Procurement Manager - Centre of Excellence

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress.

The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

About the Role

An incredible opportunity exists for a forward-thinking Procurement Manager to lead the procurement strategy for our Centre of Excellence (COE) team dedicated to transforming the industry, enhancing Alcoa’s global operations, and paving the way for a more sustainable future.

Reporting to our Director – Global Services & APAC Direct, you will be an essential part of a global procurement team working closely to supply value by transforming portfolio business case requirements to strategic procurement plans ensuring optimal delivery to tight project schedules.

Utilising your strengths in leadership combined with exceptional business insight, your key activities and contributions will be:


* Aligning strategic procurement & contracting objectives with the overall Alcoa global / regional business requirements leading high-risk contracts, overseeing governance structures, supplier performance and compliance.


* Developing and executing critical sourcing strategies to identify and qualify suppliers, coordinating portfolio demands and assessing market trends to identify value creation and commercial innovation.


* Negotiating all elements of assigned supplier relationships and implementing robust contractual terms that will minimise risk and reduce cost of acquisition whilst ensuring compliance with all regulatory and internal company policies and procedures.


* Coaching, developing, and growing direct reports while managing the team's performance and output against defined COE and global procurement metrics.

What’s on offer


* An attractive remuneration package that recognises the skills and experience you will bring to the team.


* A yearly performance bonus to reward your contributions.


* Career development opportunities with further training and education assistance.


* Enjoy 16 weeks paid primary parental leave and 3 three weeks for secondary carers.


* Access to the Alcoa Live Well program with a selection of health, wellbeing and lifestyle discount offers.

What you can bring to the role


* Tertiary qualifications in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering or related.


* Broad experience within a Procurement leadership role with expertise in managing across a diverse group of category / contract portfolios, negotiating and managing complex contracts with suppliers across multiple projects and locations. 


* A collaborative mindset with out of the box thinking with the ability to engage and influence global stakeholders to achieve common goals.


* Demonstrated passion for continuous improvement and an adaptable approach to changing market conditions.


* Exceptional drive and a customer focus to build meaningful relationships and deliver exceptional va...