Everyday, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change.
Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment.
Thiess is the place to make things happen.
About the role
Thiess is seeking a
Procurement Principal
to join the team based at our Head Office in Brisbane.
Reporting to the Mining Equipment Procurement Manager, you will lead strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, category management and contract implementation across Heavy Mobile Equipment materials and services categories.
You will play a critical key role in delivering major sourcing programs, driving supplier performance, reducing costs, mitigating risk, and supporting growth across Asset Services, Pybar and our expanding operational footprint.
Key responsibilities:
Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing and tender activities for major components and electrical categories
Develop sourcing strategies, evaluation models, negotiation plans and award recommendations
Identify and deliver commercial value through supplier consolidation, market benchmarking and cost optimisation initiatives
Build and implement category strategies and contract management frameworks
Foster strong relationships with operational and technical stakeholders to understand business requirements and priorities
Manage supplier governance, performance reviews and continuous improvement initiatives
Provide commercial analysis and recommendations to support informed business decisions




Drive procurement excellence across contract compliance, risk management and governance activities
What You'll Need to Succeed
You are a commercially astute procurement leader who thrives in complex stakeholder environments and enjoys delivering tangible business outcomes.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
Extensive experience in strategic procurement, sourcing or category management
Proven success leading complex tenders and commercial negotiations
Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated experience delivering cost savings and value creation
Experience in contract management and supplier relationship management
Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
Solid analytical and problem-solving capability
Experience within mining, heavy industry, asset services or related sectors will be highly regarded
Knowledge of major component, equipment, repair, rebuild or aftermarket supply chains is advantageous
Procurement qualifications such as CIPS will be highly regarded
What we offer
Supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and continuous improvement
Opportunity to work with an amazing team on a high impact project
Collaborative, values-led culture with a global reach.




Access to leading-edge technology and systems.
Competitive salary and employee benefits package
About us
Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining.
The pioneering spirit of our founders - the legendary Thiess brothers - is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change.
At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining.
We're creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning - supporting our people to contribute to Thiess' success and continued growth in sustainable mining.
We'll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers.
We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of better together. We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.
Applications close: Wednesday, 19 August ****
#J-*****-Ljbffr

📌 Procurement Principal (Brisbane)
🏢 Cimic Group
📍 Brisbane