Head of Procurement - Brisbane & PNG
Core
Lead procurement strategy and operations for a mining exploration company across Brisbane and Papua New Guinea, managing vendor relationships, supply chain resilience, and budget alignment for site operations.
Role type
Senior leadership procurement head (mining/resources)
Builds
Procurement function, vendor base, SOPs, and supply chain systems for a junior/mid-tier miner
Domain
Mining, exploration, resources
Required skills
Procurement/supply chain leadership, vendor negotiation, team building from scratch, SOP and systems design, budget and schedule integration, stakeholder influence, remote leadership, problem-solving in frontier markets
Preferred skills
Experience in mining/exploration/heavy construction, commercial literacy, resilience in remote conditions, integrity in high-corruption environments
Technologies
Procurement and inventory systems/tools
Responsibilities
Develop procurement strategy aligned with project budgets; build and manage vendor relationships including local PNG suppliers; establish framework agreements for fuel, consumables, and plant hire; design and recruit a procurement team for Brisbane and PNG; implement SOPs for requisitioning, invoicing, and payment; manage supplier risk and compliance; solve on-ground sourcing challenges in PNG; report cost variances and savings to leadership
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership