Category Specialist – Fuel, Fleet Consumables & Logistics

Make your mark with Thiess

Everyday all around the world Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change.

Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow through mentorship collaboration and empowerment.

Thiess is the place to make things happen.

What youll do

Reporting to the Category Portfolio Manager you will manage the end-to-end procurement lifecycle across strategic categories from sourcing strategy through to contract execution and performance management.

Youll work across diverse stakeholder groups and play a key role in influencing operational alignment with Thiess preferred suppliers and commercial strategies.

What youll be doing

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies aligned to global operational needs
• Analyse data to identify cost-saving opportunities and drive commercial efficiencies
• Build and present business cases to support procurement and sourcing decisions
• Lead end-to-end tender processes including scope development supplier engagement and evaluation
• Evaluate supplier submissions across commercial technical and risk criteria to inform decision-making
• Lead commercial negotiations to maximise value while managing risk and compliance requirements
• Manage contract execution including approvals onboarding and stakeholder communication
• Monitor supplier performance and manage contracts to drive value mitigate risk and ensure delivery
• Developing and owning relationships

What Youll Need to Succeed

You are a commercially astute procurement professional who thrives in a complex stakeholder-heavy environment.

Were looking for:

• Experience in procurement sourcing or contract management (mining construction or heavy industry preferred)
• Strong negotiation and influencing capability at multiple organisational levels
• Proven ability to manage tenders and supplier relationships end-to-end
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable commercial outcomes
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Business Engineering Law or similar (preferred)

What we offer

• Flexible hybrid work model
• Supportive inclusive culture that values innovation and continuous improvement
• Opportunity to work with an amazing team on a high impact project
• Collaborative values-led culture with a global reach.
• Access to leading-edge technology and systems.
• Competitive salary and employee benefits package

About us

Thiess works with clients in Australia Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining.

The pioneering spirit of our founders the legendary Thiess brothers is our legacy and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change.

At Thiess you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition and developing services to enable sustainable mining.

Were creating a culture of curiosity knowledge-sharing and continuous learning supporting our people to contribute to Thiess success and continued growth in sustainable mining.

Well support you to hone your skills and develop new ones take on challenges and grow through mentorship collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future with a range of programs for people starting their careers.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of better together. Were focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe included and empowered.

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How to Apply

This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition development and a stimulating and satisfying work environment there is no better time to join Thiess.

Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants which includes two employment references a National Police Check and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application and your recruiter will support you through the process.

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Applications close: Friday 26 June 2026

Applications close

26 Jun 2026 E. Australia Standard Time