Category Sourcing Specialist

Reach Beyond!

CHC provides unmatched helicopter services that enable our customers to reach beyond – to work in remote and challenging destinations that limit others – and come home safely. We are dedicated to our purpose of getting our customers where they need to be, when they need to be there, anywhere in the world – safely and reliably. All you have to do is get on board!At CHC, we pride ourselves on our values and culture: Accountability: Take pride and ownership of our actions and results. Collaboration: Working together with transparency and trust to drive continuous improvement. Care: Creating a safe and sustainable environment for all. Integrity: Doing what's right and fostering a culture of respect. Excellence: Prioritizing quality services and setting industry standards.

Role Summary

Category Sourcing Specialist 

Perth, Western Australia

 

Reach Beyond with CHC Helicopters (Australia)!

 

At CHC Helicopters Australia, we deliver safe, reliable, and world-class helicopter services across the offshore energy sector, emergency medical services, and search and rescue.

 

For more than 75 years, CHC has been trusted to deliver aviation solutions in some of the most remote and challenging environments across the globe. Our dedication to safety, innovation, and operational excellence underpins the critical services we provide to our customers and the communities we serve.

 

Our people make the difference. With a strong commitment to safety, teamwork, and professionalism, we help our customers and colleagues reach beyond what they thought possible.

 

All you have to do is get on board.

 

CHC / Heli-One has an exciting opportunity for a Category Sourcing Specialist within its Indirect Category Team.  The Indirect Supply Chaing Team is responsible for all categories of spend that do not attach to an aircraft, such as travel, credit card, facilities, IT, shop supplies, training, uniforms/work wear and other corporate services.  This position provides a unique opportunity to support a variety of spend categories within a global organization. On any given day, you could be working with colleagues and suppliers from any of our locations, which may include Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Scotland, and the US.

 

We are seeking an ambitious, forward thinking Category Sourcing Specialist that will be responsible for the development and execution of the procurement strategy for local Australia spend along with assigned categories of global spend.  This position will be responsible for managing the end to end sourcing process and driving the strategy to achieve results. 

 

The successful candidate will be able to transform their skills to deliver cost savings and an efficient service to our internal customers through outstanding negotiation skills, strong financial & analytical skills and your ability to build strong relationships across the organization and with suppliers. 

Key Responsibilities

• Become the ‘go to’ Indirect Supply Chain lead / expert for assigned category(ies) of spend
• Develop and execute an annual procurement strategy for assigned categories of spend as well as procurement strategic for specific projects
• Establish strong relationships with stakeholders to partner on the strategy to effectively manage spend and identify opportunities for savings, prioritize initiatives and other improvements
• Full visibility and ownership of local suppliers and contracts as well as assigned global areas of spend
• Proactively analyze spend to identify opportunities for savings and effectively evaluate supplier proposals
• Lead the end to end sourcing process including building the project team, procurement strategy, gathering requirements, issuance of RFQ/RFP, evaluations, negotiations and contracting
• Document and report on results
• Ensure contracts are transitioned into the vendor management phase and roles are clearly defined.  Effectively support the stakeholder in the vendor management process including running business reviews.
• Contract management including proactively addressing upcoming expirations and working with the stakeholders to ensure compliance to the contract.
• Support global programs in region including support of the travel, credit card, facilities and procurement programs as needed. 

 

General:

• Reporting of KPI, savings and other business or internal reviews
• Collaboration and engagement with key stakeholders across CHC such as Finance, Legal, HR, Safety & Quality
• Ensure compliance to CHC Procurement and other relevant policies
• Other duties as may be assigned

 

Qualifications, Skills & Attributes

• Minimum 3 years Supply Chain experience with a focus on Strategic Sourcing
• Proven experience in development and execution of a category / procurement strategy for a category of spend
• Strong financial / analytical skill set.  Ability to analyze a large set of data and use the analysis to formulate strategies and opportunities
• Outstanding negotiation skills with proven experience and results in negotiating high value, complex contracts
• Innovation and Problem Solving, ability to think out of the box to find creative solutions
• Strong leadership skills to be able to lead a project and engage the required project team members from any part of the organization / any location
• Strong business acumen with a high degree of professionalism
• Ability develop strong relationships across the organization and external vendors
• Adaptable to changing priorities
• Proficient with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint & Word) and generating reports
• Training/experience in Continuous Improvement (Lean, Six Sigma) preferred
• Supply Chain accreditation (CPP, CPSM, CPIM, CSCP) preferred
• Ability to demonstrate ethical conduct
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Employees must comply with and adhere to all company policies
• May perform other duties as assigned
• International travel may be required

 

Eligibility

Applicants must have the legal right to work in Australia and meet any clearance requirements relevant to the role.

 

 

Diversity & Inclusion

At CHC, we celebrate diversity and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all genders, the LGBTI+ community, mature-aged workers, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

 

 

Recruitment Process

We may commence interviews or close applications prior to the advertised closing date if suitable candidates are identified. We therefore encourage applicants to apply as early as possible.

 

We reserve the right to contact only shortlisted candidates.