The Role
As a Metallurgist, you'll lead metallurgical processes, optimize metal production, and work with multidisciplinary teams to enhance commodity supply chains.
Summary Generated by Built In
About
Sabi
Sabi exists
to transform the way the world sources African
commodities. We unlock the full potential of
African trade by empowering informal merchants
with the infrastructure, technology, financing,
and services they need to scale and meet global
demand.
Our mission is to bring transparency, reliability, and efficiency to fragmented commodity supply chains — connecting global buyers directly with the most qualified commodity producers on the continent.
We do this by offering an end-to-end operating system for trade — built for Africa’s realities but designed to meet or exceed global standards. Sabi helps merchants, traders, and buyers move goods faster, finance growth, ensure quality, and unlock opportunity—even amid political or market uncertainty.
Our mission is to bring transparency, reliability, and efficiency to fragmented commodity supply chains — connecting global buyers directly with the most qualified commodity producers on the continent.
We do this by offering an end-to-end operating system for trade — built for Africa’s realities but designed to meet or exceed global standards. Sabi helps merchants, traders, and buyers move goods faster, finance growth, ensure quality, and unlock opportunity—even amid political or market uncertainty.
Job
Summary
Are you a material expert adept in the science and technology of metals and their alloys? As a Metallurgist, you will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of metallurgical processes to optimize metal extraction, processing, and production. You will also provide technical leadership and material expertise and work closely with the TRACE team, driving cohesion and efficiency across our commodity value chains and facilitate effective communication, tracking and reporting while propelling Sabi's mission to empower commerce throughout Africa.
This role is ideal for a leader who enjoys tracking progress, escalating blockers, and driving alignment of Sabi’s traceable commodity value chain.
What
you will be doing
- Investigate and examine the performance and properties of metals such as iron, steel, aluminum, nickel and copper, and alloys such as steel and brass, and use them to help produce a range of useful products and materials.
- Write documents, manuals, metallurgical investigations, and reports in line with business objective and customer liaison.
- Research and develop test or repair technology and new products
- Track progress against OKRs and business goals; identify and escalate blockers proactively.
- Make manufacturing time-critical decisions, carry out structural analysis, monitor quality standards in manufacturing and finishings.
- Work with multidisciplinary teams of engineers, scientists and business professionals to ensure strategic operations alignment.
- Lead and manage the strategic and operational planning cycles of materials and products.
- Oversee the extraction of usable metals from ores and analyze metal corrosion and fatigue.
- Run internal rituals like all-hands meetings, leadership offsites, and communications cadences that promote alignment and transparency.
Requirements
Special Skills and Qualifications
- 10+ yrs in physical or extractive metallurgy
- Expertise in alloy formulation, refining, or QA/QC for metals like cobalt, vanadium, manganese
- Experience supporting commercial, compliance, or R&D teams
- Able to interpret lab data, design SOPs, and assess product quality across suppliers
- Technical depth- Analytical rigour
- Standards and process-focused-
- Effective communicator with commercial teams
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize data and insights to inform business decisions.
- Experience working across digital products or platforms in emerging markets is a plus.
- Passion for building systems that scale and a commitment to Sabi’s mission of empowering commerce in Africa.
Candidate Specification
- Motivated
by the mission of Sabi
- Pragmatic
with quantitative and analytical ability and attention to detail
- Driven,
independent thinker and leader who can juggle multiple
projects simultaneously with fast-changing priorities
- High
level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency.
- A
focus on execution. Willing and able to get hands dirty.
- Flexibility
to roll up your sleeves and attack problems and projects as
they arise, where you will need to set out a clear structure,
method and outcomes yourself.
Why Join Sabi
At Sabi, we’re more than a company—we’re a movement. Join a team of bold thinkers, builders, and doers working to reshape the future
of global trade. We work at the edge of innovation in technology, commerce, and sustainability—and we do it with heart. If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and help build the infrastructure that powers responsible trade in Africa and beyond, we’d love to hear from you.
Our Process:
- Pre-screening
with the Talent team
- Interviews
and Case Assessments with the Hiring team.
- Follow
up interviews with Sabi Leadership team.
- Hiring Decision
Benefits
- Rapid Career Growth
- Annual
Training Budget
- Robust
Health Coverage
- Paid
Time Off
- Fully-funded Team Bonding Activities
Skills Required
- 10+ years in physical or extractive metallurgy
- Expertise in alloy formulation, refining, or QA/QC for specific metals
- Experience supporting commercial, compliance, or R&D teams
- Able to interpret lab data and assess product quality
- Experience working across digital products in emerging markets
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The Company
What We Do
Sabi is an African technology company providing infrastructure for the distribution of goods and services, focusing on supply chain management, e-commerce, and financial services. It has pivoted to specialize in traceable commodity exports, including minerals and agricultural products.
