Regional Category Specialist - Capital Spend

Who we are

Nyrstar is a global multi-metals business, with a market leading position in zinc and lead and growing positions in other base and precious metals. Nyrstar has mining, smelting and other operations located in Europe, the Americas and Australia and employs over 4,000 people. The company’s global operations are located close to key customers and major transport hubs to facilitate delivery of raw materials and distribution of finished products. In August 2019, Nyrstar’s operating business became majority owned by Trafigura, a market leader in the global commodities industry, providing a stable long-term platform for its marketing leading operations worldwide. Visit www.nyrstar.com

Overview of the role

Join our thriving team and embark on an enriching career journey as a Regional Category Specialist – Capital Spend. Based in Adelaide, this exciting opportunity will be responsible for supporting our Port Pirie and Hobart operations by managing supplier relationships to ensure alignment with capital project strategies and objectives.

Your expertise will challenge technical specifications, commercial practices, operating practices and business processes to focus on driving cost-effective solutions, while supporting the execution and delivery of the annual capital plan.

Major responsibilities and duties of role

• Lead the integration of an effective cross-functional capital procurement process within the Capital Projects team to identify cost optimisation strategies early on.
• Develop strategies to involve Procurement in the strategic planning phase of projects, integrating market intelligence and commodity trends for informed packaging and contracting strategies.
• Ensure effective project planning, integration management, and identification of value drivers to manage cost, quality, and schedule.
• Conduct stakeholder mapping and requirement analysis, developing short, medium, and long-term strategies to support project and business objectives.
• Drive alignment between competing value drivers of different stakeholders to realise cost improvement opportunities and support successful project delivery.

Qualifications, Skills & Experiences:

• Tertiary qualification (Procurement, Business, Commerce, Law or related discipline) with Category Management expertise, ideally gained within mining, metals, heavy or manufacturing industries.
• Significant experience in Procurement / Supply Chain function, with strong capital and projects exposure.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and conducting supplier negotiations maximising price and value adds while ensuring alignment with needs of the business and internal customers.

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Applications

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Please note you must have unrestricted valid rights to work in Australia. Nyrstar is an equal opportunity employer and supports diversity within its workforce. Nyrstar Port Pirie’s Safety Policy requires clean shaven employees and is a non-smoking site. Only applicants who progress to the next stage will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in applying for a position at Nyrstar.

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