Procurement and Contracts Manager

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About the job

Are you a leader in Capital Procurement and experienced in successfully delivering major projects and maximising value?

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a dynamic team with a key role to play in our company Vision to reinvent the aluminium industry for a sustainable future.

Reporting to our Director - Global Capital Procurement, you will provide leadership to your procurement team and project teams in category management, strategic sourcing, program, and project contracting strategy development, TCO analysis, contract management, materials management and dispute resolution. In addition, you will be adding value by:
- Having a deep understanding of equipment and service supplier markets servicing capital projects in the mining and resources sector and successful sourcing and contracting strategies for various market challenges that capital projects encounter.- Working collaboratively with various business stakeholders and suppliers to help deliver Alcoa of Australia’s Capex Plans.- Leading the Australian Major Capital Procurement team to deliver on annual objectives and targets.- Managing resourcing and performance levels of your team and enabling them to achieve their full potential in their respective areas of responsibility and grow in a challenging and rewarding environment.- Ensuring compliance to Alcoa’s safety, environmental, quality, sustainability, procurement, legal, commercial, audit and local community policies and procedures.

You will have the opportunity to either base yourself from our Booragoon or our Bindjareb office in Pinjarra where your direct team will be located. There will be a requirement to travel to both sites and operating locations whilst utilising our Flexibility First policy that supports a hybrid work approach including working from home.

About you

To play a part in our ongoing success we are seeking someone with:
- Tertiary qualifications in Business, Strategic Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline.- Demonstrated experience in leading and achieving high engagement of Procurement and Contracting teams in the Capex environment.- Strong commercial and commodity, equipment and service market understanding with excellent business acumen to assess risk and identify and realise opportunities.- Excellent Project Management and cross-functional team leadership skills.- Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to communicate effectively up to Vice President level, internally and externally A solid understanding of the financial aspects of large projects/capital expenditures, cash flow, total cost of ownership,

Why Alcoa?

Our values - act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people, lead with courage - are at the foundation of everything we do.

At Alcoa we strive to create an inclusive workplace where employees can bring their whole selves to work regardless of their background. We know it starts and finishes with you, which is why our value ‘care for people’ is so important to us. It ensures not only your physical safety but also provides an inclusive and welcoming workplace for people from all walks of life, encouraging diversity of thought from each and every person.

As an Alcoa employee, you will embark on growth opportunities and can truly make a difference being part of an organisation that respects and considers flexibility whilst empowering you with stimulating and challenging work.

What’s on offer?- Competitive remuneration package- Career development opportunities- Performance related bonus (variable)- Superannuation above guarantee- 16 weeks paid parental leave scheme- Paid annual volunteering hours

Our Locations

Alcoa’s Australian operations represent one of the world’s largest integrated bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminium smelting systems and add value to Australia’s local, state and national economies at every stage. Our Australian operations support approximately 4,370 direct jobs including multiple entry talent pathways/programs, predominantly in regional Western Australia.

Supported by our head office in Booragoon and the Bindjareb Regional office in Pinjarra, our operations include: our world-class Technology Development Centre of Excellence (COE), two bauxite mines in Western Australia (Huntly and Willowdale); three alumina refineries in Western Australia (Kwinana, Pinjarra and Wagerup); one aluminium smelter in Victoria (Portland); two dedicated port facilities