BlueScope is an Australian-born, global success story, spanning 18 countries, with a team of over 15,000 people. We’re driven by innovation and are proud that the technologies in our products and brands, like COLORBOND® steel, inspire and protect everything from hospitals and bridges to stadiums and homes.
The Opportunity
Come and Discover the exciting opportunity to join our Logistics Procurement team as a Procurement Specialist located in either Braeside VIC or Port Kembla NSW. As BlueScope continues to grow as a business, we continue to strengthen and develop our people. We need to ensure we have the right mindsets, capabilities and skills to create and inspire smart solutions in steel to strengthen our communities for the future.
The Logistics Procurement team plays a pivotal support role to our Australian Steel Products business (ASP) as subject matter experts in the logistics domain. As an esteemed business partner, you will closely engage and collaborate with cross-functional teams including supply chain, operations, logistics, commercial and our lead teams. Your role will be to elevate the customer experience by negotiating and executing agreements to provide the best logistics service to meet the diverse needs of our business, including service, safety and governance requirements. These agreements will provide a sustainable platform for our businesses to deliver products to their customers with the required service levels and cost efficiency.
You will receive an attractive salary including 14% superannuation, plus an annual bonus through our profit share plan. Additionally, we provide hybrid working arrangements, allowing for flexibility in your work environment.
What will you do
Working with a supportive, collaborative and inclusive team, you will engage with stakeholders across all BlueScope business units developing an understanding of their logistics requirements and managing sourcing projects to help deliver great customer experiences. You will:
- lead small to medium sourcing projects ranging from contract amendments, extensions to direct negotiations and tenders across all BlueScope businesses
- proactively liaise with key stakeholders including Procurement, Operations, Finance, and Legal to ensure alignment and support to achieve the best total cost solution for our business
- manage multiple projects across multiple business divisions simultaneously
- promote the procurement culture, processes and systems that assist in value delivery to our business including EBIT improvement, cost avoidance and reducing total freight spend and costs through the supply chain
- develop contractual agreements from our templates, which deliver safe, reliable, flexible and cost effective solutions
- work collaboratively with our internal teams and our suppliers to obtain required information in a timely manner - including Scope of Work for sourcing activities
- ensure critical contractual and other information is entered into and maintained within the appropriate systems
More about you
As a self-motivated, customer-focused procurement professional, you will bring:
- effective communication skills and the ability to adjust your style to suit your audience
- ability to prioritise and multitask
- commercial and legal acumen with an understanding of commercial terms and conditions
- effective influencing and negotiation skills
- ability to listen to our customer needs and translate these into documentation to suppliers to clearly outline our requirements
- proficiency in the use MS Office suite of products
Why BlueScope
As BlueScope continues to go from strength to strength, a career with us provides you with the opportunity to grow and be rewarded. At BlueScope, you will:
- create and deliver innovative solutions that drive transformation in our business
- make an impact that really does shape the world we live in
- keep growing through continuous learning and development opportunities
- enjoy the sense of belonging that comes from working with people who genuinely look out for one another
At BlueScope, our people are our strength, and we don’t say that lightly. We want our people to be successful, and to be safe. We offer work-life flexibility through our B-flex program and make sure our inclusive work environment welcomes people of all backgrounds. We’re passionate about driving sustainability outcomes that matter to our communities, including action on climate and our 2050 net zero goal. And we’ll do this through Our Purpose: We create and inspire smart solutions in steel, to strengthen our communities for the future.
Come and discover us at bluescope.com/life-at-bluescope/careers.
Together we can make a world of difference.
