De Beers Group is the world’s leading diamond company, with expertise in diamond exploration, mining, grading, marketing and retail. Together with our joint venture partners, we employ more than 20,000 people across the global diamond pipeline, with many of these people in our source countries of Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa.
Commercial Advisor (Processing & Mro)
The Role
We are looking for a Commercial Advisor – Processing & MRO
(Maintenance, Repair, Overhauls). This role ideally suits a category specialist
across processing, maintenance, repair or overhauls categories. This incumbent
will provide efficient and effective commercial activities relating to the
respective categories that delivers improved business performance through
commercial agreements, enabling innovation, supplier partnering and internal
stakeholder collaboration.
Key role requirements:
Commercial Value Delivery & Supplier Partnering
- Support the
development of category, sourcing and contracting strategies and plans
through data gathering and analysis and responsibly execute allocated
sourcing & contracting activities.
- Maintain
relationships with strategic suppliers, to drive step change in value and
deliver innovative solutions that position Anglo American as a partner of
choice.
- Support the
implementation of commercial strategies to support business needs and
improve value delivery.
- Provide support
with regards to negotiations and finalising GFAs (General Framework
Agreements)
Planning
- Actively track
commercial dashboard KPIs and proactively address and escalate issues.
- Provide support
with the development of category strategies though the analysis and
gathering of data.
- Identify, enable
& track value and inclusive procurement opportunities, commercial
initiatives and specific resource requirements.
- Execute relevant
project procurement activities in a timely and visible manner.
Sourcing & Contracts Management
- Responsible for
compiling and executing allocated sourcing events, contracting and
contract management (including administration), supplier/contract
performance management and initiative management.
- Implement value
delivery plans for routine and tactical sourcing & contracting and
contractor management activities.
- Create proactive
visibility and continuous improvement of sourcing and contracts pipeline
related to allocated portfolio.
Commercial Agreements
- Build and
maintain relationships with suppliers, to drive step change in value and
deliver innovative solutions.
- Provide support
regarding supplier performance management of select suppliers and address
escalated issues.
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.
Contractor Management
- Support with the
development of supplier scorecards, monitoring of supplier performance,
interpretation of performance data and development of insights.
- Monitor the
commercial performance of suppliers, escalate issues and drive resolution.
- Participate
in quarterly review / performance meetings.
Qualifications:
Formal Qualifications
- A Bachelors
degree.
Technical skills / knowledge requirements:
- Strong
experience with SAP Ariba and, ideally, Celonis.
- Experience d
Excel user and strong with data analysis and interpretation.
- Ideally
experienced with Processing, maintenance, repair and overhaul categories.
- Preferably
experienced with the mining / mineral processing industry.
- Good technical
knowledge across the SC value chain
- Experienced
across Sourcing and Contracting
- Ability to
integrate Commercial, PSC, Supplier Management & Purchasing sub
disciplines.
- Safety &
Sustainability as it relates to Supply Chain & Inclusive
Procurement
- Strong
commercial and business case development
- Strong
negotiation skills.
- Experience with
Supplier Relationship Management / Stakeholder Management
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to De Beers Group to apply
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