Analyst Value Chain

**About BHP**:
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success

**About the Role**:
We seek highly motivated individuals to join our dynamic team as Analyst Value Chain in the Category Management team to provide support activities to the team and execute GBS processes meeting operational needs in a timely and effective manner
- Work collaboratively with Supply and other colleagues to optimise and deliver sustainable sourcing outcomes.
- Supporting the development of Category Strategies, ensuring local context is met and providing input on current contract performance. A core focus of thisrole will be driving world class contract management performance through:

- Support with the execution of Supply’s accountability for contract performance. This includes ensuring suppliers are performing to the contract requirements
- Proactive administration and management of contracts within the relevant category, including KPI reporting, spend analytics,, and off-contract spend.
- Pursuing operational and commercial excellence through continuous improvement
- Maintaining contract data in BHP systems
- Support Category Manager in the management of the commercial terms of the contract e.g. providing data and information for price reviews and periodic review meetings
- Varying contracts as required including updating or expanding scopes of services and schedules of materials.
- Lead or support direct tendering, negotiation & implementation of local sourcing requirements for low risk/value contracts
- Participate and support activities such that Supply meets the Business Plan and meets Department and Global KPIs.
- Develop and implement commercial techniques for low risk/value contracts (such as e-Sourcing and low cost country sourcing) to leverage value creation opportunities.
- Assist Lead Category Management in resolving complex issues, review of work allocation and associated regular and ad-hoc reporting activities to manage team’s performance.
- Assist the Lead Value Chain to continuously update and improve procedures and Quick Reference Guides (QRG) documentation for the Team

**About You**:

- Bachelor’s degree and / or similar qualification in a commercial, business and/or technical discipline
- Experience in procurement within ERP system, with SAP preferred
- Pragmatic commercial outlook and exemplary judgement (balances business value vs. risk) to deliver best outcome for BHP
- Demonstrated experience in running tenders, evaluating & negotiating low risk/value contracts
- Demonstrated experience with commercial contract and contract management.
- Collaborative mindset and advanced interpersonal skills.
- Capable in building constructive long term relationships.
- Proven ability to operate effectively in complex and ambiguous environments
- Ability to think laterally to independently resolve issues and influence change.
- Autonomous, detail oriented, organised, and objective.
- Communication skills enabling the influencing of a diverse stakeholder group
- Ability to work individually and in a team as required.
- Ability to support Supply Leaders to deliver upon department KPIs.

**About Our Process**:
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

**Supporting a Diverse Workforce***:
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.

At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect.

We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran