General Manager: Legal & Commercial at Fraser Alexander (Pty) Ltd.

Description

• We are a dynamic and innovative organisation dedicated to providing customised solutions to the mining industry by transforming waste into societal, environmental and economic value. As our GM: Commercial and Legal you will ensure that the organisation is commercially and legally astute, ensuring efficient and effective legal and commercial practices throughout. The role will drive a culture of strong commercial thinking, alignment as well as productive contract/ commercial negotiations with various parties. Support will be provided to all areas of the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Business/Functional Management

• Design policies, procedures, practices and identify legislative requirements for all areas, identify gaps, propose improvements and implement approved changes as required
• Provide support to operations on escalated commercial issues that may arise from conflicts between internal and external stakeholder requirements
• Lead commercial negotiations when establishing contractual scope of work and price adjustments and annual escalations.
• Provide guidance to compliance initiatives in terms of all legal requirements globally
• Setting and implementation of the commercial functional strategy as well as providing guidance on regional and project commercial issues within the company

Financial, Commercial and Contracts Management

• Maintain data on commercial contracting elements and trends
• Drive innovative commercial management throughout the organisation
• Manage commercial strategic risks
• Resolve contractual and commercial disputes
• Review Professional indemnity and other related insurances
• Guide commercial teams during their negotiations and administration of appropriate and timeous escalation on all contracts in their divisions
• Manage scope changes and contract variations
• Monitor subcontractor and supplier accounts from initial procurement through to final accounts

Risk Management, Compliance and ESG Responsibility 

• Identify, analyse and develop responses to commercial risks
• Perform risk, value management and cost control
• Determine the Group commercial requirements for best practice, including the use of technology/digitisation to enhance the company's commercial excellence practices
• Provide commercial and legal support to all ESG initiatives and new tech projects withing FA

Management Operating Systems and Reporting

• Ensure appropriate controls in place at point of execution, to inform management information, and report on trends and alignment to contract and programme
• Ensure organisations wide systems for collecting all relevant commercial data is accurately and on time, at point of execution, and provided to relevant stakeholders
• Conduct assessments of lost tenders to identify key learnings and to discuss these in appropriate forums

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant commercial and legal qualification

EXPERIENCE

• 10-15 years Legal and or Mining experience
• Global commercial/legal experience will be advantageous
• First hand experience of Civil (Roman) law systems

SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Solid understanding of the Mining Industry
• Multilingual (French and Portuguse advantageous)
• Knowledge and understanding of the national legislation, standards and bylaws applicable to FA’s busines
• A working knowledge and understanding of technical and operational aspects core to the mining industry.
• Strong analytical ability
• Excellent Negotiation and persuasion skills
• Strong grasp of technology and good software skills
• Advanced report writing skills
• Excellent commercial awareness