Senior Commodity Specialist - MRO Services

Shape Your World

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.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and strategic procurement professional to join Alcoa in a pivotal role supporting the management of MRO Services across our global operations.

Reporting to the Commodity Group Manager, you will play a key role in developing, implementing and executing high-impact commodity and category strategies, ensuring strong contract performance, supplier alignment, and delivery of total cost of ownership benefits.

This role operates at both regional and global levels, partnering with key stakeholders to drive commercial value, supply assurance, and continuous improvement across a complex MRO services portfolio.

Working closely with internal customers, cross-functional teams, and strategic suppliers, you will contribute to building competitive advantage by aligning category strategies with business priorities while ensuring compliance to procurement processes, policies, and governance frameworks.

In this role, you will:


* Develop and execute regional and global MRO services category strategies that align with broader business and procurement objectives.


* Manage strategic supplier relationships end-to-end, including performance, governance, contract compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.


* Lead commercial sourcing activities, including negotiations and market analysis, to optimise total cost of ownership and mitigate risk.


* Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into effective sourcing strategies and identify value-driven opportunities.


* Drive procurement excellence through opportunity prioritisation, process optimisation, mentoring team members, and supporting enterprise-wide sourcing initiatives.

What’s on offer


* Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.


* Flexible hybrid working options available.


* Employee growth and development opportunities.


* Parental leave support for all caregivers.


* Employee assistance program for personal support services.


* Connect and be part of a community that celebrates diversity through our employee inclusion groups.

What you can bring to the role


* Tertiary qualifications in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or a related discipline, with postgraduate or professional certifications (e.g.

CIPS, CPM, APICS) viewed favourably.


* Demonstrated experience in senior category or procurement roles, with strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and influencing capability.


* Proven expertise in category management, ideally within a global portfolio environment.


* Strong analytical and technical skills, including proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and data analysis tools, with the ability to interpret c...