Director - Capital Procurement Australia

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help fulfill our purpose and realise our vision to build a legacy of excellence for future generations. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with the flexibility and equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.

About the Role

This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced capital procurement professional to shape the delivery of major capital projects across Australia. Operate at true regional leadership level with direct influence on project success.

As Director – Capital Procurement (Australia), you will hold regional accountability for procurement and contracting outcomes across a large, diverse, and technically complex portfolio. Your work will directly influence project cost, schedule certainty, and risk exposure across sustaining capital, brownfield, and greenfield investments.

The capital program operates at significant scale and complexity, with annual procurement spend typically ranging between AUD $400–650 million, supporting a portfolio of around 200 concurrent projects. Over multiple years, this equates to a total installed cost of approximately AUD $2.5 billion, creating substantial complexity in governance, prioritisation, and delivery.

This role operates at the intersection of strategy and execution—balancing global procurement frameworks with the practical realities of the Australian engineering, construction and global equipment supply market. Reporting to the Global Director – Capital Procurement and leading the Australian Capital Procurement team, partnering closely with Capital Delivery, Engineering, Asset Management, Operations, Legal, Risk and Finance at senior leadership level.

Key responsibilities:

• Drive commercial leadership for the Australian capital projects by aligning sourcing and contracting strategies with cost, schedule, and delivery targets.
• Design and implement regional sourcing strategies for capital equipment, engineering and construction, and all other procurement and contracting needs for the capital program.
• Direct high-value sourcing activities, from strategy development to market engagement, complex negotiations through to contract award and execution.
• Optimise strategic supplier and contractor performance while serving as the escalation point for major commercial disputes or claims.
• Collaborate with senior project and operational leaders to ensure procurement strategies integrate seamlessly with practical site execution.
• Champion regional procurement capability and governance, fostering a culture of commercial discipline and continuous improvement.

What’s on offer

• 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregivers.
• Paid employee volunteering hours within our community.
• Access to training designed for senior executives.
• Competitive short-term and long-term performance-based rewards.
• Direct engagement with board-level decisions and enterprise-wide strategy shaping.
• Flexible arrangements that support work-life integration at the executive level.

What you can bring to the role

• Bachelors Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering (MBA or similar desirable).
• 12-15 years’ experience in strategic procurement and contracting within large-scale CAPEX programs.
• A proven track record of leading high-performing procurement teams across complex or regional portfolios.
• Comprehensive experience in capital equipment, construction, and services sourcing, including exposure to EPCM or EPC models.
• A deep understanding of the Australian construction and resources markets, including regional logistics and labour trends.
• Mastery in high-level negotiations, contract management, and strategic supplier relationship management.
• Superior commercial judgement and the ability to influence and partner effectively at the Director and VP level.

If you are a strategic leader who thrives on complexity and is ready to leave a lasting mark on Australia’s industrial landscape, we want to hear from you. We value experts who see beyond the contract to the broader business impact, and who are passionate about building high-performing teams and resilient supply chains. This is more than a procurement role; it is an opportunity to drive commercial excellence and champion innovation within a world-class capital delivery organisation.

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