Contracts Officer

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the Unit

The Yara Pilbara Fertilisers' plant is one of the largest ammonia production sites in the world and we have also taken the ammonia process further downstream with the Yara Pilbara Nitrates Technical Ammonium Nitrate (TAN) plant, a joint venture with Orica. Together with ENGIE, Yara Pilbara will also build a renewable hydrogen plant to produce renewable ammonia.

Find out more about:
Yara International: Yara International | Responsibly feed the world and protect the planet
Yara Pilbara: Yara Pilbara | Yara Australia

Responsibilities

Looking for an exciting new challenge? Yara are seeking applications for their permanent full-time role of Contracts Officer. Reporting to the Contracts Superintendent is responsible to provide contractual and commercial support that ensures best value for money in the procurement of goods and services in accordance with Yara policies and procedures.

The primary responsibilities include:
•   Oversee the full tendering and contracting process for goods, services, and capital works, ensuring compliance with procurement policies and delivering value through competitive pricing and effective risk management.
•   Work closely with technical, legal, and HSE teams to prepare, evaluate, and negotiate tenders and contract documents.
•   Manage contract performance and administration, including variations, pricing reviews, insurance tracking, and accurate invoice processing.
•   Support internal stakeholders with commercial advice and build strong working relationships with key suppliers and contractors.
•   Processing of all service purchase orders, outline agreements and related activities in the Materials Management (MM) module of SAP ERP system.

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Profile

Required:
•   Minimum of 3 years within a procurement and supply environment;
•   Possess a high level of communication skills - verbal and written;
•   Advanced Team Member participation with a focus of team within a team environment;
•   Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Office Suite Skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams)
•   Extensive knowledge of national and international vendors;
•   Proficient in use of ERP (ie SAP) procurement related modules;
•   Experience in oil and gas, chemical processing or Mining and Manufacturing processes;
•   Background relevant to commerce and commercial activities including Procurement Law;
•   Basic understanding of Account Processing and IT system
•   Fluent verbal and written English is essential.
•   Australian/New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency. Temporary work visa holders are not eligible for this role.

Additional Information

Yara celebrates diversity in all operations, practices, and engagement. We encourage people from all walks of life, experience, skills, genders and orientations, races, and backgrounds to apply for opportunities within our growing business.

Our values have diversity, equity and inclusion as a foundation, and everyone is part of our success.
For more information on Yara International please access www.yara.com.au

Yara reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement prior to the closing date without prior notice.

What's On Offer

•   Industry-leading 6 months paid primary parental leave
•   Flexible work arrangements (as well as optional RDO roster (including 16 accrued Rostered Days Off per calendar year))
•   5 weeks of paid annual leave
•   $1,000 annual Health and Wellness allowance
•   Annual bonus program with a target of one month’s base salary
•   Salary packaging available
•   Wellness programs
•   Culturally diverse workforce with a DEI Ambassador program
•   Active Social Club

Apply no later than

Thursday 12 June 2025

Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.