Ampol

Vendor Management Specialist

Ampol  •  Fortitude Valley, AU (Onsite)  •  6 days ago
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Job Description

At Ampol, we believe in the Power of Us - the extraordinary power of people to connect, act, and make a difference. 

As a leading energy company operating across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and from the United States, our work spans fuel supply, energy solutions, convenience retail, infrastructure, trading and shipping. Every role at Ampol plays a part in something bigger - powering progress for our customers, communities, and people. 

Your career here is yours to shape. We back our people with real opportunities, the tools to grow, and a culture that rewards ownership and initiative. Whether you’re deepening your expertise or taking on something new, we’ll support you to power a career that works for you. 

We’re building a workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued - because when people are free to be themselves, powerful things happen.

About the role

Ampol is seeking a Vendor Management Specialist to join our Procurement team on a permanent full-time basis, with the role able to be based in Brisbane or Sydney. This position plays a key role in supporting and enhancing Ampol's supplier governance and supplier relationship management (SRM) framework across the supplier lifecycle, ensuring suppliers are appropriately qualified, onboarded, monitored and managed in line with governance, risk and ESG requirements.

Working closely with Category Managers, Contract Owners and suppliers, you will help strengthen supplier performance, improve stakeholder capability, support risk management activities and identify opportunities to deliver measurable business value. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career procurement professional looking to develop expertise in supplier governance, vendor management and relationship management within a large and complex organisation.

Key responsibilities

  • Support supplier qualification, onboarding and governance activities across the supplier lifecycle.
  • Coordinate supplier compliance, risk and ESG monitoring activities.
  • Support the management of strategic supplier scorecards, performance reviews and development plans.
  • Partner with Category Managers, Contract Owners and suppliers to strengthen supplier performance and relationships.
  • Promote adoption of Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) tools, frameworks and best practices across the business.
  • Support stakeholder coaching and capability uplift in supplier management and relationship practices.
  • Identify, track and help realise supplier-generated value opportunities.
  • Maintain high-quality supplier data, reporting and governance records.
  • Act as a subject matter expert for supplier governance and SRM processes within the Ampol Procurement Platform.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Degree in Business, Commerce, Supply Chain, Procurement or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience in procurement, supplier governance, supplier relationship management or vendor management.
  • Exposure to supplier performance management and supplier development activities.
  • Experience supporting stakeholder engagement, workshops, reviews or continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong analytical, reporting, problem-solving and written communication capability.
  • Experience working with procurement systems, analytics and reporting tools.
  • Experience with SAP, Jaggaer or similar procurement platforms is desirable, as is CIPS or MCIPS accreditation.

Benefits

  • Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, car allowance, a company performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars!
  • We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.
  • Remote Working: Support for up to 3 months remote international working (conditional to 5 days paid leave for every 30 days of remote work).
  • We value recognition. We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.
  • Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.
  • Baby Care Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work.
  • Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available.
  • Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme
  • Leave Options – Flexible leave options include annual leave, wellbeing and bonus days throughout the year and optional additional purchased leave.
  • Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.

Want to take your career to the next level? Apply today. 

Additional Information

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We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.

Ampol

About Ampol

Ampol is an independent Australian company and the leader in transport fuels in Australia and, through its acquisition of Z Energy, in New Zealand.

We supply Australia's largest branded petrol and convenience network as well as refining, importing and marketing fuels and lubricants. As the energy transition progresses, we are building out our electric vehicle (EV) on-the-go public charging networks in Australia and NZ. We have a deep history spanning over 120 years and are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and New Zealand Exchange (NZX).

Ampol supplies fuel to more than 110,000 business and SME customers in diverse sectors across the Australian and NZ economies, including mining, transport, marine, agriculture, aviation and other commercial and industrial sectors. Across our Australian and NZ retail networks, we serve approximately 4 million customers every week with fuel, convenience and EV charging products.

Our ability to service our broad customer base is supported by our robust supply chain and strategic infrastructure positions. In Australia, that includes 15 terminals, 6 major pipelines, 53 wet depots, 1,790 Ampol branded sites (including 636 company-controlled retail sites) and one refinery located in Lytton, Queensland.

In NZ, we have grown our presence through the acquisition of Z Energy. Our New Zealand operations now consists of 9 terminals and 513 sites (includes Z Energy and Caltex branded sites). This network is supported by over 9,100 people across Australia, NZ , Singapore and the United States of America (USA).

In recent years, we have leveraged our Australian business to extend our supply chain and operations into international markets. This includes our Trading and Shipping business that operates out of Singapore and Houston in the USA, and our international storage positions across the Asia Pacific region and North America. Ampol also owns a 20% equity interest in Seaoil, a leading independent fuel company in the Philippines.

Industry
Oil, Gas & Mining
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Alexandria, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
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