Digital Operational Planning Specialist at Anglo American

Job Description:

In the field of Operational Planning we are using digital tools to link together and manage all the models, plans, and operational data that define our operations.  We then use these digital tools and models to conduct analysis and inform our business planning, ultimately driving business improvement opportunities.

• Responsible for the ownership and full end-to-end delivery of functional digital operational planning models and templates to sites (for open pit mines, underground mines, smelters, processing plants, etc).
• Responsible for the engagement and change management required to support site acceptance of models.
• Act as a digital operational planning SME / digital consultant and take ownership for driving model functionality issues to resolution, resulting in value delivery for end-users.
• Own and lead digital operational planning analysis (including Techno-economic, CAPEX allocation, Constraint modelling, Stable & Capable etc.) across multiple sites.
• Translate analysis outcomes into findings, recommendations and model improvements and drive associated change, engagement, and approvals processes to completion.
• Assist with model data requirements: identify data requirement specifications, assist with manual data uploads, and support connection of model resources to the data lake.
• Identify opportunities to assist with the addition of modelling other asset classes with an existing site model. E.g. adding cost, emissions, water consumption etc.
• Seek to continuously improve by working directly with end-users and all stakeholders to help scope and develop additional product functionality to address new business problems.

Technical Knowledge:

• A good understanding of stochastic process modelling.
• An understanding of statistics and statistical modelling.
• Experience building value driver tree models of mining (or other) processes.
• Proficient in the use of excel, ideally with basic coding skills and experience manipulating/cleaning data with SQL or similar.
• Understanding of the mining value chain.
• Business improvement tools, techniques, and analysis.
• Stakeholder engagement to enable aligned goals.

Qualifications:

Essential:

• Bachelor Degree in Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Geology or Geophysics.