About Orica
At Orica, it's the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures. Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilise vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world.
It's an exciting time to join us - we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation and reimagining the way we work.
About The Role
The Specialist Tactical Sourcing supports the execution and embedment of Category Strategies and tracks and measures their results.
The Specialist Tactical Sourcing is responsible for managing Sourcing activities developed by the Procurement team. These activities consider tasks such as spend and data analysis, stakeholder engagements, understanding and defining business requirements, conducting RFx, developing and maintaining supplier relationships, managing and monitoring supplier performance, creating and maintaining contracts in Ariba and Outline Agreements in SAP.
What You Will Be Doing
- Operationalises Category Strategies.
- Executes end to end Sourcing activities under the direction of the Sourcing Manager Sourcing including administration tasks regarding the creation and maintenance of Contracts and Outline Agreements in Ariba and SAP.
- Ensures all Sourcing activities allocated to them comply with regulation, Group Standards, Policies, Governance and Audit requirements.
- Conducts analysis of spend and other data to understand business requirements, trends, and opportunities to improve Sourcing Strategies effectiveness and efficiency.
- Analyse data and engage stakeholders (internal and external) to quantify and validate requirements, opportunities, and risks.Track progress against Category Plans and Sourcing targets.
- Improving overall Regional competitiveness by reducing Total Cost of Ownership while at the same time ensuring security of supply and reliability.
- Support the Sourcing team to develop executive papers and business cases for strategic initiatives.
- Prepare material for Sourcing Strategies and Plans.
- Foster an environment of working together with Orica key stakeholders functions to deliver the best overall outcome for the business.
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation solutions with key suppliers.
- Maintains all relevant data related to Sourcing activities including SAP data, Ariba data, price files and Outline Agreements.
- Assists vendors and stakeholders with invoicing / payment issues including the coordination of stakeholders to solve such payment issues to ensure Orica is not on Stop Credit.
What You Will Bring
- Manufacturing, Mining, Oil & Gas, Industrial, and other relevant B2B Marketing industries.
- Minimum of 2 years in a similar role.
- Tactical Sourcing experience.
- Feels comfortable working with a degree of autonomy in remote team structures.
- Relationship and stakeholder management experience.
- Strategy development and implementation experience.
- Strong analytical skills and business acumen.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Strong relationship skills.
- Strong negotiation skills with a customer service focus.
- Experience in an administration, Procurement or Accounts Payable roles highly desirable.
- Basic experience in SAP or similar ERP system including material master, purchasing, and/or the creation of outline agreements.
- Relevant working experience using Excel as an analytical tool. Experience with Ariba, MRP and MS suite of products highly desirable.
- Understanding and use of SAP transactions and reporting within a Purchasing/Procurement environment.
- Well-developed planning and organisational skills.
- Relevant Degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, or similar is preferred
- Exposure to Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system is an advantage
- Knowledge of ARIBA for Source to Contract is nice to have
What We Offer
As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills.
You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.
We respect and value all
Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone's contributions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.
