About us
APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business. We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $22 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets. Consistent with our purpose to strengthen communities through responsible energy, we deliver approximately half of the nation’s gas usage and connect Victoria with South Australia, Tasmania with Victoria and New South Wales with Queensland through our investments in electricity transmission assets. We are also one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets in Australia, with wind and solar projects across the country.
We employ more than 2,200 people across Australia and know that they are the key to our success. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture, where all our people feel safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.
The Opportunity
We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Procurement Specialist to join our Procurement team in Brisbane, Melbourne or Adelaide office on a Full Time Fixed Term (2 years) basis.
Reporting to the Manager Operations Procurement and Supply Chain, you will be providing procurement advice and guidance, and developing, refining and executing sourcing strategies at both an enterprise and business unit level in line with agreed Category Strategies, whilst supporting resource planning and pipeline prioritisation.
The role will be supporting assigned MRO categories of spend.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the effective delivery of end-to-end sourcing strategy and execution activities, including undertake market and internal analysis, development of sourcing strategies, go to market requests (RFx), evaluations, supplier negotiations, contract development, execution and handover
- Provide leadership and expertise in strategic sourcing across APA
- Develop strategic stakeholder relationships within APA business
- Management planning to aggregate demand/requirements across all portfolios
- Drive value for money, security of supply, compliance and operational efficiency initiatives
- Improve the supply chain performance through embedding improved supply chain planning practices within inventory sourcing processes
- Support panel management and supplier relationship management for assigned suppliers
Your background
- Relevant qualifications such as Diploma of Charted Institute of Procurement and Supply and/or tertiary qualifications in procurement, business, commerce or engineering (Preferred)
- Proven working experience in Procurement or Purchasing
- Demonstrable experience delivering and managing supply contracts from procurement plans, market analysis, tender development, complex tender reviews, ongoing supplier performance management and an excellent understanding of the probity and ethics of tendering
- Good understanding of contracting/purchasing principles, Acts and legislation relative to commercial agreements, vendors and the management, selection and vetting of suppliers
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
About the Team
Procurement underpins everything we do at APA from helping connect millions of Australians to essential energy sources every day to achieving our net zero ambition - and the capability for our people to make this happen.
Procurement enables APA’s Strategy, driving value through Business Partnering. We’re on a journey to uplift Strategic Procurement Category Management, providing innovative and progressive ways to enable the business to ensure APA is world class in energy solutions.
This is an exciting time for the team, we need people who are commercially minded, nimble, and think adaptively in a procurement context to enable ever changing business demands.
Working at APA
APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety and sustainability of our people, community and environment is our focus. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.
APA provides you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, work–life balance and wellbeing programs. APA also have an inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents throughout their parenting journey.
Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.
Sound like your kind of career? We’d love to hear from you.
Role closes on Monday 11 September at 8:00am. Role Reference number: 4866.
PD is available on request by emailing recruitment@apa.com.au quoting reference number above.
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