Commercial Manager at Tshipi E Ntle Manganese Mining

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Financial Perspective

Financial and budgetary effectiveness:

• Provide input into the annual procurement budget that represents the best estimate of costs and supports the attainment of the organisation and relevant business unit’s financial objectives.
• Allocate and monitor the utilisation of allocated funds to enable the attainment of objectives.
• Regularly review and proactively monitor and appropriately respond to spending against budget.

Internal Business Process Perspective

• Contract implementation management:
• Oversight of commercial contract processes, including:
• Invitation to tender.
• Tender evaluation.
• Awarding of contracts.
• Contract implementation.
• Contract performance measurement.
• Management of contractor relationships, addressing contract-related problems, incorporating necessary changes or modifications in the contract, and actively interacting with the contractor to achieve the contract's objectives.

Procurement:

Oversight of procurement processes aligned with procurement best practices and applicable governance and legal frameworks, including:

• Procure to pay.
• Purchase planning.
• Specification development.
• Supplier research and selection.
• Vendor screening.
• Price negotiation.
• Value analysis.

Managing the E-Procurement System and associated activities.

• Ensures that the implementation of small business enterprise and local entity development is achieved.
• Responsible for ensuring procurement in time, and at the best cost to achieve business objectives through approved tender processes and applying best practices.
• Procure the best supplier through planning and monitoring of subcontract works/vendor development activities, scheduling, vendor grading, and finalisation of rate contracts.

Governance:

• Develop of policy for procurement in line with best practice.
• Vendor screening & input into vendor selection processes; commercial analysis of quotes in line with broader business governance frameworks (i.e. legal, SHE, etc.).
• Manages and coordinates review processes for new and existing suppliers and customers to ensure adherence to organisational policies, procedures, standards, and governance frameworks.
• People Perspective

People management and leadership:

• Recruit and develop skilled and talented staff.
• Manage performance of direct reports ensuring agreement of annual goals, measuring performance against agreed goals, and dealing with non-performance accordingly.
• Talent management of direct reports, including career developments and paths for all staff and succession planning for key positions.
• Ensure that the working environment contributes to improving staff morale and increased productivity.
• Alignment to the organisation’s transformation objectives through departmental processes.
• Coaching and mentoring of direct reports
• Ensuring a healthy and safe work environment for employees.

Stakeholder engagement and management:

• Negotiate with internal and external stakeholders to promote the business and service objectives of the company.
• Negotiate or approve contracts or agreements with suppliers, distributors, or other organisational entities.
• Builds relationships across the organisation by sharing business information and knowledge.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION/S

• Relevant postgraduate qualification with specialisation in commercial/ business management (NQF 8 or above).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Matric (Grade 12)
• Relevant bachelor's degree or diploma with specialisation in commercial/business management (i.e. BCom. Accounting/Commerce - NQF 7).

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED 

• 5-10 years experience in commercial, procurement management, and/or contract management.
• 3-5 years experience in a senior management role.
• Experience in commodity markets and trading.

ATTRIBUTES

• Attention to detail and neat execution of work
• Thorough care in work execution
• Zero tolerance for errors