Senior Manager, Supply Chain

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.

Reporting functionally to the Supply Chain Director, the Senior Supply Chain Manager leads the delivery of integrated supply chain activities from planning and strategy development through execution, operational readiness, and closeout. The role translates business objectives into executable procurement and contracting plans, protects cost, schedule and service outcomes, and ensures equipment, materials, services and supplier information are available when required to support organizational priorities.

• Own the supply chain execution plan, sourcing pipeline, procurement schedule, risk register, performance metrics and team workload.
• Assess and manage supply chain risk across suppliers, contractors, markets, capacity, lead times, logistics and commercial interfaces; implement mitigation and contingency plans, monitor emerging risks and
  * escalate* material concerns proactively.
• Lead supplier and contractor prequalification, sourcing events, evaluations, negotiations, award recommendations and ongoing commercial management.
• Coordinate supplier performance, logistics, inventory, quality and information flows to support business and operational requirements.
• Manage strategic equipment, service and contractor agreements and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Establish effective sourcing, supplier performance, logistics, materials management, forecasting, governance, change management and closeout processes.
• Maintain appropriate approval discipline, documentation, audit readiness and escalation processes related to commercial, contractual, cost and schedule exposure.
• Support organizational commitments related to supplier diversity, local participation, sustainability and stakeholder engagement by translating objectives into measurable sourcing and supplier requirements.
• Worley Executive and Client interface and report out

• Understand business priorities, assess team capacity, validate key supply chain activities, establish stakeholder relationships and identify critical risks and opportunities.
• Confirm sourcing and supplier management priorities, establish governance and reporting mechanisms, baseline key performance indicators and implement risk mitigation plans.
• Address critical gaps, advance priority sourcing initiatives, improve reporting and forecasting accuracy, and establish a roadmap for sustained supply chain performance and continuous improvement.

• Critical products, materials and services are delivered in accordance with business requirements.
• Supply chain forecasts, schedules and commitments are reliable and transparent.
• Commercial and contractual risks are identified and effectively managed.
• Supplier performance meets quality, cost, schedule and service expectations.
• Governance, documentation and approval requirements are consistently maintained.
• Stakeholder relationships are strong and collaborative.
• The team delivers against supplier diversity, local participation, sustainability and business objectives.

An accountable and results-oriented leader who provides data-driven recommendations, challenges incomplete assumptions, develops team capability, fosters collaboration across functions and intervenes early to protect business outcomes.

• Typically 15+ years of progressive supply chain, procurement and contracts experience, including significant responsibility for strategic sourcing, commercial management and supplier relationships.
• Proven capability across the full procurement and contracting lifecycle, including sourcing strategy, market engagement, prequalification, tendering, evaluation, negotiation, award, contract administration, change management and closeout.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain operations, procurement, logistics, inventory management, supplier performance and commercial contracting.
• Demonstrated commercial judgment in complex negotiations, cost forecasting,…