safety Awards Mental health matters and everyone has a story.**

**We work smarter, appreciate diversity and never back away from a challenge. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you