BlueScope is an Australian born, global success story, spanning 18 countries, with a team of over 16,500 people. We’re driven by innovation and are proud that the technologies in our products and brands, like COLORBOND® steel, inspire and protect everything from hospitals and bridges to stadiums and homes.

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 BlueScope’s 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. You'll 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. You'll 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

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.

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

We’re 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. We’re 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 bluescope.com/life at bluescope/. Together we can make a world of difference.