operations
Posted Jun 11Capital Procurement Specialist
at Alcoa
Portland, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Drive a solution approach to problems, working collaborative with other team members or customers.
Requirements
- What you can bring to the role To succeed in this role, you will bring: Bachelor’s degree in Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Business or Engineering is beneficial. Several years’
- Ability to work in a team environment, providing support to team members, management and customers.
- Skills and expertise in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, data mining, analytical and query tools.
- A sound working knowledge of Procurement and business processes, clear and strong communication, attention to detail, taking initiative and ability to work unsupervised.
- Sound commercial and contract knowledge, including familiarity with terms and conditions, supplier performance management, and compliance requirements.
- experience (or ability to quickly learn) procurement systems such as SAP Ariba (tendering) and Oracle (purchase orders).
- This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging.
Benefits
- benefits that recognise performance and support include: Competitive remuneration package.
- Performance pay (variable).
- Superannuation above industry standard. 16 weeks parental leave scheme.
- Paid annual volunteer hours.
- We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.
- Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.
Additional details
- 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 exciting opportunity to expand your career as a skilled procurement professional and utilise your passion for driving supplier excellence and make a significant impact across a broad range of procurement activities.
- This is a site‑based role at Portland Aluminium Smelter, Victoria where you will be a permanent procurement presence supporting a growing capital portfolio.
- Reporting to the Procurement & Contracts Manager based in Perth, this role will have Single Point of Accountability (SPA) in managing all activities associated with sourcing and supply of all materials, equipment and services and associated contracts managed for allocated Capital Projects at Portland Aluminium.
- This role drives competitive advantage by aligning project and procurement strategies, executing developed strategies, contracts, purchase orders, processes improvements, and policy compliance.
- The incumbent needs to work closely with project engineering SPA’s to ensure congruence between project objectives and procurement plans.
- The Procurement Specialist - Capital works with project customers and suppliers, to drive capital intensity reduction, ensure project schedules are met and contract compliance and deliverables are achieved.
- responsibilities will be: Owning the end‑to‑end sourcing and contract award process for capital projects — from procurement planning and tendering through to contractor selection, contract finalisation and onboarding.
- Working with the on‑site capital and project teams, engineering partners, Legal, and the broader Perth‑based procurement function, ensuring contractors comply with Alcoa terms and deliver to scope, schedule and budget.