Principal, Rail Procurement Team (

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager I&S. Logistics & Rail, this role will be responsible for developing and executing end-to-end category and sourcing strategies across rail-related materials, services, and infrastructure. You will play a key role in contract management, supplier engagement, and stakeholder collaboration to deliver sustainable value and operational excellence.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of unconstrained category and sourcing strategies using tools such as TCO modelling and clean sheeting.
• Design and deliver detailed negotiation strategies to drive optimal commercial, best in market outcomes.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle, ensuring alignment with governance, milestones, and performance targets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and critical suppliers to mitigate risks and unlock long-term value.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, seeking year on year cost out.
• Actively contribute to a high-performing, fast-paced and collaborative team culture.
• Understand and leverage market trends, innovations, and emerging risks to inform strategic decisions.
• Manage end-to-end commercial and contractual challenges and vendor’s supply chain performance in collaboration with Contract Owners.
• Influence and negotiate outcomes that achieve enterprise goals.

About You

• Proven experience in procurement, supply chain, or commercial disciplines, ideally within the rail sector.
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking, with the ability to identify and implement value-driven opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience in contract management and supplier relationship management.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills with the ability to obtain buy-in for new ideas.
• An understanding of International supply chains and emerging markets.
• Proficient in GCMS, Procurement BI Tools, MS Office Suite of products, specifically Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• A desire to leverage new technologies to optimise speed to value.
• A commitment to Social Value.

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. 

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Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.  

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.