Job Description

Company DescriptionWe're re-imagining mining to improve people's lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy, inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we're putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.Job Location: Mogalakwena Mine (Limpopo)To support the interface management between Supply Chain, operations and the communities, in order to drive Supply Chain operational excellence at a BU/asset level.As a Supply Chain Operations Specialist your responsibilities will include:Safety, Health & Environment

• Identify ways to support relevant safety, health & sustainability opportunities and risks and ensure relevant activities complies with all Safety, Health & Environmental requirements.
• Implement relevant activities to ensure that expectations are met in a way that reduces safety related incidents.
• Identify value creation opportunities that will deliver Anglo American's safety and social performance requirements.
• Collaborate with the Company Representative to ensure full compliance with the Contractor Performance Management policy & procedures.

Delivery & Performance

• Provide specialist support to translate asset specific strategy, critical tasks, and performance targets into Supply Chain relevant strategies with due consideration of risk identification, critical tasks and performance targets.
• Engage with the asset operational planning team to obtain insights which inform Supply Chain planning, and provide relevant insights to the asset process
• Provide input into demand planning and forecasting in order to ensure alignment between Supply Chain and asset/ BU plans and support on-site performance.
• Support provision of input to the commercial planning and the procurement pipeline, reflecting asset priorities.
• Support reporting for asset scorecard and Supply Chain targets (OTIF, lead time, Inclusive Procurement, performance inventory management activities) and value working capital.
• Provide support with end-to-end Supply Chain operational performance and excellence at an asset level, as well as assistance with removal of roadblocks which impact delivery and supplier performance.
• Identify and escalate to address roadblocks and constraints which impact delivery performance
• Support and where assigned manage specific improvement initiatives based on priorities set by leadership.

Interface Management

• Assist with cross collaboration between internal and external stakeholders and resolving complex Supply Chain issues and escalations from the operations.
• Provide input into driving key decisions on Supply Chain operational delivery issues.
• Implement Supplier Relationship Management processes across the operations.
• Support with embedding consistent asset compliance to Supply Chain policies and standards across the BU and advise the Business Unit technical stakeholders on the supplier/s and implementation of management strategies.
• Support the implementation of new ways-of-working that support leading practice and continuous improvement.

Commercial value delivery & Supplier Partnering

• Support the communication of relevant site-specific safety specifications and KPIs to commercial teams for inclusion in enquiries and contractual documentation.
• Implement the contracts with requisite change management and effective performance management at asset level to ensure value in use.
• Provide input to commercial and technical contractual requirements and adjudication of supplier bids.
• Support provision of input to value delivery contractual requirements
• Ensure that asset sustainability, safety and host community requirements are satisfied by contractual requirements.
• Identify and escalate supplier performance issues.

Physical Supply Chain (PSC)

• Ensure an effective and efficient PSC service is provided to all assets and BU stakeholders.

Supply Chain Excellence

• Provide data analysis and counsel, consistent with the Operating Model feedback loop, to identify and deliver improvement initiatives in pursuit of operational excellence.
• Provide on the ground support for Group initiatives being implemented at BU operations.

Inclusive Procurement

• Collaborate and build relationships with relevant stakeholders to influence asset Inclusive Procurement plans.
• Ensure supplier is meeting contractual requirements related to Sustainability, Inclusive Procurement & Social.

Sustainability & Social

• Support the development and implementation of BU specific social & sustainability strategies and initiatives that will contribute to the sustainable mine plans and enable the Living Mine.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure personal compliance to the Anglo-American procurement policy, procedures and methods and proactively provide continuous improvement feedback to the relevant teams.
• Ensure personal compliance to the BU/asset/site specific policies, procedures and requirements
• Support with asset performance tracking against regulatory targets.

People & Teams

• Embrace a Supply Chain team culture of diversity and inclusiveness.
• Support team's adherence to planned timeframes.
• Support cross functional team interactions with internal stakeholders to execute relevant activities.

Qualifications

• An undergraduate qualification - Bachelor's degree level or equivalent
• Desirable: A postgraduate qualification (Honours/ Masters degree or equivalent) in a relevant discipline OR a proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity

Experience:

• Proven track record of extensive practical experience in relevant field
• Good overall knowledge of Supply Chain Management in a global context (Sourcing, Purchasing, Category management, Physical SC etc)
• Supplier and Contractor Relationship Management
• Inclusive/Local Procurement
• Commercial understanding and application
• Analytical skills and experience
• Continuous Supply Chain improvement and optimisation
• Sound knowledge of customers and suppliers
• Effective influencing and engagement experience/skills

Additional InformationWhat we offer

• When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you'll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We're a large, successful multinational company - and we're still growing all the time.

Who we are?

• Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world.

Inclusion and Diversity

• Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential

How we are committed to your safety

• Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day's work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we're also continually investing in new technologies - from drones to data analytics - that are helping to make mining safer

How to apply

• To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.

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