Supply Base Lead QGC
What’s the role
Shell is transforming to become the world’s leading integrated energy company by 2035—delivering more value with fewer emissions. Supply Chain plays a pivotal role in this strategy, driving business-centric solutions, operational excellence, and enterprise-wide impact through Mission Unleash, guiding our organisation towards a future where we get the basics right, focus on what truly matters and create the value needed for Shell.
Shell LNG is a global leader in liquefied natural gas, supplying 1/5 of the world’s LNG and enabling lower-carbon energy solutions. With operations across 10 countries, Shell LNG is central to global energy security and the transition to net-zero by 2050.
This high-impact role leads Shell QGC’s Supply Base operations, serving as the critical interface with our Supply Base Operator, Qube Energy. You’ll drive frontline safety leadership, operational efficiency, and commercial innovation to support production and field operations. Success in this role hinges on strong stakeholder collaboration, process excellence, and a relentless focus on safety and value delivery.
What you’ll be doing
The role is based in Chinchilla with regular travel to sites across Queensland. The successful candidate will ensure that Supply Base support services are executed, driving Shell’s Goal Zero commitment, lean CI, business performance and support services across the Supply Base community. Delivery objectives will be met through close collaboration between internal stakeholder groups and external service providers, ensuring availability of materials, inventory and support services, with a first time right mandate.
Accountabilities:
Deliver Goal Zero safety performance, ensure HSSE and operational process compliance by performing self-assurance on the Supply Base operations and contractor assurance process.
Provide leadership and oversight to drive the overall performance for areas of responsibility and drive robust management of 3rd party supply base contractors.
Drive a competitive and compliant supply base, delivering innovation, value, and adherence to laws, regulations, and group standards.
Lead operational planning and budget management, including annual submissions, LE updates, and alignment with contract scope and pricing.
Strengthen stakeholder collaboration through effective SLA development, reporting, and inventory accuracy via cycle counting.
Build logistics and supply chain capability, mentoring teams and fostering a culture of trust, performance, and continuous improvement.
What you bring
Technical Warehouse and/or Logistics qualifications – highly regarded
Extensive experience across Supply Base and Supply Chain operations, both at a local and regional/global level.
Collaborates and integrates within CP and with business, enterprise first. Understands business and speaks business language. Has effective influencing skills and can flex his/her style to audience. Proven track record of commercial acumen and Contractor Management.
Highly regarded safety leader who is committed to HSSE and ethical standards, consistently integrating external insights to drive outcome-focused initiatives and operational excellence.
Extensive expertise in materials management and warehouse operations, with strong SAP RtP and Maximo WMS knowledge; skilled in training teams and managing lifting and hoisting risks safely.
Strategic and adaptable leader with strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills; credible across all levels and focused on delivering enterprise value.
Proven track record in cross-functional collaboration and project execution, with deep commercial acumen and expertise in Upstream Oil & Gas operations
Continuous improvement champion, empowering teams through simplification, cost efficiency, and a culture of recognition and development.
APPLICATION PERIOD WILL RUN UNTIL AUGUST 27.
What we offer
You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance-related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and
international teams.
Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.
Note: We are keen to support flexible working arrangements, subject to local regulations and legislative frameworks. If this is of interest to you, please describe in your application the type of flexible working arrangements for which you would like to be considered (e.g., part-time, job share).
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Shell in Australia
Shell has operated in Australia since 1901. From operating Australia’s first oil refinery, which was central to meeting Australia’s fuel needs, to fuelling the first Qantas commercial flight in the 1920s, to playing a foundation role in building some of Australia’s largest and most innovative natural resource developments.
Throughout this 124-year relationship the needs of our customers and the nation have changed and we have continued transforming our portfolio to meet these needs. Today, we are a leading natural gas producer and are playing our part in the transition to a low-carbon future by investing in the power sector, renewable energy sources and carbon abatement activities.
Shell has a significant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) business in Australia that makes a valuable contribution to today’s energy supply. This integrated gas portfolio includes our two Shell-operated gas production and liquefaction businesses, Shell QGC in Queensland and Prelude Floating LNG offshore in Western Australia, and our joint venture interests in Gorgon and North West Shelf in Western Australia and Arrow Energy in Queensland.
Today, Shell’s portfolio in Australia also includes zero- and low-carbon energy businesses such as commercial and industrial retailer, Shell Energy carbon farming specialist, Select Carbon the 120MW Gangarri solar development; residential energy retailer, Powershop Australia a 49% stake in WestWind Australia a 50% share of Kondinin Energy and several grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Solutions projects. High quality Shell branded fuels and lubricants are available right across Australia, through an exclusive brand license arrangement with Viva Energy.