Specialist Sales

Valterra Platinum, formerly Anglo American Platinum, is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), with integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, marketing the metal we produce globally. Following our demerger from Anglo American plc, Valterra Platinum is now an independent, publicly listed company with a primary and secondary listing on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges respectively.

As we embark on this exciting new chapter, Valterra Platinum is positioned to define and pursue its own strategy, anchored in operational excellence, sustainability, and value creation for the long-term. With full accountability for our performance and growth, we are focused on strengthening our capabilities across the entire PGM value chain, from mine to market.

Our independence empowers us to deepen our commitment to stakeholders and lead with purpose – to Unearth Value to Better Our World. We remain steadfast in our ambition to be the world’s foremost producer of platinum group metals, while embedding safety and sustainability in everything we do.

If you're driven by purpose and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us. Apply today and be part of something bigger.

This role is based at 144 Oxford Road, Rosebank

Negotiate and secure sales by optimizing value to the organisation. This role is critical in securing sales and supporting value optimisation across the Marketing team's commercial activities.

Performance and Delivery

• Monitor production availability with the plant, refinery and mine.
• Coordinate closely between sales operations and operational logistics.
• Respond promptly to customer enquiries and claims, follow up investigations and provide timely feedback.
• Provide timely support to the Sales Manager on supply and demand enquiries.
• Provide information to Finance to support cash-flow management and minimise working capital.
• Manage customer communications and deliver a high level of service relating to product quality, logistics and customer expectations.
• Manage customer operational-logistics interactions and communications to optimise logistics outcomes.
• Facilitate and coordinate customer and supplier claims and queries to support speedy resolution.
• Escalate and communicate contract-compliance discrepancies, logistics concerns and other risk areas to the Manager.
• Maintain accurate records in relevant systems.
• Process Improvement
• Support continuous process reviews to identify opportunities that maximise value.
• Support implementation of key optimisation projects that maximise value for the Marketing business unit.

• Degree in commerce, engineering or business.
• Honours degree - desirable.

Experience:

• 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in an international commodity-operations or international-logistics environment.

Technical knowledge required:

• Experience in sales operations, warehousing and logistics; dry-bulk shipment management and container-shipment management are desirable.
• Transactional or operational knowledge of sales.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Proactive and disciplined approach, with the ability to work with multiple parties from varied backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently, show initiative and remain self-motivated.
• Highly organised, with strong workflow, coordination and process orientation.
• Excellent planning and organisation, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Good numerical and analytical capability, attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient skill in commodity knowledge, including production processes, technical characteristics, market dynamics, applications, customer requirements and value delivery.
• Advanced skill in commercial reasoning and application across the marketing value chain, financial concepts and appropriate risk management.
• Advanced skill in customer relationship management, anticipating customer needs and delivering quality outcomes.
• Developing skill in identifying, quantifying and managing risk across the marketing value chain.
• Proficient skill in negotiation and influencing, using relationships and appropriate strategies to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with an ERP system.
• Proactive, disciplined and organised approach to work.
• Strong workflow, coordination and process orientation.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• There may be ad hoc travel requirements from time to time.

What We Offer

At Valterra Platinum, you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.

We offer:

• Meaningful work in a high-performance, values-led environment.
• Market-aligned reward and recognition.
• Opportunities for learning, development and progression.
• A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
• A clear commitment to safe Operations.

Inclusion and Diversity

Valterra Platinum 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 fulfill their potential.

Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form via this job advert.

Closing Date

07 October 2026