Welcome to ConocoPhillips, where innovation and excellence create a platform for opportunity and growth. Come realize your full potential here.
Who We Are
We are one of the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. With operations and activities in 13 countries, we explore for, develop, and produce crude oil and natural gas globally. We are challenged with an important job to safely find and deliver energy to the world. Our employees are critical to our success, and with them we power civilization.
We’re grounded by our SPIRIT Values – safety, people, integrity, responsibility, innovation, and teamwork. These values position us to deliver strong performance in a dynamic business – but not at all costs. We believe it’s not just what we do – it’s how we do it – that sets us apart.
Fostering an Inclusive Work Environment
To deliver superior performance, we create an environment that respects the contributions and differences of every individual. Wherever possible, we use these differences to drive competitive business advantage, personal growth and, ultimately, create business success.
Job Summary
Exciting opportunity to join the ConocoPhillips Australia team in Brisbane as Lead, Supply Chain Projects.Position Overview
ConocoPhillips’ Australian headquarters are located in Brisbane. Our focus is supplying Australian customers with natural gas and international customers with liquefied natural gas. We do this through our 47.5 percent interest in the Australia Pacific LNG joint venture, one of the largest producers of natural gas in eastern Australia. ConocoPhillips Australia also operates the Australia Pacific LNG liquefied natural gas facility near Gladstone. We are also an exploration company, with ongoing exploration occurring in the Bowen and Surat Basin in Central Queensland and new exploration in the Otway Basin along the southern coast of Australia to identify natural gas reserves for supply to Australian customers.
About the RoleReporting to the Australia Supply Chain Manager, the Lead, Supply Chain Projects is responsible for delivering sourcing, contracting, market intelligence, and joint venture review support across the Australian Business Unit.
The role leads sourcing and contracting activities from strategy development through to contract award and ongoing commercial management, ensuring outcomes are delivered in alignment with ConocoPhillips policies, procedures, and business objectives.
The position provides market intelligence and commercial analysis to support procurement strategies, business planning, risk management, and value creation opportunities. It also supports shareholder governance activities for operator-managed assets, including Australia Pacific LNG and associated upstream operations, through the review of procurement strategies, contract recommendations, and key commercial decisions.
Working collaboratively across business, technical, and functional teams, the role delivers clear commercial insights, recommendations, and communications that support effective decision-making and stakeholder alignment.
The position also identifies opportunities to enhance Supply Chain performance through continuous improvement and the effective application of digital tools, automation, data analytics, and AI-enabled technologies.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:Execute strategic sourcing and contracting activities in line with ConocoPhillips policies, procedures, and business requirements.
Deliver commercial value through market analysis, supplier engagement, negotiation, and effective contract management.
Support governance, approval processes, and shareholder reviews for key procurement and contracting activities.
Provide market intelligence and commercial insights to support business planning and decision-making.
Prepare high-quality reports, presentations, and commercial recommendations for stakeholders and leadership.
Drive continuous improvement through collaboration, innovation, and the effective application of digital tools, automation and AI-enabled technologies.
Cultural alignment with ConocoPhillips’ SPIRIT Values.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, law, engineering, or a related discipline.
Minimum 10 years’ experience within energy, industrial, manufacturing, mining, chemicals, or similarly complex operational environments.
Minimum 3 years’ of contracts and procurement experience.
Effective time management, strong planning and organisational skills.
Strong written & verbal communication as well as presentation skills with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organisation.
Strong interpersonal skills and networking skills, with the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
Effective problem-solving skills, with the ability to address challenges and unexpected obstacles promptly and practically.
Sound commercial acumen – including a strong understanding value for money and risk management.
Strong digital literacy and a continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify and apply technology, automation, data analytics and AI-enabled tools to streamline processes, strengthen decision-making, and improve business outcomes.
Ability to adapt effectively in a dynamic environment.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Prior experience in upstream Oil and Gas operations.
Prior Cross Functional (non-Supply Chain) experience.
Project management and/or experience with preparation of presentations to Senior Management.
What We Offer
An inclusive environment of belonging where we respect one another and where our success reflects the diverse backgrounds, experiences, ideas and perspectives of our employees.
A unique culture of SPIRIT – Safety, People, Integrity, Responsibility, Innovation, Teamwork
A learning organisation that encourages, supports, and celebrates innovative ideas
Continuous technical and professional development training
Competitive remuneration, superannuation, benefits and performance-based incentives
Private health insurance, generous Employee Share Plan, annual health and wellness subsidy
Above industry paid parental leave
ConocoPhillips Australia encourages and welcomes applications from all members of the community. If we can make adjustments in our recruitment process to ensure we can get to know you in the best way possible, feel free to let us know so we can accommodate you.
Apply Now
Submit your application before the closing date.
Come and realise your full potential at ConocoPhillips! We look forward to receiving your application!
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, law, engineering, or a related discipline
- Minimum 10 years of experience in energy, industrial, manufacturing, mining, chemicals, or similarly complex operational environments
- Minimum 3 years of contracts and procurement experience
- Strong time management, planning, and organizational skills
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Strong interpersonal and networking skills
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Commercial acumen, including understanding of value for money and risk management
- Digital literacy and ability to apply technology, automation, data analytics, and AI-enabled tools
- Ability to adapt effectively in a dynamic environment
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Prior experience in upstream oil and gas operations
- Prior cross-functional experience outside supply chain
- Project management experience or experience preparing presentations for senior management
ConocoPhillips Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ConocoPhillips and has not been reviewed or approved by ConocoPhillips.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a generous 401(k) match with additional discretionary contributions and a separate company-funded retirement contribution, with immediate vesting on most components. Pay practices are positioned as competitively benchmarked to peers to support long-term equity and competitiveness.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off scales with recognized experience and includes paid parental leave for all parents plus additional postpartum medical leave for birth mothers. Short-term disability at full pay for an extended period strengthens income protection during health events.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Base pay is paired with a companywide annual cash bonus program and eligibility for restricted stock units in certain roles. The combined mix of base, bonus, and equity is described as attractive for high-skill positions.
ConocoPhillips Insights
What We Do
We are a global oil and gas company tasked with an important job—to safely find and deliver energy for the world. We’re experts in what we do—from the well site to the office. Across our operations and activities in 15 countries, we never forget our responsibility to be a great neighbor, and a great place to work. Guided by our SPIRIT Values—Safety, People, Integrity, Responsibility, Innovation and Teamwork—we deliver strong performance, keeping our promises to our stakeholders, communities and each other. We solve problems and develop new approaches together, as a team of people—not job titles.
