Contracts Officer

Job No**:TBG293**

Location**:Ashtonfield**

**About the role**

We are seeking an experienced Contracts Officer to play a pivotal role in the end-to-end tender and contract management process across the Group. The position involves end-to-end tender responsibilities, including contract reviews, negotiations, and compliance with Group policies and guidelines.

The Contracts Officer is responsible for overseeing all aspects of assigned commercial contracts. This includes contract compliance, supplier relationship management, negotiation, and strategy development for contract extensions and the establishment of new contracts. The role will also work closely with others within the team to facilitate effective contract management.

**Key responsibilities**
- Work in collaboration with others across the team and business
- Prepare, evaluate, and manage tenders and contracts, including clarifications, negotiations, drafting, and post-award requirements, in a timely and effective manner
- Foster positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Prepare and present contract award recommendations to senior leadership team and the Board
- Achieve success in negotiations, including cost savings, dispute resolution, and relationship management with stakeholders

**About you**
- Tertiary qualifications in Finance, Procurement or Law
- Strong commercial acumen, excellent interpersonal skills, and exceptional written and verbal communication abilities
- Excellent time management and ability to manage conflicting priorities, completing multiple tasks on time
- Demonstrated experience in a similar role, preferably mining industry (5+ years)
- Strong drafting, analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Experience in price review mechanisms and price adjustments
- Proven negotiation and contract resolution skills
- Outstanding stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills across all levels of the business
- Highly organised and enthusiastic team player

**Your Motivation**

You will be looking to make a difference, challenge yourself and others to do better and pursue solutions with intent. You want to achieve your goals, but you understand that every person is important to our team success, so you help support others so we can all achieve great things. It is important to you that you work safely and create an environment that is respectful and inclusive.

**Benefits**
- Australian owned mining and engineering company
- Excellent opportunity to join an employer investing in its people and community
- Generous salary + vehicle option + six weeks annual leave + 15 days personal leave
- Cash out annual leave option
- Supportive Paid Parental Leave packages
- Educational leave and financial assistance for approved studies
- Discounted gym membership

**Investing in our people and our community**

At The Bloomfield Group, we invest in our people and we invest in the community.

We provide significant investment in our community through the Bloomfield Group Foundation. The Foundation has been supporting our local community since 2006, providing support for young and vulnerable people, funding for medical and health related research and other programs that enrich Hunter Valley communities.

Underpinning how we go about our work are our company values: We Care. We Deliver.
- We respect and care about the safety and wellbeing of our people, our local community and the environment.
- We work together with integrity to deliver safety, operational best practice, customer satisfaction and compliance.

This position requires an individual aligned to the values of The Bloomfield Group.

**To Apply**
- The Bloomfield Group is committed to equal employment opportunity and diversity, priding itself on an inclusive workplace. All applicants must be able to evidence their right to work in Australia._

**About Bloomfield Group**:
The Bloomfield Group is a proud and successful Australian mining and engineering group.

Australian owned and operated, we have been part of the community for more than 80 years and employ hundreds of local people.

The mining operations are our Rix's Creek Mine northwest of Singleton, and our Bloomfield Mine east of Maitland.