Section Manager Operational Planning BI at Anglo American

Job Description:
As our Section Manager: Operational Planning, you will lead a team to co-ordinate Sishen Mine’s integrated Operational Planning section as defined within the Anglo American Operating Model, while also integrating multi-disciplinary scheduling information, with an emphasis on seeking out opportunities to optimize performance by Setting Performance Targets to achieve Business Expectations, consolidate the OMS & coordinate planning activities to the support the rest of the business departments to maintain a safe, healthy and unpolluted environment that meets all legislative and statutory requirements by:

• Identifying and prioritizing Sishen Operational Planning Improvement Projects developed by the General Manager, Integrated Planning & OM and SLT Members
• Conducting Operational Planning analysis required to support the General Manager in making critical decisions about potential business benefits and trade-offs for a range of initiatives
• Educating Line managers in key Operational Planning concepts, particularly with respect to set performance and service strategies through structured and informal coaching
• Providing process and Operational Planning advise to Line mangers to enable them to complete their approved improvement projects / or initiatives
• Developing and maintaining business relationships
• Continuously understanding of process changes and to address any queries from involved role players
• Developing strategic initiatives to ensure sound relations and beneficial impact on performance
• Establishing focus-areas for continuous improvement
• Responsible to keep Sishen on the Operational Planning forefront
• Assisting with compiling of annual budget
• Monitoring spending and allocation of expenses to ensure appropriate reporting and cash flow management
• Ensuring management of capital budgets and projects as well as financial management of capital and operational budget

This role is in the Integrated Planning & OM / Sishen Mine department on a band 6 level and reporting to the Manager, Integrated Planning & OM

Qualifications:
You will be required to have the following:

• A Degree in B-Engineering in Industrial Engineering; Mining; Metallurgical; or equivalent
• 3-5 Years operational experience in Technology, Data Analytics or Analysis & Improvement fields within the Mining Environment
• 2 Years relevant Business Improvement experience
• 2 years Management experience in a Mining/ Plant Operation environment
• Project Management experience will be advantageous

Closing Date:9th, March 2022