Principal - Accelerated Business Drivers (ABD)
Our Opportunity
Work Location: Perth-based with occasional site travel
Roster: Monday to Friday.
** Fixed Term Contract - 6 months **
Join the Accelerated Business Driver (ABD) team, where you will play a critical role in driving operational performance, cost discipline and value delivery across our Pilbara Operations and Supply Chain.
With a strong focus on operational drivers and cost transparency, you will partner with operational leaders, commercial and business improvement teams to identify, quantify and unlock sustainable value. This role will see you facilitating structured cost reduction and Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) workshops, interrogating operational and financial datasets, conducting benchmarking analysis, and embedding performance monitoring routines to ensure measurable savings outcomes.
The ideal candidate is commercially astute, operationally grounded, and comfortable challenging cost baselines to drive sustainable performance uplift.
Reporting to the Manager – Accelerated Business Drivers.
Key Responsibilities
• Identify, quantify and establish monitoring mechanisms for key operational and cost drivers across Pilbara Operations and Supply Chain
• Develop driver-based performance frameworks linking operational activity to cost, productivity and financial outcomes
• Lead and facilitate structured cost reduction and Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) workshops to challenge cost baselines and unlock savings
• Build, prioritise and track savings pipelines with clear accountability, governance and measurable benefit realisation
• Conduct internal and external benchmarking to identify performance gaps and embed best practice
• Lead cross-functional workstreams to accelerate and unlock major value levers across the business
• Partner with operational, commercial and business improvement teams to drive aligned, sustainable outcomes
• Analyse financial and non-financial datasets to extract actionable insights and support scenario modelling
• Support delivery of monthly ABD performance forums, including executive-level reporting and presentations focused on performance and value realisation
Qualifications and Experience
• 5+ years’ experience in Mining (operations, technical, improvement, commercial or finance)
• Demonstrated experience driving operational performance improvement and cost reduction initiatives
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate operational drivers into financial impact
• Advanced analytical capability with strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills
• Self-starter with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset and strong ownership of outcomes
About Us
Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.
Our Commitment
Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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