Manager Commercial Planning and Risk at Anglo American

Job Description:

• The purpose of the Manager Commercial Planning and Risk is to provide leadership and oversight for commercial planning associated with the respective managed portfolio and support definition and delivery of a commercial strategy which manages supply chain risk effectively.
• Develop the supply chain risk management process for categories with the managed portfolio for the global/ regional teams and liaise with Category/ Commercial/ Sourcing & Contracts / Purchasing Managers to identify, understand, analyze, and characterize risks and threats.
• Liaise with global / regional category managements to build effective business continuity plans. influencing policies and procedures to realize strategic goals and minimize supply chain risks.
• Support across the managed commercial portfolio the development and delivery of integrated medium to long-term category strategies with business cases that enable sustainable value creation; strategies to ensure the security of supply; supplier partnering that drives innovation and value; negotiation of bespoke global / regional framework agreements; contract life-cycle management and contract administration; as well as supplier performance management and reporting
• Responsible for commercial portfolio governance, establishing and facilitating management routines to provide updates and ensure effective communication to impacted areas and key stakeholders.
• Responsible for commercial planning activities associated with the global/ regional scope of work respective to the managed portfolio of commercial activities.
• Responsible for a complete and accurate commercial planning pipeline for the managed portfolio with 12months visibility.
• Responsible for tracking the portfolio roadmap initiatives by effectively monitoring, releasing benefits, and checking progress against targets.
• Develop a collaborative relationship with regional Supply Chain discipline teams to ensure alignment on future demand requirements, optimization opportunities and resolution of supplier non-performance.

Qualifications:

• An undergraduate qualification (Bachelors / Honours Bachelors degree or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, e.g. Business Administration, Engineering, etc OR a proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity
• Desirable: A postgraduate qualification (Honours/ Masters/ Doctoral degree or equivalent) in a relevant discipline OR a proven track record of 10+ years of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity

Experience 

• Strong overall knowledge of Supply Chain Management in a global context (Sourcing, Purchasing, Contract and Category management, etc.)
• Proven track record in driving business transformational change, including technology (hardware and/or software) and adoption in a global organisation.
• Strong project management skills with a proven track record of delivering benefit and value
• Strategy formulation and value creation
• Supply Chain Risk Management and Supplier Relationship Management
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including building and maintaining strong business relationships with key senior stakeholders
• Experience in Business Process Management and modelling tools