Kaiārahi Kaitaonga, Ara Tukutuku Procurement & Supply Chain Lead

Energy Solutions

The Energy Solutions team is in the privileged position to play a meaningful role in what is the biggest challenge of our generation – climate change.  We will achieve this by rapidly leveraging our privileged assets, brands, customer bases and expertise across geographies to accelerate the rollout of our alternative energy market offerings. We are committed to reducing our own emissions and to playing an important role in assisting our customers to navigate the energy transition by reducing their transport emissions.

We are bold and ambitious regional champions for the areas of the energy transition we commit to enable. We create innovative solutions to meet our customers’ needs, making their energy transition easy. 

About the Role

The Procurement, Contracts and Supply Chain Lead is responsible for working with relevant business partners and other key stakeholders within Energy Solutions to develop, execute and manage multiple related category, contract and supplier strategies that effectively manage risk, deliver sustained value. With the aim to provide Ampol with a competitive advantage, are aligned with the Energy Solutions strategic plan and comply with the Group procurement policies and processes. 

Key Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the relevant business partners and other key stakeholders, lead the development, implementation and performance management of Energy Solutions strategic category, contract and supply chain plans.   
• Understand, own and contribute to medium to long range business partners’ plans (3yrs+) to ensure alignment of the category, contract and supplier strategies 
• Provide expert advice to business partners to reduce risk, demand activity, complexity, immediacy and variability 
• Lead procurement initiatives, including the solicitation of quotations and proposals, for assigned categories to deliver value to the business 
• Lead evaluation processes of sourcing activities to determine optimal supply sources 
• Draft, negotiate and implement contractual agreements 
• Manage competing priorities, balance the right mix and number of procurement projects to maximise the benefits delivered by the portfolio of categories 
• Leverage experience and subject matter knowledge to guide direct team members and cross-functional team members  
• Be a trusted commercial advisor within procurement operations activities 
• Apply change management tools and techniques to influence business outcomes 
• Conduct analysis of spend and supply markets to identify new opportunities to innovate, improve service and reduce risk.