Group Category Manager Equipment & MRO

The Opportunity

Our Group Procurement function is leading a significant transformation to create enterprise-wide capability unlock value at scale and strengthen how we partner across the business. This is an exciting opportunity to join that journey and help shape the future of procurement at BlueScope

As Group Category Manager Equipment & MRO you will establish and lead BlueScopes enterprise-wide category management capability across a portfolio valued at approximately AUD $1.0B$1.4B. Working across multiple regions businesses and manufacturing operations you will develop and execute category strategies that drive standardisation supplier performance value delivery and supply resilience

Partnering closely with maintenance engineering reliability manufacturing and procurement teams you will influence how critical MRO and equipment categories are sourced and managed across the enterprise. Youll play a key role in defining governance scaling proven value levers and building a world-class category capability.

This role can be based in Port Kembla Sydney (Mascot) or Melbourne (CBD)

The Role

Partnering closely with maintenance engineering reliability manufacturing and procurement teams you will influence how critical MRO and equipment categories are sourced and managed across the enterprise. Youll play a key role in defining governance scaling proven value levers and building a world-class category capability.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute enterprise-wide MRO and Equipment category strategies.
• Lead strategic sourcing supplier consolidation and contract framework initiatives.
• Build and manage a significant value pipeline and benefits realisation program.
• Strengthen supplier relationship management across critical suppliers.
• Partner with operational leaders to optimise specifications reliability and total cost of ownership.
• Establish category governance decision rights and operating model boundaries across regions.
• Lead and develop category capability and specialist procurement resources

Qualifications :

About You

You are a senior procurement or category management leader with experience managing complex industrial manufacturing MRO or equipment portfolios. You combine strategic thinking with strong commercial acumen and have a proven track record of delivering measurable value through sourcing supplier management and enterprise-wide stakeholder engagement.

You will bring:

• Significant experience in MRO and/or equipment category management.
• Strong strategic sourcing contracting and negotiation capability.
• Experience delivering procurement transformation and category-led value creation.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across functions and regions.
• Experience balancing commercial outcomes with operational reliability and risk management.

Additional Information :

The BlueScope Difference

A career at BlueScope provides the opportunity to make a difference to you to your team to our customers to transforming products processes and brands and to an organisation intent on shaping a better built environment for all our communities. At BlueScope you will:

• make an impact both within the organisation and in the broader community
• create and deliver innovative products and solutions that shape the world we live in
• grow on a path of continuous learning and development
• enjoy the sense of belonging that comes from working with people who genuinely look out for one another

Were dedicated to supporting our people keeping one another safe rewarding successes and helping individuals grow. We foster workplace flexibility and an inclusive work environment that welcomes people of all backgrounds. Were committed to climate action and to helping shape a better future for all our communities; we are committed to Our Purpose Creating Strength. 

Come and discover us at  at bluescope/. Together we can make a world of difference.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time