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Job Title: Category Principal - Chemical, Parts & Equipment

Posting Start Date: 29/08/2025

Job Description:

Category Principal – Chemical, Parts & Equipment

Permanent Position

Perth Based

Flexible working arrangements

At INPEX, our energy is helping to shape a brighter future.

We are proudly supporting positive outcomes in Australian communities, through jobs, training and social and economic benefits. Our Australian energy portfolio includes Ichthys LNG which we operate, plus participating interests in Prelude FLNG, Darwin LNG, Van Gogh and Ravensworth. We are actively pursuing carbon, capture and storage opportunities to help provide a cleaner upstream business for Ichthys LNG.

Our inclusive culture is key to our success – valuing diversity and bringing us together as a connected and innovative team. As an international company, INPEX offers unique opportunities to collaborate with colleagues from across the globe. We are keen to attract and develop passionate, motivated and safety-minded people from all backgrounds who want to help support society's growing need for secure, affordable and clean energy.

We are seeking a Category Principal to join our INPEX Contracts team in Perth on a permanent basis. Join us in helping shape a brighter energy future.

Key responsibilities include:

Develop effective relationships with internal business leaders to understand business requirements, to forecast demand, and verify established contracts are effective.

Collect requirements and analyse key data inputs from multiple sources (internal and external) to help build robust category and sourcing strategies.

Planning and execution of a portfolio of sourcing projects and strategic category initiatives enabling category strategy delivery. Overseeing on-time delivery performance, minimising disruption to the business operations.

Lead negotiations with Suppliers.

Demonstrating strong commercial and contractual acumen, prepares and reviews contract award recommendations & contracts for approval.

Execute Sourcing Strategy and Plan, leading negotiations as directed by the Category Sourcing Manager.

Mentor and oversee delivery of Category strategy of any direct or indirect reports (Category Specialists, Contracts Advisors and others)

Develop quality SOW/SOS in collaboration with Subject Matter Experts

Provide commercial advisory & supplier performance management

Successful candidates will have:

Demonstrated experience in delivering value via Category Management in the Parts, Consumables and Bulk Chemicals area; or strong demonstrated experience in Category Management, procurement, materials & inventory management and supply chain is required to be considered for this position.

Demonstrated competency in spend analytics to identify trends and patterns in spending behaviour and alert others when there are opportunities to deliver value

Extensive experience using contract management systems and ERP systems, preferably SAP ECC (SAP-MM) and SAP Ariba

Has a solid understanding of the overall Supply Chain processes demonstrating knowledge and experiences in areas such as materials management, source to pay, logistics and freight forwarding.

Advanced skills using Microsoft Excel (standard formulae e.g. x/vlookups, Pivot Table, PowerQuery etc), Word and PowerPoint

Is curious, and capable of performing analytics with large data sets to identify trends and patterns in spending behaviour, linking to opportunities in respective categories

Strong stakeholder engagement capability and demonstrated capability in management of change.

Operate with a sense of urgency and ownership to meet business deadlines.

Display a high level of energy and take great pride in the high standard and quality of work.

CIPS or equivalent qualification in Procurement and Supply Chain Management is preferred.

What We Offer:

Emphasis on personal growth and advancement opportunities.

Programs designed to cultivate leadership skills with ongoing support.

Dedication to flexible work arrangements, encompassing variable hours and remote work options.

An extensive range of leave benefits, including:

16 weeks of fully paid parental leave,

Opportunities for purchasing additional leave.

Inpex Foundation Day and discretional leave.

Dedicated study time off, and the chance to participate in community and volunteering leave programs.

Benefits including gym memberships and access to various resources for enhancing wellbeing.

Japanese language classes available exclusively in Perth.

Superannuation benefits surpassing the standard guarantee.

Salary sacrifice options including novated leases and superannuation.

Attractive remuneration package inclusive of performance-based incentives.

Reward and recognition programs.

Store discounts from over 350 retailers through our Reward & Recognition platform.

We value diversity in our workplace – including beliefs, cultures and lifestyles, so we can bring our true selves to work every day. If you believe that you have most but not all the requirements outlined above, we encourage you to still apply.

We welcome all candidates to advise us throughout the recruitment process if we can support you with accommodations to make this a more inclusive experience.

Applications close Sunday 14th September 2025.

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