Senior General Manager – Corporate Procurement Full Time NEW

• We deliver the world’s most complex projects.
• Work as part of a collaborative and inclusive team.
• Enjoy a varied & challenging role.

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we’re bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

The Role

As an Senior General Manager with Worley, you will work closely with our existing team to deliver projects for our clients while continuing to develop your skills and experience etc.

Lead, develop, improve and drive sourcing, optimizing and standardizing procurement processes, driving cost savings, ensuring compliance, building strong supplier partnerships, continuous improvement, market intelligence and information management by utilising digital capabilities within the Global Corporate Procurement function.

Support and influence sourcing and category strategies (including workflows), achieve this through effective management, analysis and decision making that delivers continuous value creation for Worley.

Drive value propositions and continuous improvement to create value across the global corporate procurement function, working closely with Worley’s Suppliers and indirect procurement teams across Worley.

The role is accountable for the day-to-day management and coordination of Sourcing strategies, Suppliers and internal stakeholders’ relationships. This includes coordination of multiple work streams, facilitation of new initiatives, providing governance to regional indirect procurement teams and input into sourcing decisions.

The role will have to work with multiple stakeholders across the globe within Worley to ensure all assigned

requirements are handled and delivered in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Aggregate enterprise-wide volumes to maximize purchasing power and achieve cost efficiencies.
• Lead the strategies to negotiate and/or renegotiate major service contracts, ensuring favourable terms and high service standards. Strong negotiation skills are desired for the role
• Benchmark current and historical spend levels to identify savings opportunities and improve procurement practices.
• Organize spend into key categories, developing tailored strategies for each.
• Determine and implement global or regional category strategies to align with business objectives.
• Identify strategic partnering opportunities with suppliers to drive innovation and value.
• Recommend new commercial structures, including rebates, volume discounts, reverse auctions, and incentivized service level agreements (etc…).
• Develop and execute global procurement strategies, policies, systems, and procedures aligned with Global Supply Chain and Global Technology organizational goals.
• Analyze market trends and forecast procurement needs to support the business proactively.
• Build and maintain relationships with key global suppliers, ensuring quality and reliability.

Other Attributes

• Monitor supplier performance and address issues to maintain high standards.
• Support the purchase-to-pay process to ensure compliance with company policies and industry regulations.
• Collaborate effectively with other departments to support cross-functional initiatives.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) for procurement activities.
• Spend management and analysis, segmentation of suppliers and commodities informing new relationships at the strategic or critical level.
• Analyse current work practices to identify areas for improvement and with improvements to operating, technical, and administrative processes.
• Contribute to delivering a robust governance structure, aligned to the contractual commitments with Worley and its suppliers, and encouraging appropriate innovation, development, and continuous improvement
• Gain support from the regional supply chain leadership to have complete visibility of spend under management and its reporting.
• Accountable for identifying and coordinating execution of appropriate corrective actions to be taken if operational performance of the supply is unsatisfactory.
• Provide input into and influence the development of the overall sourcing strategy.
• Build collaborative working relationships with the Supply Chain Regional management teams
• Contribute to building stronger relationships with key customers throughout Worley.
• Cross-functional liaison, co-operation, and Stakeholder Management communication – Able to get one’s message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information. Confident and self-assured, with the ability to manage and adapt to challenging situations with sensitivity. Can facilitate and present with energy and authority. A respected voice in senior discussions.

Behavioural Details

• At Worley, how we work matters as much as what we achieve. This position will play an important role in fostering a culture of ownership, inclusion, and growth through our values & behaviours we live every day.
• Embrace Future Thinking – Anticipates trends and prepares for what’s next. Encourages innovation and forward-looking solutions.
• Inspire Ownership – Takes initiative and follows through with accountability. Empowers others to act with autonomy and purpose.
• Make Connections – Builds strong, authentic relationships across teams and functions.Collaborates effectively to drive shared success.
• Be Curious – Seeks to understand before being understood. Continuously learns and exploresnew ideas and perspectives.
• Stand for Inclusion – Champions diversity and equity in all interactions. Creates space for every voice to be heard and valued.
• Coach to Unlock Potential – Supports others through feedback, mentoring, and development. Encourages growth by recognizing strengths and opportunities.
• Make Purposeful Decisions – Balances short-term needs with long-term impact. Uses data,insight, and values to guide choices.
• Create Trusted Space to Challenge – Fosters psychological safety for open dialogue andconstructive dissent. Welcomes different viewpoints to strengthen outcomes.
• Be Resourceful & Resilient – Navigates ambiguity and adapts to change with confidence. Finds creative solutions and maintains momentum under pressure.

Leadership Attributes & Mindsets

• Calm and Optimistic Under Pressure – Maintains composure and positivity in challenging situations.
• Courageous & Growth-Oriented – Openly discusses challenges and mistakes, embraces continuous learning, and constructively challenges the status quo.
• Curious & Self-Reflective – Seeks feedback, remains open to new ideas, and reflects on personal growth and impact.
• Person-Centred Leadership – Leads with empathy, values collaboration, and prioritizes people in decision-making.
• Authentic & Trustworthy – Demonstrates integrity, transparency, and consistency in words and actions.
• Accountable & Ownership-Driven – Takes responsibility for outcomes and holds self and others to high standards.
• Adaptable & Resilient – Navigates change with flexibility, resourcefulness, and a solution-oriented mindset

About You

To be considered for this role it is envisaged you will possess the following attributes:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.
• Min 15 years of relevant years of experience of handling Global Corporate Procurement in lead orsub-lead capacity.
• Self-starter with analytical skills, able to identify problems and opportunities, assess viable solutions, develop and execute complex projects and action plans.
• Expected to proactively define and drive Global and regional supply chain initiatives aligned with global supply chain business objective.
• The role is accountable for shaping and executing supply chain strategy, embedding best-in-class processes, and ensuring delivery certainty across complex, geographically dispersed teams.
• Ensuring that Worley standards for processes, tools, and systems are correctly utilized.

Specific Requirements

• Sound knowledge of Corporate Procurement, commercial and bidding strategies, material management, risk management, closeout, and supplier performance reviews.
• Ability to work with other cultures, disciplines, management, contractors, and suppliers in a functional support and team role.
• Strong personal work ethic and standards, assuming responsibility and accepting accountability for successful obtainment of goals and objectives.
• Effective interpersonal and communications skills, ability to lead multi discipline teams across diverse geographies.
• An enthusiasm to establish/maintain an ‘industry awareness’ of trends in supply chain management.
• Able to solve problem and facilitate solutions to disagreements.
• An analytical mind with strategic ability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in SCM platforms and tools.
• Strong desire for continuous learning through hands-on prototyping and experimentation.
• Understanding of general digital transformation solutions, especially in the areas of data management, data science and business automation.

Languages

• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We’re building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we’re not just talking about it; we’re doing it. We’re reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today’s low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

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