Director, Supply Chain

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

The Supply Chain Director is accountable for the leadership, governance, and execution of all supply chain, procurement, contracts, logistics, materials management, supplier quality, and expediting activities. The role is responsible for developing and implementing integrated supply chain strategies that align with project execution plans, client objectives, commercial frameworks, and project delivery schedules. Operating within an EP/EPC/EPCM environment, the Supply Chain Director provides strategic leadership from early study phases (FEL/FEED) through execution and project closeout, ensuring that supply chain activities support safe, predictable, cost-effective, and schedule-driven project outcomes.

This position plays a critical leadership role in enabling project success through early market engagement, long-lead equipment strategy, collaborative contracting models, supplier relationship management, Indigenous participation, and proactive risk mitigation. The Supply Chain Director serves as the senior interface between project leadership, engineering, construction, clients, OEMs, contractors, logistics providers, and strategic suppliers globally.

• Develop and implement project-specific supply chain strategies aligned with EPCM execution models and client objectives.
• Lead supply chain planning across FEL-2, FEL-3, FEED, execution, commissioning, and project closeout phases.
• Establish procurement and contracts strategies that optimize commercial outcomes while protecting schedule certainty and project margins.
• Provide functional and technical leadership for all supply chain functions including:
• Procurement
• Contracts management
• Expediting
• Supplier quality surveillance
• Logistics and transportation
• Materials management
• Supply chain systems and reporting
• Ensure alignment between engineering deliverables, procurement activities, and construction sequencing.
• Support bid development and proposals by contributing supply chain execution strategies, market intelligence, pricing strategies, and risk assessments.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders such as Sales and Project Delivery teams to understand requirements and develop differentiated and integrated Supply Chain strategies and execution solutions for clients
• Promote collaborative contracting principles to improve project delivery outcomes and reduce adversarial behaviors.
• Develop commercial frameworks that align owner, EPCM, contractor, and supplier objectives.
• Facilitate early contractor engagement (ECI) processes to support constructability reviews, schedule validation, and risk mitigation.
• Lead strategic supplier and contractor relationship management initiatives.
• Support dispute avoidance and proactive commercial resolution strategies.

• Integrate supply chain execution into overall project controls, schedule, and cost management frameworks.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with:
• Long-lead equipment
• OEM manufacturing capacity
• Global logistics constraints
• Tariffs and trade restrictions
• Commodity escalation
• Supplier performance
• Geopolitical exposure
• Develop procurement risk registers and mitigation plans.
• Monitor procurement progress against critical path milestones and project KPIs.
• Support forecasting, cash flow planning, and commitment tracking.

• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary supply chain teams across multiple projects and locations.
• Build high-performing teams focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Establish clear governance structures, delegation frameworks, and reporting protocols.
• Support talent development, succession planning, and capability building within the supply chain organization.
• Foster a culture aligned with safety, ethics, sustainability, and operational excellence.