Director - Captial Procurement Australia

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.

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.  

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help fulfill our purpose and realise our vision to build a legacy of excellence for future generations.

Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with the flexibility and equal opportunities that help everyone thrive.

You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.

About the Role

This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced capital procurement professional to shape the delivery of major capital projects across Australia.

Operate at true regional leadership level with direct influence on project success.

As Director – Capital Procurement (Australia), you will hold regional accountability for procurement and contracting outcomes across a large, diverse, and technically complex portfolio.

Your work will directly influence project cost, schedule certainty, and risk exposure across sustaining capital, brownfield, and greenfield investments.

The capital program operates at significant scale, with annual procurement spend typically ranging between AUD $400–650 million, supporting a portfolio of around 200 concurrent projects.

Over multiple years, this equates to a total installed cost of approximately AUD $2.6 billion, creating substantial complexity in governance, prioritisation, and delivery.

This role operates at the intersection of strategy and execution—balancing global procurement frameworks with the practical realities of the Australian construction and resources market.

Reporting to the Global Director – Capital Procurement and lead the Australian Capital Procurement team, partnering closely with Capital Delivery, Engineering, Asset Management, Operations, Legal, Risk and Finance at senior leadership level.

Key responsibilities:



* Drive commercial leadership for Australian capital projects by aligning sourcing and contracting strategies with cost, schedule, and delivery targets.


* Design and implement regional sourcing strategies for capital equipment, construction, and services tailored to the Australian market.


* Direct high-value sourcing activities, from initial market engagement and complex negotiations through to contract award and execution.


* Optimise strategic supplier and contractor performance while serving as the escalation point for major commercial disputes or claims.


* Collaborate with senior project and operational leaders to ensure procurement strategies integrate seamlessly with practical site execution.


* Champion regional procurement capability and governance, fostering a culture...