Procurement Lead
Mining Site (roster schedule)

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of procurement experts in various specialties assigned to ensure delivery of materials, supplies, equipment, and services to meet project requirements within budget and on schedule.
• Liaises with the Project Manager and is the primary procurement interface between the Client, the project, and the supplier community.
• Report to the Project Manager as a senior member of the project execution team. Work with engineering, planning, project controls, construction and quality management to ensure procurement is properly aligned with the expectations of the other groups in understanding and addressing the project requirements. Monitor and make changes as work progresses.
• Manage the overall procurement activities in a project, including, purchasing, expediting, supplier surveillance and inspection, traffic and logistics, warehousing, material coordination and control, contract formation and administration.
• Develop and implement the overall procurement procedures and plans. to include close out activities of project procurement and hand over of deliverables to the client at the end of the project.
• Participates in the project risk assessment workshops and outlines the procurement related risks to the project. In collaboration with other project disciplines, prepares the project procurement plan to include appropriate mitigation for the risks. Amend and update the project procurement plan as required in changing circumstances.
• Establish and maintain close relations and communication with the Customer to ensure procurement is being executed as the contract requires and Customer expects, while protecting the Company's interests. Maintain and manage the procurement reporting to and from the Client.
• Counsel, assist and direct subordinate managers in accomplishing the project procurement objectives. Identify, develop and implement training to enable staff to more efficiently and effectively perform assigned functions. Encourage and promote innovation in obtaining procurement objectives.
• Establish a field procurement capability to support construction management, if applicable.
• Ensure proper staffing, formal means of transferring work to site and oversight of field activities.
• Comply with Company procurement policies and procedures and act within limits of delegated authority. Ensure that assigned team members follow policies and procedures, have proper levels of delegation and act strictly within them. Ensures compliance with Company's Code of Conduct.
• Oversee and coordinate the procurement and contractual aspects of delivering the project scope, with the particular attention to the interface between the project, Contractors and Client Supply Chain Management.
• Coordinate and follow up on procurement diligently with regular meetings and other necessary means according to project standards.

Job Specific Knowledge:

• Proven experience in supervising and mentoring others in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment with conflicting priorities and limited time available.
• Proficient in the use of computers and commonly used business software.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English is required.
• Proficiency in another language may be a significant advantage in certain location assignments.

Industry Specific Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years' experience in Procurement within the resources, construction and infrastructure sectors
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a Procurement Lead role
• Experience in EPC type of projects is preferred.

Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training (minimum):

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline.

HSE Capability:

• Have the experience and skills to set the standard and drive the rest of the team to excel in HSE

IT Skills:

• Competent in relevant Microsoft Office software

People Skills:

• Excellent communication / interpersonal skills.
• Work as part of a multi-discipline team.
• Team management skills.

Other:

• Pro-active, goal oriented with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent customer focus and able to consistently meet The Company and its client's needs.
• Effectively manages change to work tasks and the work environment and assists others with adapting to change.
• A person of integrity who is trusted by others and consistently honors their commitments.
• Able to identify issues, problems and opportunities; make timely decisions; develop appropriate and innovative solutions; and ask for assistance if required.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to convey information and ideas to individuals and groups, and make presentations when required.
• Demonstrates initiative and a willingness to learn and continuously improve on performance.
• Able to work on multiple projects of various size and complexity.
• Able to work effectively in small to large multi-disciplinary teams and share and transfer knowledge within teams.
• Deliver quality services and demonstrate a commitment to understand and meet customer needs.
• Demonstrate a visible and active commitment to achieving the One-way Vision and its associated requirements.
• Travel as required, including travel related to projects and to maintain links with other The Company's offices.
• Act in the best interests of The Company at all times.
• Perform any other duties that are reasonably required from time to time.