Specialist - Sourcing & Contracts

You’re talented and adaptable. That’s why you’ll fit in.

We’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 and 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.

The purpose of Anglo American Marketing is to sustainably maximise cash flows from the marketing of Anglo-American products and services.

The Supply Chain function sits within the Marketing Finance team and plays a vital role in supporting the operations of the Marketing Business. This is achieved by ensuring that products and services required by Marketing to fulfil its ambitions is procured at the lowest cost while making sure quality and reliability of goods and services procured are acceptable by the business.

The team is responsible for the end to end management of all procurement activities within the Marketing Business, which covers primarily Singapore and United Kingdom. The team interfaces with Group Supply Chain functions such as Category Management, Sourcing & Contracts, Project Procurement and Purchasing.

Purpose

Source and contract in a centrally managed manner, in order to ensure security of supply and optimise supplier performance and value in the allocated portfolio, and act as an interface between Marketing and Group Supply Chain.

Partners with the Marketing business stakeholders for procurement of services and office management relates goods.  Instrumental to lead change management to embed Supply Chain principles and adherence to Supply Chain Group Policies, Standards and Procedures.

Key Tasks

Delivery & Performance

• Contribute to overall sourcing and contracting strategies, plans and resource allocation
• Support relevant Supply Chain strategy and ensure that 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

Value Delivery & Supplier Partnering

• Understand marketing strategic priorities for operational and service management and executes relevant Sourcing & Contracting strategies to support business needs
• Optimize value through innovation, risk mitigation and growth throughout the relationship life cycle
• Participate in negotiations for marketing contracts - Supply Chain categories in scope: IT, HR, Facilities Management and Professional Services

        Planning

• Identify, enable & track value and inclusive procurement opportunities, commercial initiatives and specific resource requirements
• Track and monitor progress tracking against sourcing & contracts targets
• Provide input into the relevant budget and resource requirements

Interface Management

• Drive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and act as a point of contact to resolve Supply Chain issues and escalations from the marketing business
• Educate stakeholders on relevant Supply Chain policies and standards

Sourcing & Contracts Management

• Responsible for all Sourcing & Contracting activities across a sub-set of categories that include sourcing plans; compiling and executing of sourcing events; contracting and contract management (incl administration)
• 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
• Review of  agreements
• Track contract savings and report in the system
• Implement value opportunities and mitigate risk pertaining to the portfolio.
• Support in the drafting and execution of contracts

Reporting & Administration

• Prepare of Supply Chain reports for communication of procurement information to key stakeholders
• Support in the administration of contracts, such as uploading of contracts for records, contract signing and drafting of contract approvals.
• Any other ad hoc support that is required.

Continuous Improvement

• Support with enhancement and improvement of procurement processes within the Marketing business.

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

Experience: Practical experience in relevant field not less than 10 years.

Technical Knowledge:

• Good technical knowledge across the supply chain
• Sourcing and Contracting
• Ability to integrate Commercial, Supplier Management & Purchasing sub disciplines
• Safety & Sustainability as it relates to Supply Chain & Inclusive Procurement
• Strong commercial and business case development
• Negotiation
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Critical and systems thinking capability

Who We Are
We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. Our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

What 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.

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 that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity
We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.

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