Purchasing Advisor (3 months Fixed Term Contract)

October 18, 2024

De Beers Group of Companies

Johannesburg

Company Description
-We’re re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy, inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we’re putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.

Job Description
-Please note that this is a 3-month fixed term role
Provide support with the purchasing activities to ensure that they are completed in a timely and cost-effective way, meeting agreed technical requirements and service levels, and providing implementation support to the team to ensure that all risk and compliance measures are adhered to.
Key responsibilities:
Safety, Health & Environment

Identify ways to support specific safety, health & sustainability opportunities and risks and ensure transactional logistics activities complies with all Safety, Health & Environmental requirements.
Ensure the safe operation of the Physical Supply Chain environment, performing regular risk assessments, monitoring safety performance, and addressing any risks/issues immediately
Comply with relevant policies and standards and particularly the Contractor Performance Management policy & procedures to enable achievement of gold-standard contractor safety performance

Delivery & Performance
General

Adhere to the relevant Supply Chain strategy and ensure that critical tasks, performance targets, plans and budgets are adhered to with due consideration of risk identification
Embrace an agile Supply Chain by being adaptive and flexible to accommodate and focus on emerging and changing business priorities

Supply Chain Strategy, Critical Tasks, Targets

Manage the estimation instructions that are provided to supplier
Provide guidance to the Repairs Analyst (Repairs Buyer) regarding the management of returned items that are beyond economical repair for scrapping
Track and report on purchasing performance levels for procurement activities and identify relevant improvement opportunities
Monitor the risk and compliance measures implemented by the team within the purchasing area of focus

Sustainability & Social

Ensure Sourcing rules applied within Purchasing are aligned with Anglo American Sustainability and Social requirements
Support the Anglo American sustainable value creation strategies, initiatives and associated business cases, that advance Anglo American technical, community, sustainability, and financial ambitions

Purchasing Excellence & Automation

Identify improvements in the execution of purchasing processes and implement accordingly
Recommend changes to purchasing channel usage

Stakeholder Engagement

Maintain effective working relationships with suppliers, and resolve issues where required
Provide feedback where deliveries with due dates do not meet operational requirements
Identify continuous improvement opportunities
Ensure alignment to agreed supplier selection guidelines

Communities & Inclusive Procurement

Understand community specific needs and identify value creation opportunities to address these
Drive a culture of community development and inclusive procurement with stakeholders that are aligned to the global and regional Inclusive Procurement strategies
Support the team to identify supplier development needs and opportunities, and provide input into the development of solutions

People & Teams

Drive own performance management and personal learning
Embrace a Supply Chain team culture of diversity and inclusiveness
Collaborate with the Co E to develop and implement a regional Logistics people capability framework and development plan and be responsible for implementing the plan in the region
Support cross functional team interactions with internal stakeholders to execute logistics activities

Governance & Compliance

Ensure personal and team compliance to internal Anglo American and Supply Chain Governance requirements pertaining to all materials planning activities
Ensure personal and team compliance to applicable legislative requirements pertaining to all Physical Supply Chain Management activities in set portfolio

Qualifications

-An undergraduate qualification - Bachelor degree level or equivalent, alternatively relevant tertiary qualification and proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity
Desirable: A postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline OR a proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity

EXPERIENCE

Transactional Purchasing Execution
SAP Purchasing
Data analysis and reporting
Continuous improvement methodology

Additional Information
-What we offer

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time.

Who we are?

Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential

How we are committed to your safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer

How to apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.