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The Opportunity

The Principal Category will be responsible for developing and leading category management for Explosive & Hydrocarbons across MinRes. This includes the full category management cycle, from analysis of fact base and development of strategy, through to the execution and implementation of strategic procurement activities (sourcing, negotiation, implementation and contract management) and supplier relationship management.

The role acts as an advocate for the supply function, not just Strategic Procurement, and the Category Principle should be adept at working closely with internal customers, understanding their business and their supply chain needs, executing to meet those needs in a way that sits perfectly alongside the business’ agile, independent way of working.

The role will include working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, to help transform the MinRes inbound supply chain.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build relationships at a senior level (GM and Executivesas required), leading through influence despite disparity in organisation rank. Manage positive business relationships with both internal customers and suppliers at a senior level
• Deliver value through the category lifecycle to achieve financial, non-monetary value, risk and sustainability objectives. Use your deep experience to find value where it may not be obvious
• Lead the formulation and execution of category strategies
• Develop an internal and external fact base to formulate category management, sourcing and improvement project objectives. 
• By maintaining deep knowledge of markets, understanding industry best practices, and identifying long term business opportunities you will deliver value across sustainability, safety, technology, total cost, productivity and innovation in the assigned spend categories that is aligned to business priorities.
• Execute the category strategy, or lead others to execute where appropriate
• Sourcing activity to establish supply agreements utilising best practice principles, ensuring the organisation leverages its overall purchasing power
• Apply advanced negotiation skills with suppliers to deliver value across the full spectrum of value (financial, non-monetary value, risk and sustainability) for MinRes
• Ensuring appropriate implementation of contracts and agreements so that the value is realised through the lifecycle of the contract and the supplier
• Manage the category by holding suppliers accountable for performance including management of key supplier metrics and relationships and ensuring alignment of internal stakeholders with the management strategies for the suppliers.

 What is required

• Relevant industry qualifications for disciplines (business, management, legal, commercial)
• Extensive experience in Strategic Procurement, contract and supplier management
• Previous experience in mining, explosives, drill and blast and / or complex contracting environments is highly desirable
• Experience with reputable procurement system solutions, such as SAP Ariba, Oracle, Coupa, Pronto amongst others.
• Experience in the procure to pay function is highly desirable.
• Exposure to mine planning, drilling or explosives is desirable not a must
• Former experience in recognised ERP solutions, procurement systems and MS tool suite is highly desirable

About Mineral Resources 

MinRes is a leading diversified resources company with extensive operations in lithium, iron ore, energy and mining services across Western Australia. With a focus on people and innovation, MinRes has become one of the ASX’s best-performing companies since listing in 2006. 

Our headquarters at 20 Walters Drive sets a new standard for workplace wellness.  World class facilities include a café, restaurant, commercial gym, crèche, daycare and health centre, including GP. 

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