Company Description
Anglo American’s purpose is to reimagine mining to improve people’s lives and is committed to creating a Living Mine that brings positive value to the people and environment where we operate.
Supply Chain is positioning itself for the future, by becoming more purpose-driven in aid of realizing the Anglo American purpose and driving to be more agile and resilient. Central to being more purpose-driven is delivering significantly more positive impact within our host communities, acting as supplier interface to provide velocity to our innovation, technical & sustainability change programme, that includes improved safety performance and the embedment of circular economy principles, as well as overall delivery of significantly more sustainable value. To build a more agile and resilient Supply Chain the commoditized execution and digitalization of processes is a key focus whilst driving operational excellence.
The commercial team is responsible for the end-to-end management of all procurement activities within the South African region, including Regional Category Management, Sourcing & Contracts, Project Procurement and Purchasing. The team works with regional business and Supply Chain stakeholders to implement and manage performance of contracts and suppliers, grow the host community supply base and ensure effective supply of goods and services required for operations.

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Job Description
This role will provide output support for the Global Category Manager: Mine Development and Construction enabling the development, maintenance and execution of effective mine development and construction category strategies; the implementation and management of contract management frameworks and commercial agreements to enable innovation, supplier partnering and internal stakeholder collaboration to deliver improved business performance.
Commercial Value Delivery & Supplier Partnering
Adhere to global commercial standards that will enable delivery in a safe and socially acceptable way and ensure that the organisation sources from responsible suppliers

Actively undertake research, broad scanning, data analysis, opportunity assessments, benchmarking and best practice analysis aimed at ultimately producing better results

• Provide necessary analytical support required for:
• the development and ongoing management of category strategies within the portfolio;
• support & input to business cases;
• plans to ensure security of supply and or seamless service delivery;
• the advancement of supplier partnering that drives innovation & value;
• the compilation and execution of sourcing events
• negotiations;
• the establishment & execution of contracts
• zero based cost models for benchmark, tender and contracting purposes
• Provide support required for the implementation of value creation & supplier engagement strategies that align to the overall global Supply Chain strategy, critical tasks, performance targets and Business Unit priorities.
• Provide assistance with the development, tracking, presentation and distribution of contract information packs with specific reference to contract key performance metrics, operational efficiencies and contractor cost & revenue.

Planning
Execute activities for relevant commercial activities so that they are aligned to the overall strategic plan
May execute sourcing events such as low risk/complexity T£ contracts.
Execute relevant project procurement activities in a timely and visible manner
Sourcing & Contracts Management
Provide relevant analytical planning support BU & corporate routine and tactical sourcing & contracting and contractor management activities
Support team with relevant analytical procurement and end to end sourcing & contracting activities and contracts management relevant to the portfolio
Commercial Agreements
Execute timeous and accurate sourcing & contracting and contractor management analytical activities
Regular, timeous and accurate reporting pertaining to all portfolio activities
Inclusive Procurement
Drive a culture of community development and inclusive procurement aligned to the global and regional Inclusive Procurement strategies
Provide input to and deliver against inclusive procurement and commercial plans to ensure targets are met against scheduled milestones
Provide analytical support to the global Inclusive Procurement programmes
Sustainability & Social
Support a culture of Sustainable Value through ESG, TCO initiatives, innovation, working capital and cost reduction
Provide analytical support with the implementation of sustainable value creation strategies, initiatives and associated business cases, that advance Anglo American technical, community, sustainability, and financial ambitions
Stakeholder & Supplier Management
Adopt new ways of working and systems usage within team regarding suppliers and key stakeholders
Support the relevant Business Partner to track and update supplier performance, based on contractual KPIs
Identify digitization opportunities with suppliers to develop compelling business cases and collaborate with stakeholders and the SC Centre of Excellence for potential implementation
Contractor Management
Support the relevant Supply Chain Manager to analyse and update supplier performance, based on contractual KPIs
Escalate contractual risks & operational issues
Support the Supply Chain Management function with on-site implementation of end-to-end commercial activities and the resolution of escalated issues
Adopt new ways of working and systems usage within team regarding suppliers and key stakeholders
Compile reports as relevant to the category inclusive of but not limited to supplier spend, supplier performance and KPI tracking, contract coverage and benchmark data.
Provide analytical support to the Supply Chain Manager and Company Representative functions in the implementation and operationalisation of the category strategy and active contracts.
Ensure that all analytical support, contract administration, supplier performance management activities and all stakeholder relationship activities are executed timely and with quality
Qualifications
Qualification: An undergraduate qualification - Bachelor degree level or equivalent, alternatively relevant tertiary qualification and proven track record of practical experience (3-5 years minimum) in a role and context of similar complexity
Desirable: A post graduate qualification in a relevant discipline and practical experience in relevant field or a role of similar context and complexity

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:

Practical experience in relevant field with sufficient depth of knowledge to investigate, identify and resolve problems and technical issues in own function
High degree of proficiency in the use of Microsoft office suite software including Excel, Word & PowerPoint; MS Project and Power BI is beneficial but not required.
Working knowledge and application of industry estimating software is beneficial
Zero based cost modelling experience is beneficial.
Good commercial, negotiation and deal-making, business case development, investment appraisal
Category Development & Management, sourcing & contracting with Total Cost Ownership approach
Business Planning, Business Case development
Working understanding of Supplier Relationship Management principles and practices
Working knowledge of contract framework models (NEC, FIDIC, General service contracts / bespoke contracts) is beneficial.
Solid knowledge of contracts administrative processes and supporting systems (ERP, SAP, SAP Ariba, etc)
General administrative capabilities including minutes, record keeping, digital contract execution processes
Contract amendments execution and digital implementation
Solid knowledge of monitoring, reporting & presentation of performance management of contractual KPI’s and supplier performance
Vendor and Material Master data updates
Sourcing and contracting activities for tactical and routine contracts
Additional Information

WHO WE ARE

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources – diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel – our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

Please refer the Job description for details