Sourcing Technical Specialist

Who We Are:

Bradken is equipping the resource sector to sustainably advance society.

As a Sourcing Technical Specialist, youll be joining a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of wear products and services for mining equipment.

Our 3000 - strong global team members are proud of the innovative solutions we provide our customers and our commitment to being carbon neutral by 2030.

Youll join a diverse and inclusive team contributing across more than 100 unique professions and trades.

Whats the Role:

As our Sourcing Technical Specialist, your role involves utilising your technical expertise within the Product Sourcing team. You are responsible for providing technical capability within the Product Sourcing team to deliver and continuously improve sourcing channels that are compliant, flexible (low risk), consistent (DOTIF), sustainable and low-cost.

Your responsibilities encompass leveraging your knowledge of manufacturing best practices, metallurgical skills and proficiency in interpreting engineering requirements to oversee supplier technical processes, supplier audits and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure products are delivered to specification.

You will be involved in identifying, analysing, and reviewing instances of supplier non-conformances. In collaboration with the suppliers, you will develop plans to prevent the recurrence of these issues.

You will have high attention to detail and will review the first article products and inspection reports, providing recommendations on their technical compliance. You will play a role in qualifying manufacturing facilities for outsourcing Bradken products, aligning with the agreed strategy.

You are a collaborator and will have timely communication with stakeholders which will be crucial to minimize the impact of quality issues on the Delivery in Full on Time (DIFOT) objective. You will compile supplier technical information packages to ensure comprehensive documentation and understanding of supplier capabilities.


Key Technical Criteria:

• Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgy, Materials or similar)
• Experience in a steel and/or iron foundry environment working with cast products or similar heavy industrial manufacturing processes
• Product sourcing experience, with a focus on both domestic and international suppliers
• Creation of technical documentation including procurement specifications, reports (failure, NCR, concession), product/supplier audits, etc
• Experience participating in failure investigations and root cause analysis.

**IMP**This role requires travel to supplier sites in Kolhapur, Maharashtra as needed. Being based in Kolhapur/Pune/Maharastra is highly advantageous.


Why join our team at Bradken

• Safety first environment and mindset
• Flexible work options
• Competitive Total Reward Packages
• Global and local recognition programs
• Paid Parental Leave
• Learning and Development focus
• Education assistance
• EAP for you and your family
• Community Involvement program

If youd like to part of team thats changing the game, please apply along with your resume and a brief covering letter highlighting why this should be your next role and the closing date to apply for this role is 5th April 2025, Everyone has a story...be part of ours!

Before commencing employment, you will be required to complete psychometric assessment, Microsoft skills assessment and a pre-employment medical including drug and alcohol testing.

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Bradken is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to providing a diverse, inclusive, engaging and flexible environment for our people because great things happen when individuals are given the opportunity to bring themselves into their work. All employment will be based on merit, competence, performance and business needs.