Supply Chain Lead - Mogalakwena at Anglo American

Job Description:

To lead the interface between Supply Chain, operations and the communities through strong interface management, prioritization of business and asset requirements and driving Supply Chain Operational Excellence at a BU/asset level.

• Responsible for providing asset specific inputs to global, regional and BU strategies, targets and plans and ensuring overall asset priorities and objectives are translated
• Influence the Supply Chain category strategies to ensure support of successful execution of asset strategies.
• Provide strong Supply Chain leadership at an asset level to the General Manager and Heads of Department.
• Lead and manage the team through provision of supervision, coaching, development and active performance management. 
• Collaborate with Asset Leadership to ensure alignment to Supply Chain strategy and influence delivery of the asset strategy (5 year plan).
• Ensure cross collaboration between internal and external stakeholders and act as a single point of contact to resolve complex Supply Chain issues and escalations from the operations.
• Ensure integration of asset requirements into demand planning, forecasting, commercial planning and the procurement pipeline
• Ensure relevant site specifications are included in contractual documentation and manage successful implementation and performance management of contracts at asset level to ensure value in use.
• Provide leadership to Inclusive Procurement and host community initiative implementation through effective screening, validation, risk identification and contractual requirement input.
• Drive ownership of asset Scorecard, Supply Chain Targets and value working capital
• Influence relevant Category sourcing strategies and plans, providing input to commercial and technical contractual requirements and adjudication of supplier bids.
• Accountable for end-to-end Supply Chain operational performance and excellence at an asset level, as well as removing roadblocks which impact delivery and supplier performance.
• Embrace an agile Supply Chain by being adaptive and flexible to accommodate and focus on emerging and changing business priorities.

Qualifications:

• Qualification: An undergraduate qualification - Bachelor’s degree level or equivalent
• Experience: Proven track record of extensive practical experience in relevant field
• Desirable: A postgraduate qualification (Honours/ Masters degree or equivalent) in a relevant discipline OR a proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity

Technical Knowledge:

• Strong overall knowledge of Supply Chain Management in a global context (Sourcing, Purchasing, Category management, Physical SC etc)
• Supplier and Contractor Relationship Management
• Inclusive/Local Procurement
• Commercial understanding and application
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong leadership / management skills,
• Continuous Supply Chain improvement and optimisation
• Sound knowledge of customers and suppliers
• Effective influencing and engagement experience/skills