Contracts Advisor - Redcar, United Kingdom - De Beers Group of Companies

De Beers Group of Companies
De Beers Group of Companies
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Redcar, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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  • Anglo American is a leading global mining company, and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of worldclass competitive mining operations and undeveloped resources provides the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fastgrowing consumerdriven demands of the world's developed and maturing economies.


We are constructing a state-of-the-art underground mine to enable the extraction of Polyhalite - a unique multi-nutrient fertiliser - along with the necessary infrastructure both above and below ground that will be required for transport, processing, and distribution.

POLY4 is our flagship multi-nutrient fertiliser product. Made from polyhalite, it contains four of the six macro-nutrients and many micronutrients that are essential to plant growth. It allows farmers to maximise their crop yield, increase quality and improve soil structure with one simple product.


Job Description:


  • Join us as a Contracts Advisor where you will source and contract in a commoditized and centrally managed manner, in order to ensure security of supply and optimise supplier performance and value in the allocated portfolio.

Your duties will include:


  • Implement the relevant Supply Chain strategy and ensure that critical tasks, performance targets, plans and budgets are adhered to with due consideration of risk identification.
  • Embrace an agile Supply Chain by being adaptive and flexible to accommodate and focus on emerging and changing business priorities.
  • Understand regional strategic priorities and develop relevant Sourcing & Contracting strategies to support business needs
  • Implement value creation and supplier engagement strategies that align to the overall global Supply Chain strategy, critical tasks, performance targets and Business Unit priorities
  • Manage relationships with strategic suppliers, to drive step change in value and deliver innovative solutions that position Anglo American as a partner of choice
  • Optimize value through innovation, risk mitigation and growth throughout the relationship life cycle
  • Participate in negotiations for regional contracts and drive a step change in commercial deals.
  • Deliver planning and scheduling for regional, BU & corporate routine and tactical activities sourcing and contracts activities
  • Identify, enable & track value and inclusive procurement opportunities, commercial initiatives and specific resource requirements
  • Provide effective and efficient sourcing & contracting activities relating to corporate, regional or BU contracts in a timely and value driven manner
  • Provide proactive visibility and continuous improvement of sourcing and contracts pipeline related to allocated portfolio
  • Implement value opportunities and assist with the resolution of risks and identification of risk mitigation solutions pertaining to the portfolio
  • Ensure cross collaboration between internal and external stakeholders
  • Incorporate Contractor Performance Management requirements in contracts to ensure that Suppliers meet delivery expectations in a way that reduces safety related incidents
  • Implement the sourcing Value Delivery Plans for tactical and routine corporate/regional/BU contracts in an allocated portfolio in an accurate, timely and value driven manner.
  • Implement value opportunities and mitigate risk pertaining to the portfolio.
  • Ensure cross collaboration between internal and external stakeholders
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  • Drive a culture of community development and inclusive procurement with stakeholders that are aligned to the global and regional Inclusive Procurement strategies
  • Manage relationships with suppliers, to drive step change in value and deliver innovative solutions.
  • Provide support on supplier performance management of select supplier and address escalated issues.
  • Investigate digitization opportunities with suppliers, develop compelling business cases and collaborate with stakeholders for potential implementation.
  • Support Supply Chain Managers and Company Representative function in the implementation and operationalisation as well as continued contractor management of active contracts.

Qualifications:


  • An undergraduate qualification bachelor's degree level or equivalent, alternatively relevant tertiary qualification and proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity

Knowledge and experience required:


  • Good technical knowledge across the entire supply chain value chain
  • Proven experience of conducting sourcing and contracting activities
  • Ability to integrate commercial, physical supply chain, supplier management & purchasing sub disciplines.
  • Knowledgeable in safety & sustainability as it relates to Supply Chain & Inclusive Procurement
  • Strong commercial and business case development
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Must be a highly motivated and ambitious individu
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