Orica

Procurement

• Manages operations and escalations from all transactional activities, ensuring compliance with regulations and standards
• Works with suppliers in identification and resolution of potential issues/discrepancies related to transactional and tactical procurement and escalating where necessary
• Keeps internal stakeholders informed of issues or potential issues with purchases made or suppliers
• Owns all audit queries and reviewing existing audit processes
• Works with Lead – Supply Chain Excellence to ensure Planning Strategy and Category Strategies are aligned to internal expectations and are meeting the contract requirements agreed
• Completes purchasing activity as required
• Maintains close working relationships with suppliers, customers, Supply Chain network
• Provides support to the Procurement Coordinators where required
• Acts as a mentor to encourage improvement and best practice across the team
• Ensures efficient processes for maintaining accurate spend and contracts database (SAP)
• Generates and implements cost saving and sourcing strategies aligned with the category strategy
• Executes end-to-end sourcing process ensuring the outcomes meet or exceed business requirements and are fully aligned with Group Standards
• Prepares, distributes, collates and analyses RFx and RFQ processes
• Develops negotiation strategies to ensure Orica’s position is commercially and legally strong and will deliver the best outcome
• Anticipates changes in the sourcing landscape and update the negotiation strategies to suit it
• Facilitates cross-functional multi-level engagements

Procurement Specialist