Introduction

On behalf of our client – Woodside Energy, a Global Energy Company, Brunel is presently recruiting a Procurement Advisor to join the Supply Chain Team for a 24 month contract located at their state of the art CBD office.

Reporting to the Procurement Corporate and Capital Projects Team Lead, you will play an important part to deliver excellence in achieving lowest cost, safe and reliable provision of all purchasing for materials and services in support of Offshore Exploration, Projects, Corporate and Operations.

About this role

  • Compliance with and knowledge of the C&P Procedure and P2P Guideline with the ability to coach stakeholders in both areas
  • Effective evaluation of Procurement deliverables in the presence of uncertainty, risk and considering and balancing business dimensions, such as technical, cost, schedule and recommend path forward
  • Manage RFx process including market engagement strategy, vendor identification and negotiation, commercial evaluation and selection
  • Procure competitively priced materials, services and equipment of the correct technical specification
  • Maintain and manage key relationships with internal customers, functional teams and other stakeholders
  • Accountable for data accuracy and ownership of procurement system
  • Provide support to C&P Advisors in the contracting lifecycle
  • Demonstrated competency in invoicing / credits, spend monitoring and identifying price increases, late payments, vendor blocks
  • Administration and close out of purchase orders
  • P2P problem resolution appropriate to role on an escalated basis
  • Increased visibility / audit-ability across the integrated supply chain and an understanding of the mutual impacts of process aligned teams
  • Awareness of Local Content participation (including Indigenous businesses and businesses local to the relevant entity, project location or activity) in the Supply Chain, working with internal stakeholders and suppliers to deliver sustainable economic benefit
  • Improved lead time performance within procurement process ensuring timely delivery of goods and services to meet business requirements
  • Awareness of budgeting process and cycle, expenditure analysis and forecasting
  • Awareness of the requirements and methodology for developing and managing schedules including estimating durations, dependencies, critical path, uncertainties and contingencies

Is this you?

  • Procurement within ERP system with SAP / Ariba - ideal
  • Previous experience in Supply Chain, notably major offshore Oil & Gas / Energy Operations
  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders simultaneously and have a keen eye for detail and data analysis
  • MS Office Suite and similar computer-based applications
  • Diploma qualification relevant to Purchasing and Supply - preferable
  • E-business platforms and practices experience
  • Awareness of process automation preferred
  • Continuous Improvement mindset
  • Risk Management and problem-solving skillset
  • Strong stakeholder management experience

What we offer 

  • 24 month contract
  • Excellent negotiable day rate
  • Enhance your Procurement Advisory expertise!
  • Global Energy Company