Category Lead

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Category Manager Fleet, Fixed and Mobile Plant, the Category Lead Mobile Plant will create, lead and deploy national and regional spend and supplier management strategies for our Mobile Plant Category. The mobile assets category includes Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) and Mobile Equipment (ME). The role leads end-to-end sourcing projects at various levels including supplier identification, cost analysis, tender management, contract negotiations, and final recommendations for contract approval.

Now is the time to join a supportive and energised Procurement team recognised for adding value to the Boral business with acknowledgement from the highest levels. This national role provides great diversity with every day being different and bringing opportunity to deliver value benefits for operational business units.

Your day will involve:

• Lead and support acquisition, hire, repair and maintenance and contract activities across Boral's national fixed plant network of Concrete, Quarries, Cement and Asphalt plants.
• Development and execution of national and regional category strategies and plans which clearly articulate value benefit, change management effort, resource requirement and alignment of priorities with business stakeholders in order to drive performance in this high value and important category.
• Development of vendor management frameworks including the analysis of the contracts, supplier landscape, supply and value risk to business and structure key supplier engagement plan, topics and areas to discuss.
• Interfacing broadly across the Boral business with key internal stakeholders and suppliers, this role engages across the end to end procurement process, advising on procurement best practices, risks, compliance and internal controls on spend portfolio.
• Lead and contribute to procurement improvement projects.

What are we looking for?

• Experienced and commercially astute procurement professional with relevant Mobile Assets category management experience within a large and complex business.
• Strong analytical skills and competency with analytical tools to interpret information and be able to provide insights/recommendations.
• Exposure from the building, construction, mining or manufacturing sectors will be highly regarded.

What's on offer?

• Attractive salary package reflective of your skills and experience
• Genuine career growth opportunities within Boral
• Ongoing mentoring and guidance from industry leaders and subject matter experts
• Broaden your horizons through exposure to our integrated operations
• Modern offices close to public transport options
• We are Australian-owned and operated
• Opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Generous paid parental leave entitlements.

About Boral

We are Australia's leading vertically-integrated construction materials solution provider and have been helping to build and enable a strong, modern Australia for more than 75 years. Our integrated network includes upstream assets – quarries, cement operations and our bitumen JV - and downstream operations across, recycling, concrete and concrete placing and asphalt.

Our people provide solutions to help customers and stakeholders build a sustainable future in a changing world. Our values are what matters to us and guide our behaviours: Safety, Teamwork, Ambition, Accountability and Respect.

We're proud of our legacy as a great Australian business and have a strong foundation to improve and continue fulfilling our purpose and what we do best - building something great.

Boral values and is committed to creating a diverse working environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All suitable applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or age.